The CS-ECIS modules

The CS-ECIS is equipped with a tremendous amount of functionality. To be able to offer this properly to the health care sector, the functionalities have been subdivided. The different ChipSoft modules have been grouped together for the sake of clarity:

Outpatient and clinical care logistics and care registration
Electronic Patient Record
Financial settlement and management information.

Outpatient and clinical care logistics and care registration

ChipSoft’s underlying principle is that computerization should provide optimum support to the care providers’ workflow and therefore the entire patient treatment process. Because the ChipSoft modules can be integrated, there is no longer a need for a strict division between outpatient care and clinical care. An example of how this makes things easier is a situation in which an outpatient can be placed on the waiting list for admission and, if necessary, an operation from the outpatients’ diary. Another example is that the care provider in A&E can see where there is a bed available for an emergency admission, after which the relevant data can be entered immediately.

The outpatient and clinical registration can be expanded with modules that support the Electronic Patient Record. The same rule applies here; these modules can be integrated with existing modules.

ChipSoft has the following modules for outpatient and clinical care logistics and care registration:

CS-Patient
CS-Patient forms the basis for the CS-ECIS. The registration and recording of patient data takes place in CS-Patient, such as name, address, but also insurance data, e-mail and freely definable data.
CS-Schedule
CS-Schedule supports the outpatient departments’ logistics. The simple and quick planning of single appointments or combination appointments based on a treatment protocol is one of the standard features. The processing of referrals and supply of LAZR data is performed within CS-Schedule.
CS-Admission
CS-Admission are used for admission registration and planning. CS-Admission consists of the following features: registration of patient data, waiting list management, admission planning, admission/discharge registration, planning and occupancy reports. CS-Department is used for registration in the department. This module works closely with CS-Admission and offers decentralized admission functionalities, such as transfers, bed exchanges and discharge from the department. In addition, CS-Department offers support to the administration and registration tasks in nursing. If the OR module is also used, admissions and OR can share a waiting list. In addition, the admission and operating room planning can be integrated, which means that the operation and admission period can be planned at the same time.
CS-OR
CS-OR is the operating room planning, registration and management system. At the present time, this module is the most used management information and planning system for operation departments in the Netherlands. CS-OR supports waiting list management, planning, preoperative, real time and postoperative input of data, operation reports and stock control.
CS-Preop
CS-Preop supports the different statuses and workflows for preoperative screening. The screening list can be filled in and displayed digitally in the OR. The screening history for each patient is saved and is always viewable. The screening status can function as a basis for OR planning in CS-OR.
PDMS
PDMS is the patient data management system that supports the anesthesia care providers and the electronic anesthesia reporting, from preparation to recovery. Anesthesia Record can be linked to monitors, drip pumps, etc.
CS-Sterile
CS-Sterile supports the central sterilization department processes. CS-Sterile can be linked to CS-OR, so that from the OR planning the nets and articles can be requested from the central sterilization department.
CS-ER
CS-ER offers support to the business processes in the Accident and Emergency department. The patient routing related to accident and emergency is presented in a clear manner, including chronological data. In addition, different kinds of digital registrations can take place, such as case history, child abuse, trauma and injury registration.
CS-X-ray
CS-X-ray offers complete support to the radiology department’s processes. Integration with a PACS system is also possible through integrated work lists. If the ChipSoft appointment system is operational in the hospital, the radiography appointments in the hospital can be combined with other appointments.
CS-Archive
CS-Archive is the archive and loan system for paper records. The module always provides current information regarding a record: whether it has been requested, loaned or passed on. Thanks to the transparency of the methods and functions that are performed automatically by the system, CS-Archive has without a doubt added value for central and decentralized medical archives. Above all, CS-Archive can be integrated with the module CS-Multimedia, through which medical records can be easily digitalized and added to the digital patient record. This provides a total solution for both archiving paper records and the transition to a part or total digital record.

Electronic Patient Record

In ChipSoft’s vision, the EPR does not exist. An EPR is not an application that can be bought; an EPR is ‘created’ when data related to a patient are collected from different systems. An EPR is more than just a ‘diorama’. Being able to consult data that have been recorded in different systems is a first step. To end up with a comprehensive patient record, data will also have to be recorded by the care provider. The modules below are aimed at the presentation and recording of record information.

CS-Info
CS-Info facilitates the consultation of all information from the CS-ECIS, but also from other supplier’s subsystems, per patient or per patient group. In addition, through CS-Info, patient notes for any record (for each user, for each research group or public) can be updated.
CS-Digital File Record
CS-CS-Digital File Record is a module that facilitates the structural recording of all patient treatment matters, from admission history to the report. Recording data takes places through a predefined question and answer routine. Different actions can be started from CS-CS-Digital File Record , such as making laboratory requests, booking appointments and prescribing medication. As a result, the care provider receives optimum support during the treatment process.
CS-Medication
CS-Medication is ChipSoft’s Electronic Prescription System (EPS). CS-Medication has been designed in such a way that a patient’s complete medication profile can be compiled. Outpatient and clinical prescriptions can be generated with CS-Medication. Admission and discharge medication profiles are also completely supported.
CS-Document
CS-Document is deployed as a correspondence and reporting system. All the information recorded in the CS-ECIS can, if necessary, be automatically included in a report or letter. CS-Document employs templates in which the layout of the letter or report has already been determined, supplemented with data from the CS-ECIS. In addition, texts that are used frequently can be added as text blocks.
CS-Order management
CS-Order management is ChipSoft’s order management system. Orders can be generated in CS-ECIS using CS-Order management, or directly in the subsystem concerned (such as a lab system). In addition, orders can be authorized, accepted and assigned, and a feedback report can be automatically sent to the person making the request.
CS-MultiMedia
CS-Multimedia ensures a link between the scanned documents and the patient record information in the CS-ECIS. This could concern the referral from a general practitioner and digital images, such as a dermatologist's photographs.

Financial settlement and management information

CS-Invoice
CS-Invoice is ChipSoft’s invoice system. Due to the complexity of invoicing in Dutch health care, it is important that the user’s work process is optimally supported. A great advantage of the invoicing system is the computerization of processes that are very time-consuming if performed manually. In CS-Invoice, all declarable procedures in the care process are invoiced and the procedures are supplied to the financial system. If completed with CS-Ambulant for decentralized procedure registration, the entire course – from procedure input to invoice – is covered.
CS-Overview Generator
CS-Overview Generator is the statistics module that contains extensive functionality for generating overviews. Users themselves can make the required overviews that are needed for performing their tasks. The overviews can be displayed on screen or printed out. The lay-out is provided in the clear Report Builder functionality, which forms an integrated part of the CS-ECIS.
CS-Data Warehouse
CS-Data Warehouse is ChipSoft’s module for collating and categorizing the data originating from the ChipSoft operational modules or third party systems. After storage and processing, these data can be displayed in various forms using the presentation software of the institution’s choice, such as Microsoft Excel or Cognos.

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