Voice Technologies’ software offers electronic document review, multiple sign off ability and systems integration to help hospital achieve streamlined administrative efficiency.
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January 2011 – Just four
months after deploying Voice Technologies’ WinVoicePro software, the Golden Jubilee
National Hospital in Clydebank has reported a marked
reduction in document turnaround times, with all letters now being dispatched
in under 12 hours.
As one of two distinct parts that make up
the NHS National Waiting Times Centre in Scotland, Golden Jubilee is able to
take referrals from any Board to provide additional support for a wide range of
procedures, helping make sure treatment targets are met. WinVoicePro is now a
central aspect to helping the hospital further enhance its efficiency; enabling
it to offer greater support to NHS Scotland.
Allowing medical documents to be reviewed by
clinicians electronically, WinVoicePro minimises delays, with multiple sign off
options for discharge summaries helping secretarial staff secure approvals
faster, while also removing the need for numerous different paper copies.
Previously using a system of analogue
dictation, Golden Jubilee selected Winscribe and WinVoicePro from Voice
Technologies earlier last year, with Winscribe the first of these technologies to
be deployed. Following Winscribe’s successful adoption, WinVoicePro went live across
all clinical departments on 21st September 2010.
Commenting on using the WinVoicePro, William
Edwards, Head of E-Health at The Golden Jubilee Hospital, says: “The deployment
of WinVoicePro has allowed us to streamline the document creation and approval
process across the hospital. With us being part of the NHS National Waiting
Times Centre, we are committed to operating in the most efficient way possible
and this new software is helping us ensure that patients receive correspondence
as quickly as possible.”
In addition to improving document approval
times, WinVoicePro has also enabled Golden Jubilee to start creating an electronic
patient data warehouse where final patient documents are securely stored
alongside diagnostic test results and lab reports. This electronic repository
guarantees approved personnel will always have access to all patient
information, unlike previously where secretarial staff tended to save documents
locally.
Alistair Graham, Technical Director at Voice Technologies,
says: “WinVoicePro offers a streamlined document approval process, with Golden
Jubilee demonstrating how the software can help achieve much faster turnaround
times. The efficiency savings in associated staff costs alone will allow the
hospital to enjoy a return on investment in a matter of months, which will be
further accelerated by the reduction in printing and distribution costs –
proving how our software is able to offer real life savings at a crucial time
for NHS budgets.”
Running seamlessly alongside Winscribe,
WinVoicePro also enables Golden Jubilee to link with the Scottish Care
Information Store (SCI Store), where a copy of each document is made available
for sharing with other NHS Boards in Scotland.
Voice Technologies has also incorporated barcode
scanners into Golden Jubilee’s digital dictation devices to allow clinicians to
match barcodes between patient wristbands and files to ensure they always
correspond accurately.
For more information visit www.voicetechnologies.co.uk,
call 0141 847 5610 or 0114 244 9960 or email enquiries@voicetechnologies.co.uk.
About Voice Technologies
Voice
Technologies is a leading supplier and developer of digital
dictation and speech recognition, operating in healthcare, legal and
government sectors. The company's consultative approach helps
organisations to integrate digital dictation software into business
processes in order to increase efficiency and streamline administration,
helping to save time and money and make the best use of business resources.
In
addition to being a platinum supplier of Winscribe, Voice Technologies
continues to develop its own software, with WinVoicePro being the latest
product from the company to help organisations work towards greater efficiency,
offering a completely electronic document creation and approval process. WinVoicePro was designed
to work seamlessly alongside Winscribe to provide a complete
end-to-end solution for letter, report and document creation.
With
offices in Paisley and Sheffield, Voice Technologies works with clients across
the UK, including being the
sole supplier for digital dictation and speech recognition solutions on the
National Framework contract for Scotland
and an approved supplier to the Framework contract established for NHS Trusts
on Yorkshire and Humber, as well
as local government bodies and leading law firms. For more
information visit www.voicetechnologies.co.uk
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