Optimising Obstetrics and Gynaecology Operations with Cellma
In hospitals, the department of obstetrics and gynaecology is always busy. Each day begins with long queues of expectant mothers and women seeking care for various gynaecological issues. The team of doctors, nurses and administrative staff of the department works dedicatedly and tirelessly. But managing patient records, scheduling appointments, maintaining the antenatal care and maternity care records, and having smooth communication between departments often feels like a battle.
One busy afternoon, Dr Kim, the head of the obstetrics department, in a 500-bed hospital, received a call about an emergency C-section. As she hurried to the operating room, she was told by the accompanying nurse that the patient’s records were incomplete. Important details about the patient’s medical history were missing and getting all the details would take precious time. This was a clear reminder of the challenges the department faced daily and highlighted the urgent need for a more efficient system.
With Cellma, hospitals can easily avoid such challenges and manage the administration, patient scheduling, patient records, prescriptions, images, labs, and communication between doctor and patients as well as between departments.
The Numbers Paint a Picture:
Fibroids: According to National Institutes of Health, up to 70% of women develop fibroids by the age of 50, though many won’t experience symptoms
Endometriosis: According to Endometriosis UK an estimated 1 in 10 women of reproductive age in the UK are affected by endometriosis.
C-Section Rates: UK has a relatively low maternal mortality rate, but according to the NHS Maternity Statistics, England the caesarean section rate remains significantly high and is around 28% .
Cervical Cancer: Cervical cancer is a concern, with an estimated 2,291 new cases diagnosed each year in the UK as researched by Cancer Research UK.
The department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Hospitals face various challenges on daily basis-
• Incomplete Patient Records: Due to incomplete patient records, accessing full patient histories is often difficult and leads to delays in diagnosis and treatment.
• Appointment Scheduling: Managing high volume of patients and coordinating schedules might lead to double bookings and long wait times.
• Communication Gaps: Ensuring timely and effective communication between different departments and healthcare providers is challenging and might result in important information being missed.
• Administrative Burden: The extensive paperwork and administrative tasks can impact patient care and also lead to missed details, misplaced paperwork, etc.
Cellma Provides Solutions to Such Challenges-
Cellma, our all-in-one Hospital Information Management System (HIMS) offers solutions to these challenges:
• Integrated Patient Records: Cellma provides a centralised digital storage for patient information and ensures that complete medical histories are readily accessible to healthcare providers through Electronic Patient Record (EPR) module.
• Efficient Appointment Scheduling: With Cellma’s Patient App and Portal, registered patients can book appointments online, and the system automatically manages schedules to prevent double bookings and reduce wait times.
• Enhanced Communication: Cellma facilitates real-time sharing of information between departments and ensures that all relevant healthcare providers are informed and up to date. This is carried in Cellma’s Multi-Disciplinary Team and Communication module.
• Reduced Administrative Load: In Cellma, through the tasks, worklists, pathways functionalities, hospitals can automate many administrative tasks and free up more time for healthcare providers to focus on patient care. These functionalities provide end to end tracking.
Cellma, as a comprehensive electronic health records (EHR) system, provides gynaecologists and obstetricians with access to a patient’s complete medical history, including details such as assessments, lifestyles, investigations, examinations, tests, results, medications, diagnosis, procedural information, conditions, maternal history, etc.
Through Cellma, doctors automatically get associated with their patients through their unique patient identifier. Cellma sends alerts and notifications to clinicians about health updates and reminds them of routine screenings.
How Cellma can Transform Your OB/GYN Practice?
Managing prenatal care is simple with Cellma. With Cellma’s PAS module, online booking system offers to manage and facilitate processes that are related to patient registrations, appointments scheduling, rescheduling, and cancelling.
Cellma provides exceptional support for hospitals in managing the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department. Also, Cellma makes the hospital appointment-booking process much easier. Appointments can be booked by patients with the help of the patient web portal and app by selecting clinic type, clinic location, and appointment date, which shows the user the available time slots. Cellma can also integrate with third-party systems such as laboratory systems and imaging systems and allows direct access to results using FHIR HL7, SOAP, ODBC, JDBC, and bespoke messaging.
Cellma’s Patient App and portal empowers the patient to take control of their health journey. Patient can be alerted via the app if medication reviews, or investigation results are not as expected based on historical results.
Cellma’s Reporting module provides hospitals with clinical, managerial, and financial reports on all the data collected. Cellma provides various types of reports, such as Simple, Email, Service, ARS, and SSRS reports, in formats such as dashboards, ad-hoc (tabular or graphic), and pre-defined reports. Analysing the reports and trends will help in decision-making.
Cellma not only improves the operational efficiency and enhances the patient experience but also ensures timely, accurate and compassionate care.
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