The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) will be introducing a new digital system to manage scanned patient records.
The Electronic Document Management System (eDMS) is being delivered in partnership with Hyland, a leading provider of unified content, and will provide a simple way to work with patient records helping colleagues to access information faster. The partnership with Hyland will replace two legacy document management systems with one, single eDMS.
Emma Wright, NCA data readiness programme director said: “Introducing a single eDMS is an exciting step towards the Trust implementing a full Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system in the future as we make our services digital and become more efficient.
“Our eDMS will bring together information about our patients from across the organisation, laying the foundations for the roll-out of an EPR. This project is all about working together, making it easier for colleagues to deliver our services by giving them better tools whilst improving patient care at the same time.”
The NCA will benefit from several solutions within Hyland’s Content Innovation Cloud platform, including OnBase, a content services platform that organises, manages and optimises content, processes and cases. OnBase, along with Hyland Clinician Window, will be key in ensuring all patient data is accessible for clinicians, providing a unified approach that eliminates information silos, improves clinical decision-making and ensures patient safety.
Jitesh S. Ghai, CEO of Hyland said: “Healthcare is a field in which incremental advancements can lead to genuinely life-changing results – especially in an organisation as important to its community as the NCA.The NCA’s Digital Strategy makes it clear that sound data foundations are non-negotiable for connected patient healthcare, and Hyland is proud to become a driving force in that mission for Greater Manchester.”
Dr James Kerr, NCA chief clinical information officer, added: "Our patients and clinicians consistently express the need for seamless access to patient information across all our hospitals. Patients expect that every part of the healthcare system communicates effectively to ensure they receive the best possible care. Clinicians rely on comprehensive and accessible records to deliver quality care. This partnership with Hyland starts to unify our systems, making patient information readily available wherever they are seen within the NCA.”
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