Healthcare Change in the NHS

Practical considerations of VistA

Dr. Tony Shannon
Tony Shannon
M.B. B.Ch. B.A.O.                                Ireland
Fellow of College of Emergency Medicine          England
Fellowship in Informatics                        USA
MSc in IT Management                             England


Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Chief Clinical Information Officer, Leeds Teaching Hospitals


(Clinical Lead, NHS Connecting for Health – National Programme for IT)
(Chair, Clinical Review Board, openEHR Foundation)


Honorary Research Fellow, University College London
Key points
• Healthcare Change
  – People, Process & Technology
• VA & Vista International Leaders
• Challenges in the NHS
  – Integration
  – Code & Community
  – UI & Usability
• Next Steps
  – Towards Gold Standard
NHS Model Communities: People + Process + Technology




     Thinking in silos   Clash between process and IT
Standards & Interoperability
                             Templates
Specific




Generic
                              Archetypes
Test                   Requirement
        AoMRC Generic Medical Documentation




Build                      Design
eHealth Ecosystem
        International   Standards




                                eHealth Bodies
                                & Vendors




Local                                            Innovators
International Leaders
NHS Innovation- from Bottom Up
•   Leeds, England
•   4 Hospital Site
•   14,000 employees
•   £800m annual budget
•   £7m annual IT spend
                          • Clinically Led
                          • Process Improvement
                          • Agile OS development
Informatics Strategy

              CUI Clinical Portal




                          PAS              1
                          Scheduling 2

                          Orders Results   3
                          ePrescribing     4
                          Clinical Docs    5
             TIE


    200+   Primary Care

A                                     B        C
Clinical Portal: Patient Oriented & User Centred
A                     B                       C


           Common Web UI


                                      VA Vista
           Modular                    Enterprise
           SOA     Core Process   1   Wide
                   Core Process   2
                                                   Enterprise
                   Core Process   3                wide
                   Core Process   4                System X

                   Core Process   5   Cache
    PPM                               Gt.M
    SQL
            Integration Engine
Leeds TH           ESB
200+
Challenge # 1: Integration
Challenge 2: Code & Community
Challenge 3: UI & Usability
LeedsTH NHS: Steps towards VistA
• User Centred Design
  – Clinically Led
• Agile Development
  – 10 Days
• Technology
  –   ExtJS4
  –   EWD
  –   Mumps
  –   Gt.M/Cache     NoSQL
North- User Context

                             Clinical UI Patterns
West                Centre                                    East
                    Data Group in focus                       Data in Detail
Navigation
(Via                Via Chart/Grid/Table
Accordion
                    +/- data source to
+/- Tree)
                    explain data context
                                           Create/Update/Delete
Inc external        (eg Leeds/
                                           Data
sources
                    Washington)
                                            Data Entry done
Eg                                          in popup
Meds
                                            NB may be
Allergies
                                            external
Diagnosis
                                            component
Clinical Docs
                 Create Data                                              Update/Delete
                                                         Save             Data
High level- Aggregate Patient Data




    ClinUiP.wordpress.com
Mid level- Patient Group Data
Low level- Patient Detail Data
Patient Detail Data- Data Entry
ClinUiP on Vista
ClinUiP Benefits
• Intro to OS EHR development

• Intro to ExtJS/EWD/GtM
• Introduction to Mumps & Vista

• Align towards Vista/Vista Integration
Next Steps
• Knowledge Transfer in the NHS
• Gold Standard for NHS
  – Standards- CUI & AoMRC
  – Admission, Handover & Discharge
  – Integration with a.n.other
• Explore Integration with Vista & Others
  – EWD & NodeJS- XML, Mumps/Javascript
  – NoSQL & SQL
...towards evolving ecosystem….

                   International   Standards




            National                           eHealth Bodies
                                               & Vendors


        Regional




Local                                                       Frontline Innovators
Key points
• Healthcare Change
  – People, Process & Technology
• VA & Vista International Leaders
• Challenges in the NHS
  – Integration
  – Code & Community
  – UI & Usability
• Next Steps
  – Towards Gold Standard
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Tony Shannon: Health care change in the NHS: Practical considerations of VistA

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    Healthcare Change inthe NHS Practical considerations of VistA Dr. Tony Shannon
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    Tony Shannon M.B. B.Ch.B.A.O. Ireland Fellow of College of Emergency Medicine England Fellowship in Informatics USA MSc in IT Management England Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Chief Clinical Information Officer, Leeds Teaching Hospitals (Clinical Lead, NHS Connecting for Health – National Programme for IT) (Chair, Clinical Review Board, openEHR Foundation) Honorary Research Fellow, University College London
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    Key points • HealthcareChange – People, Process & Technology • VA & Vista International Leaders • Challenges in the NHS – Integration – Code & Community – UI & Usability • Next Steps – Towards Gold Standard
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    NHS Model Communities:People + Process + Technology Thinking in silos Clash between process and IT
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    Standards & Interoperability Templates Specific Generic Archetypes
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    Test Requirement AoMRC Generic Medical Documentation Build Design
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    eHealth Ecosystem International Standards eHealth Bodies & Vendors Local Innovators
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    NHS Innovation- fromBottom Up • Leeds, England • 4 Hospital Site • 14,000 employees • £800m annual budget • £7m annual IT spend • Clinically Led • Process Improvement • Agile OS development
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    Informatics Strategy CUI Clinical Portal PAS 1 Scheduling 2 Orders Results 3 ePrescribing 4 Clinical Docs 5 TIE 200+ Primary Care A B C
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    Clinical Portal: PatientOriented & User Centred
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    A B C Common Web UI VA Vista Modular Enterprise SOA Core Process 1 Wide Core Process 2 Enterprise Core Process 3 wide Core Process 4 System X Core Process 5 Cache PPM Gt.M SQL Integration Engine Leeds TH ESB 200+
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    Challenge # 1:Integration
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    Challenge 2: Code& Community
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    Challenge 3: UI& Usability
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    LeedsTH NHS: Stepstowards VistA • User Centred Design – Clinically Led • Agile Development – 10 Days • Technology – ExtJS4 – EWD – Mumps – Gt.M/Cache NoSQL
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    North- User Context Clinical UI Patterns West Centre East Data Group in focus Data in Detail Navigation (Via Via Chart/Grid/Table Accordion +/- data source to +/- Tree) explain data context Create/Update/Delete Inc external (eg Leeds/ Data sources Washington) Data Entry done Eg in popup Meds NB may be Allergies external Diagnosis component Clinical Docs Create Data Update/Delete Save Data
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    High level- AggregatePatient Data ClinUiP.wordpress.com
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    Low level- PatientDetail Data
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    ClinUiP Benefits • Introto OS EHR development • Intro to ExtJS/EWD/GtM • Introduction to Mumps & Vista • Align towards Vista/Vista Integration
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    Next Steps • KnowledgeTransfer in the NHS • Gold Standard for NHS – Standards- CUI & AoMRC – Admission, Handover & Discharge – Integration with a.n.other • Explore Integration with Vista & Others – EWD & NodeJS- XML, Mumps/Javascript – NoSQL & SQL
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    ...towards evolving ecosystem…. International Standards National eHealth Bodies & Vendors Regional Local Frontline Innovators
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    Key points • HealthcareChange – People, Process & Technology • VA & Vista International Leaders • Challenges in the NHS – Integration – Code & Community – UI & Usability • Next Steps – Towards Gold Standard
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