Compass AFM - PatientManager® Development

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Patient ED Charts (Part 2)

TAB DESCRIPTIONS CONT.

4. Nursing Assessment:

This tab is divided into 4 sub-sections;

Patient Observations

Breathing
Circulation
Elimination
Disability
Mobility
Consumption
Exposure

Waterlow Assessment

Skin Evaluation

Infection Prevention

5. Nursing Notes:

Sub-divided into tabs, 1st tab has signature log, plus 10 other tabs each allowing written descriptions of 3,000 characters each.

6. Daily Fluid Chart:

Covers 3 days of fluid intake and output (multiple fluid types) on an hour by hour basis. Each day is self-calculating and transfers previous days balance to following day. Additional days are easily added.

If you are a medical consultant working for an Emergency Trauma Hospital or know of another consultant or hospital who would like to collaborate with us (CompassAFM) on the development of PatientManager, please contact us at info@compasspatientmanager.com

We would love to hear from you.

Dominic Murnane

MD Compass AFM

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Patient ED Charts (Part 1)

The Patient ED Chart is central to patient care.

This is a multi-tabbed layout where all the patient observations, assessment, treatment, scans, reports and much more is captured in an electronic document. A new document is created each time the patient attends ED and most important of all.... ALL previous attendance charts are instantly available.

TAB DESCRIPTIONS

1. Patient Details:

This tab and the next would be primarily used at the Triage stage;

Patient details confirmed
Covid checklist
Attendance details
Canula Insertion / Removal record
Test results recorded and results from and ECG, X-Ray etc stored as images / documents.
Lab samples sent.

2. Social Circumstances:

Family Details and Support
Patient Mobility
Communication
Observed Impairments
Services Used e.g. Home Help
Personal Property Details

3. Meds, Fluids, O2 Administration:

Arranged in a linear mode, in 3 sections.
Unlimited number of entries can be made per section

We would love to hear from you.

Dominic Murnane

MD Compass AFM

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

ED Attendance Module (Part 3)

Show on ED Status Board

Once the patient has been Triaged, if they have not been discharged, they will be moved to another area within the ED for further treatment, to be seen by a doctor or admitted to the ED for longer term observation / treatment. The ED status board layout is a "live" picture of the occupancy within the Emergency Department. While it is managed via a PC screen, ideally it would be a projected on wall display much like what you would see behind the counter at McDonalds or airport departure lounge.

This gives the nursing staff, doctors, etc., live access to wide array of patient information, cubical status and much more. This would be far more efficient than using a standard white board. This is not to be confused with the 'Admission' layout, the intent is to show all patients within the ED; admitted, pre-admitted and those receiving treatment who will not require admission.

We would love to hear from you.

Dominic Murnane

MD Compass AFM

Monday, February 22, 2021

ED Attendance Module (Part 2)

On presentation at the Emergency Department, the patient's details can be easily checked and amended if required. Also their attendance details can be added (mode of arrival, referral source and previous attendances etc.). Both by clicking a simple button.

Other buttons on the ED Patients Check In Layout allow the user to view the GP Referral, Discharge the patient and begin the process of admitting the patient as an In-Patient.

So far the features of the ED Patients Check In Layout are pretty standard, this begins to change with the pop-up Triage layout.

As we have said before, PatientManager is a virtually paperless EDIS / EHR software solution, from this layout the Triage nurse has access to the patient's details, GP Referral, and most importantly any previous ED charts, BUFS (Blood, Urine, Faecal and Swab lab results) charts and prescribed medication charts.

Where the hospital used paper ED and other charts prior to PatientManager, these could be scanned and stored as .pdf files, which could be opened within the database.

The Triage nurse can also access the digital Admission Chart if the patient had been admitted previously again it would be possible to scan and store historic paper charts as .pdf files.

The goal is to give nurses and doctors instant access to the patients entire medical history and data.

We would love to hear from you.

Dominic Murnane

MD Compass AFM

Saturday, November 7, 2020

ED Attendance Module (Part 1)

The ED Patients Check In Layout is for the registration of all patients arriving at the Emergency Department.

Features looking from left to right...

Special patient requirements i.e. Isolation
Photo ID
Patients ID number - links to patient details and pop-up to enter attendance details
Name
GP reference (as mentioned in previous post) identified & viewable
Timestamp on ED entry
Total time in ED with colour code
ED Visit ID
Triaged By
Pop-up to Triage details and ED chart generation
Time Triaged
Patient treatment urgency level
Patient current location
Patient presentation details from Triage
Pop-up to Doctors notes and patient ED chart (current & historic)
Seen by doctor & time
Admission notes (allows entry of location historic paper notes / chart)
Event Log of patients passage through ED

Other buttons...

Discharge - to remove patient from list and move record to archive module.
Admit to Ward - To transfer patient details to In Patient module and remove from list.
Show on ED status board - a special layout that could be displayed on a big screen in ED (eg those seen in airports).
Dashboard - opens multiple mini windows on RHS showing various customisable status options.
Numeric info bar at bottom.
All columns are sortable.
All patients can be displayed or by a particular location.

The ED Patients Check In Layout also has a customisable dashboard allowing real-time graphical analysis of the ED / Triage status.

We would love to hear from you.

Dominic Murnane

MD Compass AFM

Sunday, August 16, 2020

GP (Doctor) Referral

Time and information are keywords in patient care. Many patients arrive at the Emergency Department following a referral from their GP (Doctor). The information relating to their condition can be conveyed to the hospital by several means;

A letter
Email
Fax
Online Electronic Service

PatientManager takes this one step further. The GP has access (limited*) to PatientManager via a web browser to a dedicated referral module. From here the doctor can enter details relating to patients condition, treatment, medication, can upload images relating to the case and provide additional hand sketches.

By clicking on the blue "H" button the hospital is alerted to the referral and due arrival of the patient. Thereby, if required, the information relating to the patient can be reviewed in advance of arrival and any necessary preparations made.

The doctor can also see if the patient did attend the ED as referred and later that they have beed discharged.

* A GP's access to PatientManager would be determined by hospital management and also GDPR rules.

We would love to hear from you.

Dominic Murnane

MD Compass AFM

Friday, April 24, 2020

Module - Patient Details

Within an Emergency Department, there is nothing that generates more difficulty and issues, then when a patient arrives without ID and is unable to communicate - A John / Jane Doe.

Especially if the patient is badly injured or has suffered a major trauma, missing information can delay essential treatment, while critical data is freshly obtained i.e. blood type etc.

PatientManager stores very detailed information on each patient including photo ID, personal information, personal carers / NOK, Insurance, GP. Every field is searchable singularly or as part of a group.This means over 40 different searchable field to identify or confirm the identity of the patient. This makes positive identification highly probable and greatly lowers the risk of the patient being a John / Jane Doe. A large comments field can be also used to add additional searchable data, such as an identifiable birth mark, scars etc.

Within this module there will also be access to full In / Out patient history, an audit log tracking all data changes and an 'actions' tab for access to additional tasks such as printing labels etc.

We would love to hear from you.

Dominic Murnane

MD Compass AFM