Integration starts with good patient flow information
Healthcare is complicated. Even a small Trust will have dozens of systems and databases to support the specialist needs of its different departments or functions. And because healthcare is complex applications tend to be complex too. They contain vast amounts of valuable and specialist information about patients, their treatment pathways, test results and those who have contributed to the care to date. However, no single application contains the ‘whole story’.
Many applications hold discrete information about the patient or focus on providing specific information. To a degree these applications entrench clinical behaviours – clinicians focusing on their departmental or specialist functions.
Integration offers the promise for healthcare staff to see the whole patient, enabling them to take a holistic view of the care programme.
Mark Lee at WCI Consulting Ltd looks at the challenges, and also opportunities, when integrating systems and processes in a clinical environment.
The full White Paper is downloadable here:
IntegrationWhitePaperwithWCIConsulting.pdf
For further information contact:
janet.waplington@wcigroup.com