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Medicmate Slideshow 2007
- 1. MedicMate – the Personal Assistant in Your Pocket www.medicmate.com
- 2. The National Program for IT £12.5 billion program NHS-wide network of desktop applications Designed to “improve patient care through use of IT” Cumbersome and problematic rollout across NHS Excellent resource for ordering tests and retrieving results www.medicmate.com
- 3. Connecting for Health Desk-bound application Not designed for healthcare professionals “on the move” www.medicmate.com
- 4. Healthcare Professionals on the Move Ward round Home visit Community medicine Multidisciplinary shared care
- 5. Changing Work Patterns in the NHS www.medicmate.com
- 6. Clinical Governance and Best Practice Evidence based medicine Clinical guidelines and protocols www.medicmate.com
- 7. The BMA Document - “Making IT Work for Junior Doctors” Addresses: Handover Patient lists Clinical Support
- 8. “Making IT Work for Junior Doctors” – Patient Lists Many doctors type & store their own patient lists on a home computer Essential information includes patient locations, clinical summaries/active problems and outstanding tasks to be shared with colleagues Current practice flouts data protection legislation Risks patient confidentiality when paper lists are mislaid around the hospital, or at other patients bedsides
- 9. “Making IT Work for Junior Doctors” - Handover Responsibility to ensure the safe continuity of information at changes of duty Handover must be comprehensive but succinct Must highlight patients who are unstable and need review Provide access to summary of all other patients’ clinical problems Communicate outstanding clinical tasks which need completion Be alerted to abnormal results from previous shift
- 10. “Making IT Work for Junior Doctors” – Clinical Support Systems Many trusts now publish local guidelines National Electronic Library for Health, & commercial/non-for-profit web-sites offer on-line information. Currently guidence not immediately accessible at the bedside in the most appropriate form. In an acute or emergency setting, doctors need: -Readily available, localised information, avoiding convoluted search strategies
- 11. MedicMate - Responding to the IT Needs of Medics on the Move On ward rounds and home visits, medics need a mobile device Customisable suite of applications Up-to-date patient database with: - demographics - problem list - jobs (to be done and complete) - mini-notes (sticky notes) Electronic handover of information Personal compendium of local guidelines and protocols Bleeps, extensions, passwords and codes Personal organiser, reminder alarm, voice recorder www.medicmate.com
- 12. MedicMate – the Personal Assistant in your Pocket Designed to allow paperless and hardcopy handover Runs on any Windows Mobile Phone or PDA Suite of six applications www.medicmate.com
- 13. MedicMate – the Secure and Encrypted Personal Assistant in your Pocket Password protected High level encryption www.medicmate.com
- 14. MedicMate – Customisation Wards Consultants Job categories Medical jotter Frequently used jobs Hospital aircall prefixes www.medicmate.com
- 15. MedicMate – Patient Zone Name, dob, age calculator Hospital number Ward Consultant Active and inactive problem list Jobs to be done and completed Mini-notes (sticky note) www.medicmate.com
- 16. Sticky Notes
- 17. MedicMate – Bluetooth and Infra-red Handover www.medicmate.com
- 18. MedicMate – Bluetooth Handover Filter patient database (eg by consultant and/or ward) Transfer details of ward, consultant, problem list, completed and incomplete jobs Indicate patient priority Transfer mini notes (as sticky note) Print hardcopy as well! www.medicmate.com
- 19. MedicMate – prints hardcopy as well
- 20. MedicMate – Medical Jotter Supports text, drawing and voice recording Build your personal mobile e-book of guidelines and protocols Share developments on MedicMate Wiki site www.medicmate.com
- 21. MedicMate – Miscellaneous Jobs Create and manage personal tasks not necessarily related to patient activity Eg “Arrrange appraisal”, “Get forms signed” www.medicmate.com
- 22. MedicMate – Switchboard Hospital extensions (searched by name or department) Important telephone numbers Aircall numbers Codes Passswords www.medicmate.com
- 23. MedicMate – Worldwide www.medicmate.com
- 24. MedicMate – the Personal Assistant for Mobile Medics
- 25. MedicMate – The PA in Your Pocket www.medicmate.com