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Southampton University Hospitals to deploy
18-week-wait tool
30 April 2008
Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust will deploy Pathway
Manager from business intelligence specialists Ardentia to address national Referral to Treatment (RTT)
reporting requirements.
Pathway Manager enables NHS trusts to monitor patients’ progress
against the 18-week referral-to-treatment target and ensure compliance with the new NHS
regulations, ahead of the December 2008 deadline for compliance.
The system will also be
used within the Trust’s own inhouse information portal to drill down
and investigate wider issues relating to patient pathways in greater
detail.
Southampton has also chosen to deploy Ardentia’s datawarehouse and
patient-level costing solutions to address the deployment of resources
for healthcare and to understand potential risk, as well as supporting
the development of long-term financial modelling.
Adrian Byrne, IM&T director at Southampton University Hospitals NHS
Trust said: “Improved processes and systems, and access to essential
referrals-to-treatment information means a better flow of patients,
enabling managers and clinicians to plan and manage their workloads more
effectively and deliver an improved level of service, as well as
ensuring compliance with national reporting requirements.”
David Beeson, marketing director at Ardentia said: “With the 18-week
deadline fast approaching, Trusts need a robust solution in place to
ensure they have the essential referrals-to-treatment information needed
by clinicians and administrators. We are looking forward to working
closely with Southampton, ensuring they have the information for full
RTT compliance, and enabling them to continue to provide the highest
level of patient care.”
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