Ambulatory Care System
Ambulatory Care System
Ambulatory Care System
ORY CARE
SYSTEM
Prepared by: June Mirth S.
Apuhin
Ambulatory
Care
refers to a wide range of medical
services and procedures that are
conducted on an outpatient basis.
Ambulatory Care
Services includes:
Diagnosis
Observation
Consultation
Treatment
Intervention
Rehabilitation
services.
Purpose:
The central purpose of an
ambulatory
care information system is to
communicate information to the
practitioner to facilitate clinical
decision making.
manipulate
Advantages of Ambulatory
Care Information System
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Advantages
5. Improved clinical outcome analysis
enhanced research productivity
through data mining and facilitate
institutional handling of managed
care challenges in a timely manner.
6. Improvement in hospital inventory
management.
7. Better monitoring and
management of costs prescription,
consumables, doctors fees, etc.
Administrative benefits
Reduction in size of the record room
Reduce time spent finding and delivering chart
Increase privacy of data
Formats that are legible
Comply with legal regulations
Promotions of quality assurance
Improve patient satisfaction
Ability for home access by the physician and nurse
practitioners
Alerts for incomplete data
Integration of clinical data
Cost
Effective
Accurate
insuranc
e
informati
on obtain
Financi
al
Benefit
s
Reduction
of rejected
claims
Timely bill
submission
processed
resulting
decreased
days in
accounts
payable
CLINICAL BENEFITS
Medication record
Vital Signs
Progress
notes
Results from
Radiology
laboratory
departments
Flow sheets
Growth Charts
Immunization records
Medication allergies
Profiles
Alerts
Reminders
Follow-up system
E-prescribing
Evidencebased
medicine
accountability
The need for continuous support
Privacy and confidentiality of
information
Accessibility and security of data and
information
Integration and support to
the other system
References