Blueberry In-Patient Management System BIMS. Developing Innovative Software Solutions For The Healthcare Sector

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1 Blueberry In-Patient Management System Developing Innovative Software Solutions For The Healthcare Sector Blueberry Health, The Bond,,

2 Blueberry In-Patient Management System WHAT WE DO Blueberry Health specialises in the development of effective and innovative software solutions for the healthcare sector. Founded in 1997, our exceptionally deep knowledge of software development means we ve never had a project fail. WE KNOW HEALTHCARE With budgets under severe pressure, Blueberry Health is at the spearhead of a new generation of information technology provider - one that delivers cost-efficiently and on time, without the overheads and inefficiencies of traditional providers. We work closely with clinicians and healthcare professionals to ensure that the product that is delivered meets requirements and actively enhances the patient journey in real terms. The Blueberry In-patient Management System () is a customisable web-based application to help ward staff manage patient traffic and bed allocation within a hospital. makes the daily process of patient and bed management easier, improves staff efficiency by saving time and helps management meet hospital performance targets. The system provides: An efficient way of monitoring and managing patient flow through the hospital. Bed occupancy status across the whole hospital, including real time status reports which assist in meeting an NHS Trust s performance targets. Full integration with other hospital systems, so reducing the need for duplicate data entry. Clear graphical displays show the location of patients within the wards of the hospital, allowing staff to: Add notes to patients records Manage bed requests and transfers Write prescriptions Generate discharge letters System Overview The length of time patients have to wait in Accident & Emergency is one of the key issues for the health service and much effort has been put into improving waiting times by hospital trusts. In line with recommendations made in the Government s NHS Plan for England, a see and treat incentive scheme has been in place since 2004 aimed at reducing A&E waiting times. integrates with hospital trusts Patient Administration Systems (PAS) to automatically enter patients into and to the trust s Active Directory login system to provide a simple login method for users. A flexible permissions system limits access according to the user s role, whilst a reporting sub-system allows comprehensive monitoring of performance against a variety of targets. We partner with NHS organisations and suppliers to create leading-edge software which improves patient care. is a fully customisable patient-care system.

3 Emergency Department TECHNICAL EXPERTISE We believe in working in partnership with our clients to deliver innovation in the sector. Together, we can create intelligent solutions to meet your needs. Our products are bespoke and designed to improve the patient journey from admission to discharge. We have detailed knowledge of healthcare standards, such as HL7, ICD-10, dm+d, and we have implemented systems which integrate with PAS. We have created solutions which are hosted within the NHS N3 network and can integrate with nhs.net systems. Our technical expertise includes leading mobile platforms, such as iphone and Android, and we are actively creating mobile apps for heathcare applications. ED Interface Bed Request and Management The ED interface builds on the successful ER whiteboard system produced by Blueberry and has the following key features: A Desktop display showing all the patients in ED along with details such as name, time arrived, doctor etc. A colour coded traffic-light display is used so that staff can quickly identify how long each patient has been waiting and if a 4 hour breach is likely. A Patient Record display which is used to edit patient details and to transfer patients between bays in ED and to request a ward admission. A Medical Records feature which is used to automate the requests for patients medical details. Administration screens which are used to define system parameters such as doctors names, department names, bay names etc. A reports area which allows a user to generate reports on the number of patients who exceeded the 4 hour wait time and a means to review and annotate those breaches. If a patient is discharged from ED after treatment then a discharge letter can easily be written and immediately printed. Electronic delivery of discharge letters to the patient s GP is also possible. Alternatively if a patient is to be admitted then a bed request can be made directly from the patient details screen. The ED Desktop display shows a summary of bed requests and allocations in a clear manner. The bed management screens show the current outstanding bed requests, split into a number of different categories, e.g. urgent, repats, ward movers. When allocating a bed the current bed occupancies for each ward are shown, with information on the sex of the patient and other relevant data. Estimates of bed free times can be added by the ward staff which assists the bed managers in allocating suitable beds. Patients can be allocated to free beds or queued to currently occupied beds.

4 WE KNOW SOFTWARE Wards Blueberry has a range of I.T. Consultancy and Specialist Services to help you make The ward screens are similar to those in ED but with more emphasis on capturing information about the patient s condition and on the status of the beds on the ward. There are two ways of viewing the ward status: those important decisions, based on informed, wellfocused technical analysis. If you have a software project that s progressing too slowly, or needs management, our consultants will help you get it back on track. Whether you need a standalone Windows application, Web application, custom database, crossplatform development, or the creation of a new softwarebased service, Blueberry can help with free impartial advice and a detailed project quote. HEALTHCARE SPECIALISTS Blueberry Health has access to specialists with extremely strong technical skills and practical experience in software development across a wide range of industries - from healthcare to aerospace - allowing us to find innovative solutions that another consultancy may not have considered. Discharge Letters Table View This shows a summary of the patient s details in a table view. The table is colour-coded to indicate how close a patient is to the Estimated Departure Date ( EDD ). Additional parts of the table show patients that are pending arrival, including those who have actually arrived but not transferred to the bed and those patients that are expected but not yet arrived. Patients who have been discharged but whose discharge letters have not been completed are also shown. Bed View The bed view shows a diagrammatic view of the beds on the ward, grouped into bays and sections. Summary details of the patient in each bed are provided and beds that are currently empty but are allocated to patients are also indicated. By using Microsoft s Silverlight development platform the bed view provides a user-friendly interface where, for example, patients can be transferred between beds on the ward simply by dragging and dropping. In both views clicking on a patient will bring up the patient details screen for that patient. One of the aims of the system is to capture enough patient treatment data during the patient s stay to allow discharge letters to be completed automatically. Letters can then be given to the patient on discharge rather than being completed at a later date. Copies of patient letters to GPs and notes copies are generated automatically and additional copies, e.g. for child protection agencies, can easily be specified.

5 Electronic delivery of letters is also possible for addresses within DELIVERING REAL RESULTS Blueberry Health helps hospitals and health organisations make use of technology to improve patient care - from product development and project management to final implementation. We work to HL7, ICD-10, and dm+d healthcare standards, and we re flexible enough to take on a range of healthcare projects - from small consultancy projects to large software systems for NHS Trusts. For over a decade we ve been using our rare combination of technical skills and business experience to create bespoke software solutions that really work quickly and within budget. It s a difference our clients appreciate. Prescriptions Integration with Other Systems the NHS.net domain. Two letter templates are provided one for ED patients and one for in-patients. Letters are stored with the patient details and can be viewed or re-printed at a future date. Controlled drugs can be prescribed using an electronic TTO system in adherence and compliance with legislation. Complete dose information can be entered on the system, including quantity, route, frequency, duration and notes. A method for pharmacy approval for prescriptions is built in to. To avoid duplicate data entry or manually copying of data from other systems, can integrate with a number of different data sources: PAS patient records are transferred from PAS via an HL7 link and automatically entered into. GP address data PAS supplies a GP reference ID which is used to obtain GP address details from a database within the Trust. User login information uses the user s Windows login to authenticate and determine the user s access permissions. A method of regularly updating the users from the Trust s personnel database is available. Drugs database the available drugs list for writing prescriptions is imported from a different database within the Trust. This list is automatically updated on a daily basis.

6 CONTACT US Whether you have a - System Features requirement for bespoke software or a customisable product to improve patient flow management in your hospital or healthcare organisation, please call us for an impartial chat on , or [email protected] Blueberry Health, Floodgate Street, Birmingham B5 5SL, Emergency Department (ED) Functions: Provides a complete view of the status of bed management. At-a-glance view of patient waiting times to improve the throughput from A&E. Comprehensive search by patient and department. Quick one-click access to patient details. Visual time tracking of patients through ED using a foolproof traffic light system. Search filter to find patients. Transfer a patient to a different department within ED or Discharge Patient. Option to add patients manually to ED if PAS (Patient Administration System) is unavailable. Display patients breached / not breached. Option to enter more data or amend discharge time. Create patient TTO (To Take Out) prescription Create patient discharge letter. Save as draft or final version, or print and send the letter. Ward Functions: Colour-coded bed allocation system for patient arrivals or transfer and priority planning. Edit patient details on screen. Drag and Drop system to transfer a patient to a different bed. Create or edit patient TTO prescription. Create patient discharge letter. Save as draft, preview or final version, or print and send. Bed Management: View requests for bed allocation - urgent, pending, repats, electives and ward movers. View current bed occupancies for each ward, with accompanying statistics on sex of patient etc. Option to allocate patients to free or to currently occupied beds or manually add a patient. Prescriptions: Prescription of controlled drugs using an electronic TTO, in adherence and compliance with legislation. Complete dose information can be entered on the system, including quantity, route, frequency, duration and notes. PAS Direct Admission to Ward Emergency Department Discharge Letter Prescriptions Pharmacy approval Patient Discharge Wards Inter-ward Transfer Discharge Letter