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Heart Failure Management Made Easy with Cellma
At the hospital, the cardiology ward was buzzing with activity. In room 306, a, 55-year-old, was laying in bed, trying to catch her breath. She was admitted late last night after experiencing serious shortness of breath, fatigue, and swelling in her legs. As the morning check-up began, the lead cardiologist, accessed electronic patient record (EPR) through Cellma. The system provided a quick overview of her medical history, current symptoms, and initial test results. Within moments, the lead cardiologist, had a clear picture of condition—heart failure.
Managing heart failure is important, and requires coordinated care, continuous monitoring, and timely interventions.
This is where Cellma’s integrated modules come into play transforming how hospitals manage heart failure patients. Cellma optimises the hospital’s operations and management. This not only eases the hospital administration, but also enhances patients’ experience. Through various modules of Cellma, patients’ hospital journey is smooth.
Read the blog to learn how Cellma transforms heart failure management and hospital’s operations
What is Heart Failure-
Heart Failure sometimes called HF, means that the heart is not pumping well as it should. Our bodies depend on the heart’s pumping that delivers oxygen and nutrient rich blood to the cells of the body. In heart failure, blood often backs up and the fluid can build up in the lungs that causes shortness of breath. This results in fatigue and shortness of breath, and some people experience excessive coughing. Everyday activities such as walking, climbing stairs or carrying groceries can become very difficult. Congestive heart failure is a type of heart failure that requires timely medical attention, although sometimes the two terms are used interchangeably.
According to British Heart Foundation, in UK there are around 200,000 new diagnoses of heart failure every year. Around 730,000 people in the UK are on their GP’s heart failure register.
Managing heart failure requires a coordinated approach and includes early diagnosis, continuous monitoring, timely intervention, and multidisciplinary care. To achieve this, hospitals need efficient systems that supports every stage of the patient’s journey.
How Cellma Enhances Heart Failure Management-
Cellma is an all-in-one HIMS solution that addresses challenges by providing a platform that streamlines all aspects of heart failure management. With administrative tasks and clinical management, Cellma brings together all aspects of patient care. Cellma can integrate across various hospital departments and ensure that healthcare providers have quick access to important information.
Here’s how Cellma enhances heart failure management of the hospital with its modules:
Electronic Patient Record (EPR)-
The Electronic Patient Record (EPR) module of Cellma has a centralised digital storage for all patient information. From demographics to medical history, every piece of data is easily accessible to authorised healthcare providers. In the EPR module, the patient’s data is recorded throughout their care pathways irrespective of where the services were delivered. EPR module is completely integrated for bi-directional connectivity.
Wards and Bed Management
Managing bed availability is crucial, especially in busy cardiology units. The Wards and Bed Management module in Cellma helps hospitals optimise their resources by providing real-time data on bed occupancy and patient status. Cellma’s Ward & Bed Management module offers graphical interfaces to simplify ward administration within an organisation. The module manages live ward capacity, staffing levels, live bed status, and scheduled and emergency admissions across the inpatient community.
Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)-
Effective heart failure management requires inputs from variety of specialists. Cellma’s Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) module smoothly communicates and coordinates all members of the patient’s care team. In the cases of heart failure patients, the MDT module ensures that the patient’s cardiologist, nurse, pharmacist, and dietitian can easily share information and collaborate on the patient’s care plan. The MDT module promotes an inclusive approach to patient care, addressing all aspects of the patient’s health and well-being.
Patient Administration System (PAS)-
With Cellma’s Patient Administration System (PAS), administrative tasks such as patient registration, appointment scheduling, and admission/discharge processes are simplified. PAS module includes the referral procedure to specialised consultants. Also, in Cellma, appointments can be booked using the web portal or app.
Telemedicine Solution-
Given the chronic nature of heart failure, ongoing monitoring and follow-up are extremely important even after the patient leaves the hospital. Cellma supports telehealth services and enables virtual consultations and remote monitoring. Patient can confirm, cancel, or re-schedule telemedicine appointments to suit their availability. It reduces no-shows significantly with appointment confirmations and reminders about upcoming remote consultations via the patient app and portal.
E-Pharmacy-
The E-Pharmacy module of Cellma integrates prescription management with the hospital’s pharmacy. Heart Failure medications can be prescribed electronically, and pharmacists receive the prescriptions in real-time. Cellma’s Pharmacy Medicines Management & Medicines Administration are seamlessly integrated with each other and ensures quality, safety, and efficiency for all prescribed and dispensed items. Cellma’s E-pharmacy & E-prescribing module is integrated with the billing module and hence, it automatically records and generates patient-level costing.
Communication-
Communication is important for smooth patient care. Cellma’s communication module allows healthcare providers to communicate without any issues and provides secure messaging and collaboration tools. Patient can participate and take their health care in their own hands through self-registration, feedback, and access to specific parts of their medical record. Hospital administration can inform the patient about their tests results, upcoming appointments and treatment options.
Finance and Billing-
Cellma’s Finance and Billing module simplifies the financial operations of a hospital. It handles everything from the patient’s heart failure treatment’s billing to insurance claims processing and ensures accuracy and transparency. The finance and appointment module in Cellma is completely connected. As a result, patients get automatic billing for each treatment episode and the service provided at the department.
Business Intelligence and Reporting-
The Business Intelligence and Reporting module provides cardiology department and the hospital as whole with valuable insights into the departments and hospital’s operations, through advanced analytics and reporting tools. Cellma’s Business Intelligence and Reporting module provides clinical, managerial and financial reports on all data stored within an organisation. Every single piece of data can be accessed in three easy-to-read formats. Our dynamic dashboards give you a snapshot of any specific key performance indicators, customisable to present only the data you need.
Heart failure is a complicated condition that requires an in-depth and coordinated approach to care. Managing the patients of heart failure involve addressing a various challenges. Cellma effectively transforms heart failure management by streamlining patient information, supporting medication follow-ups, and engaging patients in their care.
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