Bendigo Health to roll out Vitro for digital medical record
Victoria's Bendigo Health has chosen Slainte Healthcare's Vitro software as the digital medical record (DMR) component of its overall electronic medical record (EMR) project.
Bendigo Health will begin implementing Vitro immediately to begin the process of digitising Bendigo Hospital's paper-based processes and forms, with the roll-out expected to be complete in less than 12 months.
Bendigo Hospital is currently undergoing a $630 million redevelopment, which will see a new 372-bed hospital built adjacent to the existing hospital along with an 80-bed psychiatric unit, 72 same day beds and an integrated cancer centre. A conference centre, helipad and 128-room hotel will then be constructed on the existing site when the new hospital is complete.
Vitro has the capability to work as an electronic patient chart, replicating paper forms digitally and linking with other electronic systems such as the patient administration system. Bendigo Health's executive director of information services, Bruce Winzar, said this will reduce duplication of information and is the beginning of the health service's journey to eliminate paper medical records.
“The new hospital has been designed to be paper light upon opening and in order to achieve this we must implement an EMR, of which the digital medical record is a key part,” Mr Winzar said.
“This means clinicians will be able to view any paper forms or patient medical records via an electronic device anywhere in the new hospital via a single clinical portal.”
Slainte Healthcare's commercial director, Jeff Smoot, said the software had the capability to be implemented rapidly with quick user adoption.
“With Vitro, we are looking forward to delivering a range of benefits for both patients and clinicians at Bendigo including improving clinical access to patient information, increasing the security of information, financial efficiencies and data protection,” Mr Smoot said.
Vitro has been implemented as the electronic patient chart at Calvary's Bethlehem Hospital in Melbourne and is also being rolled out to 11 other hospitals in the group. It is also used as a paperless chart at the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse cancer centre in Sydney.
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"Yes, in addition to the electronic record, scanned or digital records can be included in the Vitro patient chart. Normally, for high volume, the scanning component is provided by a 3rd party application and integrated to Vitro. In addition to these internal sources of data/content for the medical record, the chart can also include external content, e.g. referrals and results, etc."
1. "IN ADDITION TO"-is the implication here that the scanned or digital records are a separate element of the clinical documentation and even if they are scanned INTO the EHR what is there functionality? Just a document record?
2. Involvement of a 3rd party application - what safety and security issues does this raise? Also how is any interoperabilit y being implemented?
I am NOT knocking this system I am just responding to what I think I can read in the postings.
Indexed scanning is possible directly into Vitro. However this is not designed for high-volume. This is where other solutions can be integrated (securely) with Vitro to perform this high-volume scanning, document recognition, data extraction, indexing, etc.
Our commercial staff can provide a detailed Q&A, discussion and demonstrations if appropriate; please make contact with the Sydney office. Thank you.
Could someone from Bendigo Health set the record straight? What is being bought here???
As reported above, Bendigo Health has purchased a DMR as a stepping stone to an EMR. We are currently evaluating EMR products.
The product set purchased includes workflows, integration, electronic forms, scanning and single user interface.
The Department of Health and Human Services Cerner mandate expired some 18 months.
about the process undertaken by Bendigo Health.
Bruce is correct and in the right position to know.
For the record, the Phil above is not me.
Extract from Slainte website may assist:
Vitro captures complex clinical data for analysis, allowing you to reduce costs, improve clinical decision support, and ultimately improve patient care & outcomes, creating an electronic medical record – It documents the clinician-patie nt activity in an efficient & paperless environment, that is familiar and intuitive, it retains the look and feel of your current paper documents, creates an electronic version and adds intelligence.
Move to a stage of the HIMSS EMR Adoption Model that meets your business needs and requirements. Vitro’s inbuilt functionality means that no matter what stage you reach it is already paving the way for you to become fully paperless at stage seven.
Vitro works by taking an image of your existing paper document and using it as an electronic background on which to overlay user controls, Vitro retains your existing intellectual property, increases user adoption and reduces change management. Scripting adds intelligence and the result is an electronic version of your document which now captures your data digitally and in a familiar manner.