FOI 7243 - the connectivity between devices used at the hospital bedside and electronic patient notes
Date: 25 March 2022 to 25 March 2025
I would like to request information regarding the connectivity between devices used at the hospital bedside and electronic patient notes, as per the FOI Act. Please could you assist by answering the following queries, as per the latest data available:
- Name of Hospital
- What software is used to add information to electronic patient notes e.g. sunrise or POCcelerator?
- Which point of care devices are connected to electronic patient notes?
- How do the point of care devices enter data into the electronic patient notes?
- What software is required?
- Is data transmission through Wi-Fi, ethernet port or another means?
- Is the data stored on paper patient notes as well as electronically?
- Can a HL7 output from a point of care device wirelessly update patient electronic notes in your trust?
- Request ID:7243
- Category:Clinical - IT
- Response:
March 2022
- Name of Hospital Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- What software is used to add information to electronic patient notes e.g. sunrise or POCcelerator? Only results from critical care blood gas analysers are forwarded to MetaVision via GEMWeb
- Which point of care devices are connected to electronic patient notes? Results from critical care blood gas analysers are forwarded to MetaVision via GEMWeb
- How do the point of care devices enter data into the electronic patient notes? N/A
- What software is required? Only results from critical care blood gas analysers are forwarded to MetaVision via GEMWeb
- Is data transmission through Wi-Fi, ethernet port or another means? Only results from critical care blood gas analysers are forwarded to MetaVision via GEMWeb
- Is the data stored on paper patient notes as well as electronically? Yes
- Can a HL7 output from a point of care device wirelessly update patient electronic notes in your trust? No
