Mar
19
Written by:
admin
Thursday, March 19, 2009
This is just an idea. Open for comments.
I have a rough plan ---
if we collect the email address, consent and a patient supplied password (stored in custom field in MD3) at the time of handing the patient their path request slip
- I would like to be able to be able to email the patients results to them.
- Results would be emailed based on policies we setup for
this.
- the DCP will handle emailing of the days checked results.
I will add a new form to the DCP - this form will load all checked results for the doctor on the current day and create a summary document for each enrolled patient (those with stored email and password) .
The doctor can review the list to be sent prior to sending emails. The documents would zipped with the patients nominated passwords(or password protected pdf document) and attached to an iKey certificate signed email.
Document structure such as...................
Dear Mr John Citizen
This is a confidential summary of your test results.
You have three results which have been reviewed today by your doctor , Dr xxxxx.
One result is marked for discussion at consultation. You must make an appointment to discuss this result with Dr. Xxxxx Two results have been marked as Normal and are set out below .............................
,........,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
This has many advantages as we can make it policy to collect email addresses and passwords, and determine a policy for sending emails when results are marked as normal.
Urgent results will still be notified by telephone.
I want to eradicate phone calls for results as much as possible. We have been unsuccessful in doing so thus far.
I have seen a lot of third party portals and complex schemes but this is very doable and very simple.
What do you thinksss.
Anton