Benefits to the Surgery

The Surgery Pod is designed to save time, reduce recording errors and increase the number of tests performed. The patient conducts their own preliminary checks in advance of their appointment with the doctor. All fields are Read-coded, so the information is transmitted automatically to the patient management system ready for the patient’s consultation.

The Surgery Pod will enable the GP to spend more high value time in the consultation with the patient, using the information that will already be available to them. It delivers results with a high level of accuracy, significantly improving their productivity and efficiency.

What is more, the Surgery Pod can also be used to capture the changing personal details of the patients, such as address or telephone number, which also frees up the reception staff, allowing them to deal with more pressing queries and reducing queue times.

The information gathered from the Surgery Pod check-up also assists in the maintenance of Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) points for the surgery, and furthermore each machine can be uniquely configured to help with specific QOF requirements to optimise practice performance by providing the information required by their PCT.

This flexible system can be configured in line with individual surgery software requirements. The Surgery Pod is connected to the existing surgery computer system using an Ethernet connection, and is able to post data directly and securely into individual patient records, so there is no need to re-enter information. Data is collected prior to the consultation, can be instantly displayed on the GP’s screen and is appropriately coded to ease compatibility and interoperability with existing systems.

The modular software structure enables surgeries to update individual aspects of the Surgery Pod without having to make changes to the core package. This allows further services and devices to be added as they become available.