General Practitioner - GP

What will the eMR bring in terms of efficiency?

• Improved legibility of information in discharge referrals
• Quicker turnaround on discharge referrals
• Legible information
• Potential in the future to interface to practice system improving access to information
• Fewer queries and reliance on patients to provide hospital treatment details

What will the eMR bring in terms of quality?

• Improved access to information to support provision of quality care throughout the continuum between hospital to community environments
• Improved patient recovery

How will the eMR improve care team coordination and communications?

• Improved access to information regarding hospital treatment and procedures supporting GP’s decision making process
• Less phone calls to the hospital

How will the eMR improve safety?

• Able to continue the correct treatment commenced while the patient was in hospital
• Able to follow-up with patient on repeat course of treatment
• Reduced re-admission rates arising from breakdown of information between the hospital and the GP