PATIENT CHECK-IN SOFTWARE-A BOON TO PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES

Posted by arun on June 18th, 2015

A patient checking in, into a medical facility needs to furnish his or her details with the facility as regards their medical backgrounds and the type of treatment that they are looking at. Patient check in is the procedure where patients check in to begin their association or registration with the health care centre or hospital.

A customised patient check in software is the answer to this process of check in. As patient services are being expanded and made more available, the patient tracking system is becoming very essential and an absolute necessity with hospitals and patients themselves.

The patient check in software allows the passage and flow of information about the patient from their primary physician to the clinical area of the hospital. This is ideally done using a clipboard, an electronic tablet or even a touch screen kiosk.

In today’s day and age when most systems are managed electronically to promote ease and comfort to consumers, then why should the patient check in system be left behind? This system provides electronic and online registrations for patients, appointment reminders and also interact with patients regarding appoint re scheduling and further registrations.

A double pronged process, this software helps the patient to check in or pre-register themselves online or through the phone. On arrival at the hospital or the medical facility on the day of the appointment, the patient just needs to swipe his health card at a touch screen check in kiosk. This gives the hospital authorities the signal about the arrival and identity of the patient.

Pre booking of a patient’s appointment helps the staff of the hospital to extract the information and medical history of the patient prior to his appointment date and have the data ready for the physician on the day of the appointment.

The check in software also has the feature of reminding the patient about his or her appointment date and time. It does so by sending an email, or a text message or even a phone call. So no more forgotten appointments or last minute rush!

Today there is the important need of privacy of a person’s identity and information. Hence a signed paper form is not the acceptable norm any more. A unique log in of the user in a patient’s check-in system helps the cause of privacy. This not only ensures confidentiality, but also promotes paperless documentation and office work. Thus an environmental issue is also taken care of! It provides patient education and also saves on time at the front desk of a hospital.

Electronically managed, this software breaks down queue time and allows man force to be employed into more meaningful duties. Since the patient information is readily available, it is easier for the front desk to handle issues such as checking and insurance more effectively. The review on the check-up as well as medication and allergy lists is also managed smoothly.

The patient check in software is a giant step not only towards ease of medical help but also for health care centres for effective health management.