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Workflower automates the MRSA screening and treatment process at Jan Yperman


WORKFLOWER USE CASE

Hospitals must absolutely monitor hospital bacteria such as MRSA. When laboratory results indicate that a patient is infected, or when an infected patient is admitted, the hospital must begin the necessary processes as quickly as possible. This includes not only starting treatment for the patient, but also isolating the patient and taking appropriate measures for everyone who came into contact with him, to prevent the bacteria from spreading to the other patients. Transparent coordination and communication between laboratory, nursing and hospital hygienists is indispensable. Read more

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AZ Sint-Lucas Brugge automates follow-up of applications from patients who want access to their medical records

WORKFLOWER USE CASE

Patients have a legal right to review their medical records and to request a copy of them. Forms are available from the hospital’s ombud or the hospital website. The patient simply returns the completed form to the hospital.

But how does the hospital make sure the application ends up with the right person? Does the application meet all requirements, and is it handled within the legal deadlines? What about the privacy of the patient and the GDPR regulations? And how can a hospital respond to the growing number of applications as patients become increasingly involved in their own care? At face value it should be a simple process, but it’s not that obvious…

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Workflower streamlines internal ordering for one-off purchases at AZ Nikolaas

WORKFLOWER USE CASE

Your laptop is breaking down and you urgently need a new one. The supply of insulin pumps is almost depleted. The medication refrigerator is due for replacement. Toys are needed for the Saint Nicolas celebration. The list of items a hospital needs to order is virtually endless…

And the ordering procedures can be quite complex, especially when they are paper-based.  First, it takes a long time to complete the approval flow so the product can actually be ordered. Plus, the forms themselves can get lost or misplaced. And if a request gets stuck, you can’t see where the bottleneck is, or follow up on the status of approvals.

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Sint-Lucas hospital in Ghent automates eBirth registrations

eBirth

WORKFLOWER USE CASE

Maternity ward nurses are dedicated to giving new mothers and their new-born babies the best care. Part of this includes dealing with administrative tasks, such as updating the electronic patient record (EPR) and registering every birth within 24 hours via the eBirth web service of the Belgian eHealth platform. Midwives must enter the administrative and medical data for each new-born into the EPR, and then do it a second time in the eHealth platform.
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Ghent University Hospital, supported by Amaron and Aucxis, has developed a proof-of-concept for the blood transfusion process in the emergency room

UZ Gent Bloedtransfusieproces

In collaboration with the Belgian Red Cross blood bank, the emergency department of Ghent University Hospital, together with Amaron and Aucxis, has developed a proof-of-concept for ordering and tracing blood products and monitoring blood transfusions. Amaron provides support for the processes with Workflower, while Aucxis integrates track & trace technology into the solution.

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