NHS Suppliers has printed its sixth information for belief leaders, targeted on taking full benefit of digital affected person data, as a part of its Digital Boards programme.
The information, ‘Making the most of your electronic patient record system’, goals to help boards in main the digital transformation agenda and is delivered in partnership with Public Digital, commissioned by Well being Schooling England (HEE) as a part of their Digital Academy and supported by NHS England.
It contains key takeaways for trusts trying to improve their current digital affected person report (EPR) methods and focuses on the board’s management function in driving by way of enhancements.
In an exclusive blog for Digital Health News, Dr Victoria Bretton, the writer of the brand new information outlines among the key challenges concerned in optimising digital affected person data.
Saffron Cordery, interim chief govt at NHS Suppliers, stated: “Digital transformation is vital to enhancing the lives of sufferers and employees, and digital affected person data play a key function on this as they supply higher information to help decision-making and planning.
“Whereas many will have already got an EPR in place, belief leaders are methods to construct on this and unlock the complete transformational advantages an optimised EPR can supply.
“This information, together with our wider Digital Boards help providing, will assist them do this by drawing on the learnings of digitally superior friends and specialists.”
The information comprises case research from these with mature EPRs already in place. The eight chapters of the brand new publication cowl subjects together with:
- What’s EPR optimisation?
- Medical management of the EPR
- Reviewing enterprise circumstances and realising advantages
- Governance and dealing with different trusts
- Provider relationships, usability and the place board members can begin
Sonia Patel, system CIO at NHS England, stated: “Totally optimised digital affected person report methods are a basic instrument for a contemporary NHS and supply native organisations the chance to vastly enhance the care they ship and the expertise of their employees.
“NHS England is targeted on supporting NHS trusts to implement and optimise EPRs and this information will assist guarantee belief boards have the instruments and abilities to champion these key programmes and guarantee every a part of the NHS reaps the advantages of digital expertise.”
That is the primary new information that NHS Suppliers has printed as a part of its Digital Boards programme since Might 2022. The earlier half appears to be like at how to increase board members’ confidence in delivering digital methods and to assist them keep away from frequent pitfalls.
