METRO HEALTHCARE GROUP
16 platform such as Cerner can be a perception that functionality is reduced , for example from the anaesthetist point of view .
“ In fact it allows people outside the theatre and the anaesthetic area to see what was happening with the patient . That continuity of care and management in the pre- and post-operative phase needs to be understood and worked through for the greater good of the patient ,” he comments .
The ieMR – which automatically uploads observations and vital signs from patient monitoring devices , allows efficient electronic ordering of radiology and pathology tests , and provides decision support for clinicians in prescribing medicines – is the foundation technology , he explains . “ Now that the patient records are integrated , all clinicians can view them – wherever they are in our organisation . There is no need for medical staff to travel to a ward to look at paper records : they can see very clearly what happened in the emergency department or in the theatre or in any other areas that a patient may be moved to during their inpatient journey . Even from one hospital to another since there are a number of hospitals throughout the state who now have ieMR .”
Soon they all will . Meanwhile work has already started on rolling the system out into the community . General practitioners can get
OCTOBER 2018