To facilitate cross-organisational tasks and record viewing in EMIS Web, it's essential to configure specific data sharing agreements. These agreements enable seamless workflows between Primary Care Network (PCN) Hubs and GP Practices and ensure secure access and management of patient records and tasks across organisations.
Data Sharing Agreements Overview
Ensuring robust data sharing between GP Practices and PCN Hubs requires the following agreements:
- Care Record Viewing Agreement: This agreement allows the hub to access and view patient care records from different GP practices. It's paramount for enabling clinicians to access comprehensive patient information across organisational boundaries.
- CrossOrgTasks Agreements: Two key agreements are essential here - one that allows organisations to create tasks for others and another that permits receiving tasks from other organisations. These agreements establish a seamless workflow for task management.
- Appointment and Consultation Write Back: Enterprise appointments, such as the Consultation Write Back, enable consultation details and notes to be written directly back to the patient's record at their registered GP practice.
Establishing these agreements not only improves the accuracy of patient record keeping but also enhances overall care coordination, reducing duplication of efforts and improving patient outcomes.
Implementing Data Sharing Agreements
The process begins with configuring the agreements within the Data Sharing Manager in EMIS Web. Here are the steps to follow:
- Access the Data Sharing Manager through the configuration settings in EMIS Web.
- Activate the CrossOrgTasks agreements for both task creation and reception across GP Practices and the hub.
- Enable Care Record viewing to allow the hub to access patient records from participating GP Practices.
- Ensure that all necessary settings are confirmed and finalised in the Data Sharing Manager for functionality to commence.
Did you know? EMIS Web’s interoperability isn’t limited to these agreements. It also supports other integrations, such as appointment bookings via GP Connect, which simplifies scheduling across multiple practices, fostering a more efficient healthcare delivery system.
Conclusion
By enabling these agreements, your organisation will foster a more integrated and efficient system. This leads to better-coordinated care, streamlined administrative processes, and improved patient outcomes.
