Since 2 September 2021, Monash Health Cardiology reports generated by HealthTrack have been available in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Copies of the cardiology reports have continued to be sent to Scanned Medical Record (SMR).
What is happening?
Starting the 20 October 2021, new reports generated by Monash Heart cardiology will no longer be sent to SMR. This is for all Monash Health sites.
Copies of Monash Heart Cardiology reports dating back 2 years will be migrated into the EMR and viewable in the patient chart in the Documents tab of the Results Review section.
Reports created prior to 20 October 2021 will still be available in SMR.
Why we’re doing it
The reasons for moving Reports into EMR, and stopping copies being sent to SMR are:
- Standardising towards a single clinical data repository in the EMR for reviewing all Cardiology related information;
- Current preparations for enhanced EMR functionality for the Victorian Heart Hospital (VHH) will mean some of HealthTrack functions are taken up by the EMR. Importing the cardiology documents means clinicians only need to view information in one place;
- Allows automated updates of amended and ‘in-errored’ documents; and
- Improved clarity, visibility, and access for all clinicians.
For further details regarding EMR resources, including the Results Review Quick Reference Guide, please refer to the emrmonashhealth.org page.
Approved by Emilio Pozo