Echocardiography System

HeartCare Plus's echocardiography is a complete information system covering all the stages of patient care. It performs the following key tasks:
•  Recording patient information
•  Scheduling procedures
•  Providing data and images for review by physician
•  Creating post-procedure records
•  Generating bills
•  Ensuring quick referrals

Recording patient information
The module eliminates the need for manually entering patient data at every device involved in a procedure. The patient's demographic information is automatically filled in from the Hospital ADT. Then, all clinical systems work off the same patient data; there is no chance of errors like one patient's report or image being assigned to another patient.

Scheduling procedures
As soon as a procedure is scheduled, a message is sent to the echo reporting system with the patient data and schedule information. A similar message is sent to the modality.

Providing data and images for review by physician
Data, images and quantitative measurements recorded in the module by a technician can be viewed by a physician through a networked diagnostic review workstation from inside or outside the hospital.

The diagnostic review workstation enables the physician to:
•  View echo cine loops as well as clinical data in a single screen
•  Redo quantitative measurements like 2D/M Mode and Doppler; new measurement data is automatically stored
•  Adds conclusions and findings using a point and click user interface

Creating post-procedure records
When the physician signs off, a clinical report is automatically generated.

Generating bills
CPT codes and ICD codes are automatically sent to the billing system. The automatic posting of procedure codes ensures that no procedure goes unbilled.

Ensuring quick referrals
As soon as a procedure is completed, reports and images are exported to the EDR so that referring physicians can review without delay.