With more and more hospitals using MedicalNG in Nigeria and all around the world, Browse.Com is truly a pace setter in Electronic Medical Records. Below is the overview and features of the MedicalNG.   

MedicalNG Overview

PATIENT RECORD AUTOMATION & REGISTRATION PROCESS

PATIENT MEDICAL FOLDER

TREATMENT PATHWAY & DISCHARGE MANAGEMENT

DISPENSARY AUTOMATION & PHARMACY MANAGEMENT

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT & BILLING MANAGEMENT

PURCHASE ORDER PROCESSING & STOCK MANAGEMENT

INTEGRATION TO ACCOUNTS – and much more

A SUMMARY OF APPLICATIONS, FEATURES AND BENEFITS
.  Patient record automation and registration process
.  Admission processing & ward management
.  Patient medical folder
.  Patient identification using plastic card, photo ID, smartcard
.  Treatment pathway and discharge management
.  Dispensary automation and pharmacy management
.  Staff time recording
.  Clinical information management & statistics
.  Electronic document and billing management
.  Purchase order processing and stock management
.  Stores management
.  Laboratory management
.  Integration to ICD10 coding by World Health Organisation
.  Integration to Accounts – and much more


Provides:

Effective work-place management
Improved staff productivity
Centralised & up-to-date information
Centralised control
Secure information
Treatment pathway management
Stock and asset management
Cost and billing control
Links to accounts
MedicalNG

The first step in achieving your health care vision by standardizing on patient medical data set.

In other words, standardising on patient medical data collection requirements, thus facilitating data sharing by medical staff later, and creating a framework for a patient national medical database in Nigeria.

MedicalNG has been specially developed by Browse.com to provide a total solution to the entire healthcare sector.

It is flexible according to client requirements for a solution, and is engineered to be totally modular, providing:

• a system that can grow as requirements change,
• a system that can grow as resources change.


Three versions have therefore been developed, these being Enterprise, Standard and Lite. They provide solutions as appropriate to members of the entire healthcare sector. Details of features and benefits provided by the core modules of these three solutions are summarised below, together with similar details of the “pick and mix add-ons” for both Standard and Enterprise.


Enterprise Edition

Core Modules

• Patient Registration (In/Out Patient)

This module manages the registration process of all patients. Key patient demographic information is collected and patient photographs can be captured and stored in the database. Patients are generally classified under Pay Groups which identify their service billing option.


• Patient Record Management (In / Out Patient)

Patient records are captured, stored, managed and processed both for in and out patients. Each patient has an Electronic Medical folder that supplements the existing hardcopy folders. Key medical information such as Diagnosis History, Treatment History, Allergies, Immunisation, Drug Analysis, Family Medical History and Prescription History are stored. Electronic prescription is introduced in this module.


• Laboratory Management

Patient laboratory testing is processed and stored using this module. Laboratory test history is maintained automatically in the patient medical folder. Laboratory test samples and results are shared electronically.

• Stores Management including Inventory Control

Stock control and distribution are managed. Information such as minimum stock level, maximum stock level, re-order level and quantity on hand are all stored and managed. Stock item transaction history is maintained and an automatic re-order report is generated based on the quantity on–hand and re-order quantity. Stores manager enables the keeper to transfer stock items electronically.

Stock Item Information Management
Stock Levels Management
Stock Re-order Processing
Automatic Stock Item Re-order processing
Stock Item Movement History
Stock Item pricing Management


• Pharmacy and Dispensary Management

Drug issuing and point-of-sales is introduced by this module. Drug expiry date management and shelf-life are also tracked and monitored. Patient prescription cost is calculated at the pharmacy and there is integration with Accounts and Stores Modules.
• Patient and Corporate Billing

Patient billing at a private level is done by the billing department when the service is provided. Also at the end of a period, say monthly, company-based patients are billed accordingly.


Additional Modules

• Consulting Room Management

Patient medical folder provides the framework for consulting room management. All the necessary medical information to aid a Doctor’s treatment decision is available in the patient’s electronic medical folder. Electronic prescription can be prepared by the doctor and all medical notes can be generated during consultation.


• Procurement Management

Electronic purchase order processing (local purchase orders) can be generated and processed easily. A catalogue of all suppliers and supplier addresses and contacts is maintained. Purchase order processing life-cycle is managed by this module. Approval process can be controlled using financial limits.
Stock items purchased are then delivered into the stores using the stores module.

Purchase Requisition Processing (PRP)
Purchase Order Processing (POP)
Supplier Purchase Order Invoice Matching (SPIM)
Purchase Order Goods Delivery Processing
Purchase Ledger
Value Added Tax (VAT) Analysis
Supplier and Vendor Database
Supplier Key Information
Supplier Contact Management
Supplier Activity Management
Supplier Relationship Management

• Admission Processing (Treatment Pathway)

Patient admission and bed management are handled by this module.
Treatment pathway and treatment progress is monitored accordingly.
Patient discharge summary report can be generated when required.

• Accounting and Financial Management

MedicalNG has an integrated accounting and financial management module. All revenue and expense points can be interfaced to the accounting module. The core areas within the accounting modules are as follows:

Chart of Accounts set-up
General Ledger Management
Accounts Receivable (for corporate billing)
Accounts Payable
Journal Entry
Budgetary Control and Management
Integrated Fixed Asset Management
Balance Sheet
Profit and Loss
Trial Balance


• Drugs Manufacturing Management (Bill of Material)

Drugs manufacturing or the compound room are managed by this module.
The bill of material required to manufacture a drug is set-up and is also linked to the stock control for availability of items before manufacturing takes place.

• Document Management

This module introduces ‘Paperless Office’ to medical service providers.
Each patient can then have an electronic cabinet set-up to handle all electronic documents. Documents can be scanned, captured, stored and distributed electronically.

• Workflow Automation

This module provides the framework or inter-departmental work requests to be done electronically within the medical service provider. Electronic work request such as Laboratory Test Request by a Doctor can be undertaken electronically.

• Asset Management

This module manages the hospital assets. Fleet management is also included.

• Property Management

Facility maintenance and maintenance cost tracking is handled in this module.

• Human Resource and Payroll

Staff management and payroll processing in line with Nigerian Tax Laws. Staff Time and attendance record.

General Benefits

MedicalNG is the first step in achieving your Health Care Vision by standardising on patient medical data set.

• Centralised patient database and information.
• Secured electronic patient record.
• Integrated patient information which is readily available at ALL TIMES to doctors, hospital staff and ALL hospital/clinic departments.
• Patient treatment history readily available, hence treatment decision-making is effective and efficient.
• Patient family medical records readily available.
• Patient treatment billing and invoicing made easy.
• Automated patient prescription management
• Patient prescription processing linked to Pharmacy.
• Online secured electronic patient-related medical documents (Patient Electronic Cabinet).
• Patient treatment pathway management – Automated Treatment Protocol – e.g. heart transplant processing, cardiac chest pain, plastic surgery.
• Electronic staff time and attendance recording.
• Adhoc reporting – management information.
• Patient data highly secured with database encryption approach.
• Integrated accounting systems.
• Integration to payroll systems.
• Patient medical SMARTCARD option available.
• Data replication option.
• Electronic document management (Paperless Office) – Hospital Electronic Drawer.
• Hospital inventory and asset management.
• Hospital purchasing and procurement management.
• Remote patient data processing using information appliances such as hand-held computers, palm tops, laptops, and PDAs that can be used to collect patient data.
• Theatre booking and admission processing made easy.
• Audit Trail on all data processed.
• Treatment medical statistics readily available, which can help in medical research.
• INTERNET/Web/WAP implementation option available.


Additional Option

Also available with MedicalNG:

Plastic Card processing (third party software and hardware)

This enables MedicalNG to capture patient photographs and produce photo ID cards for patients. This photo ID card replaces the current paper cards and can be a source of revenue for the medical service provider.

Standard Edition


Core Modules (see modules description in enterprise Edition)

• Patient Registration
• Patient Record Management (In / Out Patient)
• Patient and Corporate Billing
• Stores Management including Inventory Control


Additional Modules (see modules description in Enterprise Edition)

• Laboratory Management
• Procurement Management
• Pharmacy and Dispensary Management
• Accounting and Financial Management
• Document Management
• Workflow Automation

Lite Edition

Core Modules (see modules description in Enterprise Edition)

• Patient Registration
• Patient Record Management (In / Out Patient)
• Patient Billing