St Jansdal hospital in Harderwijk, the Netherlands, is now connected to the National Switchpoint (LSP) thanks to iSOFT becoming the country's first hospital able to retrieve patient medication information via the Electronic Medication Record. Three pharmacies in the region have also been connected. The connection to LSP is via iSOFTs Transmural Medication Viewer (TMV). TMV gives specialists and other authorized carers an overview of all prescribed medication of a patient throughout the Netherlands, as recorded in the National Electronic Medication Dossier (EMD). This EMD is one of the first sub dossiers of the national Electronic Patient Dossier (EPD) which in the future will consist of all relevant information for the treatment of a patient. Access to the national medication information is a tremendous improvement in patient safety at hospitals and polyclinics.
Roland Ekkelenkamp, regional project manager at St Jansdal, said: "iSOFT has done an excellent job and realised the connection in a very short time. They have the expertise in-house and have shown how a connection like this should be built. We are proud to be the first hospital that is connected to the National Switchpoint (LSP)."
iSOFT's TMV has been tested extensively by the hospitals pharmacy. Once more pharmacies are connected, it will be rolled out to the Accident and Emergency Unit and other specialist departments.
Ekkelenkamp added: "iSOFT has been very flexible during the project. What is more, it has assumed responsibility for the end result. We are very happy with that, because the project will make a significant contribution to the implementation of the national Electronic Patient File."
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About iSOFT
iSOFT, a subsidiary of the IBA Health Group. iSOFT has over 35 years of experience in the Dutch healthcare sector. The daily care of some 40 percent of all hospital beds in the Netherlands is entrusted to iSOFT. The company also has a leading position in the hospital pharmacy and general practice markets. iSOFT claims a significant role in care innovation by means of state-of-the-art ICT solutions. It has over 250 employees based in Leiden, Nieuwegein and Groningen. For more information, please visit www.isoft.nl.
About IBA Health Group
Australian public company IBA Health Limited (ASX-IBA) is a prominent player in the international healthcare information systems market. More than 13,000 healthcare institutions in 35 countries across five continents use IBA solutions to manage patient data and improve their core business processes. The IBA Health Group employs 3,500 medical ICT experts and has its own design and development centres. For more information, please visit www.ibahealth.com.