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How BetterHealth record Works Just like a paper record system, but easier! The advantage of BetterHealth record is in the diversity and complexity of its internal design . . . but this is something you don’t have to think about. BetterHealth record is structured so that you won’t be bothered with complexity or limited in the way you capture and store patient data. At its core, BetterHealth record consists of three basic levels of information. These are the record, the transaction, and the item. Each is described below.
Viewing your information As the previous example shows, each record will show the transactions in outline form by chapters (e.g. administrative, medical) and in order selected by the user such as chronological. Additionally, all transactions belonging to one specific episode of care such as a hospital stay can be grouped, with the possibility to “open” or “close” each of the successive stays. A customizable selector further allows presenting only a specific subset of transactions. The selection criteria include amongst others: author, medical specialty, institution and department. This function offers an excellent and powerful way to quickly see an overview and to access pertinent data even in huge patient files. Create new records quickly BetterHealth record makes creating a new patient record simple and fast. You specify the minimum data elements to uniquely identify each patient. This can include, but is not limited to, Social Security Number, Medical Record Number, Patient ID from a practice management system or a combination of criteria such as first name, last name, sex, and date of birth as required by local regulations. Once it is set by you, BetterHealth record will automatically prompt for these criteria, to which it will automatically add a unique internal identifier. Collect and manage the information you require BetterHealth record allows you to capture a variety of data types including numeric, text, external text, treatment schedules, and any type of multimedia object such as ECG, video, image scanners, and sound recorders. Permanent and associated lists are features of BetterHealth record to help the ease and speed of data entry and to assure consistency of the medical documentation within healthcare teams. Permanent lists are lists of contents that are always available for any item. Associated lists are lists of terms that can be linked with one or several items. Cascade lists in form of logical networks on several levels enhance the ease and speed of data entry (e.g. "auscultation of the lungs: coarse crepitations, basal, right"). All of these lists are completely customizable by the user. Capture images
Link important pieces of information BetterHealth record supports the creation of links between specific items and external databases, e.g. national or international disease or diagnosis or procedure codes. BetterHealth record also allows the user to integrate any type of multimedia object as part of an item content, e.g. picture of a skin lesion, an entire ECG recording. BetterHealth record also offers a number of attributes that can be used to describe items. This increases the detail and precision of recording data, e.g. for measurements, BetterHealth record can specifically record units, reference range, and degree of abnormality (scaled from 0 to 7). Automate data capture The same series of items is frequently needed for clinical documentation. This is the case, for example, with administrative data, past medical history, consultations of a given type, technical examinations. With BetterHealth record , such items can be grouped into customized “sequences.” This way, you only have to set up commonly required item once, and have them available for subsequent patient visits. Sequences are easily defined and customized by the user
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