Patient administration and clinical systems
BT is deploying Cerner Millennium to support acute trusts in London. Cerner Millennium Release LC1 provides the basis of an electronic patient record and enables authorised staff to access a patient's medical record within a particular trust to review past medical examinations, capture new information, schedule appointments, order tests and review results. Cerner Millennium delivers an improved patient experience through better scheduling, reporting and analysis and enhanced patient management. Cerner Millennium is supplied by Cerner Corporation.
Picture Archiving & Communications Service (PACS)
Working with Philips Medical Systems, BT has completed the roll-out of Picture Archiving & Communications Systems (PACS) in London. This means that new x-rays and scanned images are now stored digitally and viewed on a screen - reducing the amount of lost or damaged film and doing away with the cost and delays associated with producing film.
Most importantly, patients obtain better care because clinicians have more reliable and faster access to medical imaging services and results. Before PACS, the average turnaround time for producing diagnosis reports was just over six days. It now takes less than half that time, allowing clinicians to spend more time with patients. It is also estimated that the increased efficiency provided by PACS is generating savings of £250,000 a year for each trust.