A Centralised, Connected Digital Home for Community Care in the U.K.

October 25, 2022
RDUH is streamlining transfers of care by making care plans and assessments available in real time, enabling clinicians to send real-time messages about patient care, and improving the speed and visibility of referrals.

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (RDUH) unified its community services and acute care providers on a single electronic patient record (EPR). This integration supports care coordination across settings and serves as a successful model for other trusts in the U.K.

How They Did It:

  • Implemented a single, integrated electronic patient record for community and acute care clinicians
  • Leveraged Epic’s home care mobile application to allow documentation of visits on the go
  • Gave clinicians access to Secure Chat so they could message other members of the care team
  • Created a network of knowledgeable staff across Devon to support change management and standardise workflows

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