Monday 30 December 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_7647
Date Request Received: 03/01/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 08/01/2024 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: EPR and MDI Information Request - Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Dear Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, I'd be grateful if you could please confirm the adoption of a full Electronic Patient Record (EPR) solution and Medical Device Integration (MDI) solution across your NHS Trust by kindly providing a response to the following information request: Please Note: Definitions of each solution type are provided at the bottom of this request. ***** EPR - Information Request ***** Current EPR Supplier Name? System Name? Contract Commencement Date? Contract Expiration Date? If no EPR is installed, can you please confirm the following: Does your NHS Trust currently adopt a Patient Administration System (PAS)? If Yes, can you please confirm the NHS Trusts current PAS Supplier? Does your NHS Trust have any plans to introduce a full EPR solution in the next two years? ***** System Definitions ***** EPR – An electronic patient/health record is a digital version of a patient's paper chart. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Current EPR Supplier Name - Lorenzo System Name - Dedalus Contract Commencement Date - November 2016 Contract Expiration Date - March 2025 | |
| Question Number 2: ***** MDI - Information Request ***** Does your NHS Trust currently adopt a Medical Device Integration solution across the Trusts ICU and Theatre departments to facilitate the exchange of data between Medical Devices (Patient Monitors, Ventilators etc.) and Patient Information Systems such as an EPR, PAS or other Clinical Information Systems (CIS)? If so, can you please provide the following information: Current MDI Supplier Name? System Name? Contract Commencement Date? Contract Expiration Date? If no MDI solution is installed, can you please confirm the following: Does your NHS Trust have any plans to introduce an MDI solution in the next two years? ***** System Definitions ***** MDI – Medical Device Integration refers to the interoperable linking of medical bedside devices (such as Patient Monitors, Ventilators etc.) to clinical information systems (such as an EPR) to facilitate automated exchange of data between the systems, removing manual paper driven processes. PAS – Core enterprise systems, containing a Master Patient Index. Typically used by NHS Trusts to document the patient journey e.g. patient arrival tracking, patient identification, clinician who managed the appointment, the treatment the patient received, diagnosis and next steps. This core functionality, required by every NHS Trust typically covers admission, discharge and transfer. CIS – Is a general name given to any system which collects and stores patient data. These systems may be deployed at department level, hospital level or indeed across entire healthcare systems. | |
| Answer To Question 2: Not currently in place and currently no plans to go live with a solution in the next two years. | |
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