Transcript We`re counting the benefits of EPR

The introduction of EPR will help
unlock the potential in the information
we have about patients and help us
deliver better care to them….
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EPR will allow information to be
held in one place meaning we’ll
spend less time searching
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EPR will enable a reduction in time
spent on incident investigations
and complaints
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Information will be captured
in EPR so there will be
less case note folders
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Electronic ordering of radiology
tests on EPR will mean that orders
will be passed directly onto CRIS
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Less time spent preparing drug rounds,
completing care plans and less time
chasing information are just some of the
benefits for medical staff
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There will be an improvement in the
effectiveness of end of life care as
EPR provides a shared record
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EPR will provide a
‘single source of truth’
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Like a jigsaw puzzle, on its own each
piece of information doesn’t tell the
full story, but when we put them
together we see the complete picture
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Standardised formulary and legibility
of prescriptions will mean pharmacy
staff will spend less time
chasing queries
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We will be able to see where the
empty beds are – or where they
might be tomorrow
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EPR will considerably reduce the
effort taken to collect data
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The risk of pressure ulcers will
reduce due to the adoption of
best clinical practice
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The implementation of EPR
will reduce documentation time
for some clinical processes
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EPR can analyse cohorts of
patients who are at high risk of
readmission and reduce that risk
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EPR will use a standard formulary
which will promote generic
prescribing and increase
compliance
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Discharge can be made more
efficient by capturing patient
clinical data in advance
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EPR encourages standardised ways
of working which potentially
reduces the length of a patient’s
stay for specific conditions
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EPR will give the ability to manage
inpatient capacity in real time so
hospital beds are used more
effectively
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EPR will help us to track and
manage information, so we can
spend more time with patients
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Duplicate tests can be avoided
because EPR will show what has
been done before and alert
clinicians to potential repeats
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EPR will improve patient safety by
detecting preventable adverse drug
events (ADEs) with alerts
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EPR will provide clinicians with
screening tools to identify patients
who are at risk of falling in hospital
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There will be a reduction in the
turnaround time of TTOs allowing
patients to be discharged in a
more timely manner
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With electronic referrals through
the EPR system there will be less
repeated information
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EPR will give visibility of acuity and
dependency across the hospital
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EPR will ensure activity and
quality information is available to
managers and leaders
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EPR will enable improved
accuracy and depth of coding
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EPR will allow early identification
of acute kidney injury reducing long
hospital stays for patients
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EPR will enable improved
NEWS calculation accuracy
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EPR will allow patients who have
come in contact with infection to be
traced more easily
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EPR will support increased
compliance with Waterlow
assessment completion
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EPR will increase compliance with
review of allergies on admission
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EPR will help reduce
attributable VTE’s
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EPR will ensure increased
VTE assessment on admission
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EPR will ensure increased
compliance with MUST risk
assessments
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Better for Doctors
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Access to records, wherever they are
No need to re-write drug charts
Reduction in duplication of information
Reduction in documentation time
Reduce time spent prescribing
Improve handover
Improve TTO process
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Better for nurses
• A good overview of who is on the ward and care
they need
• Standardised prompts for many assessments,
making life easier for busy nurses
• Prompts and reminders for common nursing
activities – giving medicine, planning care
• Helps with planning for when patients go home
(discharge)
• Access to records, wherever they are
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Better for therapists
• Ability to review patients remotely before
going to see them
• A single record of the plan of care, so the
whole team can participate
• Standard approaches to recording information
and care given to keep everyone informed
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Better for hospital management
• An overview of the whole hospital to see how
busy it is and where there are unused beds
• Help with admission and discharge to use
resources well and help with planning
• More comprehensive information to help with
reporting to commissioners and regulators
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Our vision for EPR
EPR will empower us to work more effectively,
so patients benefit from improved quality and
experience.
We will be the safest,
most efficient and
patient-centred organisations
in the NHS
EPR will take us there
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