Download The Better Way: Connected Healthcare SANDY TOMMY MELISSA

The Better Way: Connected Healthcare
SANDY
MELISSA
MAKE APPOINTMENT
to take elderly mother to doctor re:
severe arthritis pain
TOMMY
APPOINTMENT
MAKE
with pediatrician for suspected
broken finger
APPOINTMENT
MAKE
FOR ANNUAL PHYSICAL
PICK
UP
from nursing home
Arrive at
Arrive at
DOCTOR’S OFFICE
DOCTOR’S OFFICE
TAKE TO FAMILY doctor’s office
Doctor accesses her information
Doctor accesses her information
ELECTRONICALLY
ELECTRONICALLY
MOTHER
Arrive at
DOCTOR’S OFFICE
Doctor sends Rx via PDA to
Information is
Doctor sends records to
PHARMACY
CORRECT
LAB for additional tests
Information is
CORRECT
Doctor accesses her information
ELECTRONICALLY
Doctor sends Rx for pain via PDA
CHECK
for drug interaction
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to
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PHARMACY
Doctor
ORDERS
x-ray.
RADIOLOGYsends
X-rays to Orthopedic Surgeon
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Information is
CORRECT
Prescription
filled
CHECK
for drug interaction
SURGEON
Orthopedic
views X-rays
Doctor prescribes main medication
and sends via PDA to
PHARMACY
Prescription
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filled
DOCTOR
sets broken finger
Pharmacist
CHECKS for
RETURN
drug interaction
for followup
Prescription
filled
Through connected healthcare, Melissa’s day has become so
much more manageable because she is no longer wasting her
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time filling out an endless trail of forms, picking up x-rays and
charts and waiting around for prescriptions to be filled.
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