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Better GP-patient partnerships

The Health eCard is the future of ‘patient informatics’ and offers a secure, proven and very easy-to-use method of involving your patients. The system is non-Internet or network-based and therefore 100% secure.  Many GP Practices have already selected to become early adopters of the Health eCard, creating better patient partnerships and helping patients to take more responsibility for their healthcare. Indeed, there is an increasing body of evidence from other countries that treatment plans are more closely followed and with better results as patients become more proactive in their healthcare after they have full access to their records.

As more and more GPs routinely share medical records with their patients, and as patients demands for more information about their health increases, the Health eCard offers the perfect solution.  And, of course, fast and accurate access in a medical emergency to a patient’s Health eCard could even save a life. And let’s not forget, more patients now know - because of all the publicity surrounding Connecting for Health's 'Spine' - that they are actually legally entitled to their records.
 The Health eCard – simple to use in your surgery

The Health eCard Unit is positioned in a convenient place, preferably near the Reception Desk in the Practice. The Unit consists of two small boxes – one that controls the security and encryption of patient data and protects the Practice system from potential damage - and a second, smaller box that is patient-facing.

NEW: If you are using Emis LV, PCS or Web or iSoft Synergy, the Health eCard software is now even more tightly integrated with your system. Apart from speeding up the process, this also means that you only need the smaller of the two boxes, which is used by the patient to update his card.

When the patient receives his or her Health eCard for the first time, the patient selects a secure pass-phrase that only he or she knows and only then does the Health eCard become ‘live’. The patient then brings their Health eCard to the Practice, and at this first stage only, the Practice staff are required to fully identify the patient before allowing the first download of the medical record. Depending on the number of scanned attachments this download process will take between 25-90 seconds.

After each GP consultation, a patient inserts his Health eCard into the small patient unit and his latest consultation data is downloaded within a few seconds, keeping his record fully updated. Time required by you – zero.
The Health eCard – more information  

Please look at the pages that deal with the checking of patient’s records and the financial implication of the card.

(Remember, an integral part of the Health eCard software includes its unique and fast, record-checking system for GPs and Practice Managers).
   
   

Click on the Demo Button on the top of the page to see a complete demonstration – it will only take a few moments depending on your connection speed.
The Health eCard and associated flip card are registered designs and various international patents exist or have been applied for.
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