Features

Patient identification

• patient identification by scanning the patient wristband
• comparison with expected patient and warning in case of incorrect patient identity
• warning in case of misidentification risk due to similar sounding names

Patient and procedure details

• taken from HIS (HL7)
• misidentification warning

Process overview

• digital surgical checklist for wards and operating rooms (visible to all)
• consideration of process dependencies, e.g. SO (sign-out) blocked until TTO (team time-out) has been completed/approved
• process visualization for a clear real-time overview
• completeness check

Customisable digital checklists

• e.g., TTO (team time-out) and SO (sign-out) only in an emergency
• shortened TTO check with 3 checks only, in contrast to standard TTO

Warning notices

• display of warnings from the HIS
• medical information, e.g., allergies, antibiotic prophylaxis
• care-related information, e.g., non-removable ring, glass eye, dentures, etc.

Note function

• digital Post-it note
• communication and information flow along the process chain
• placed right next to warning notices

Display and entry of the digital OP-checklist

• structured presentation of test steps
• overview of completed and pending tasks
• timestamp and complete audit trail: who did what, when?
• documentation of necessary process deviations
• instructions for action at each test step

Role concept

• profession-specific checks and approval rights

STOP function

• in the event of deviations or problems in the process
• STOP is visible for subsequent checklist sections

Hospital information system (HIS) integration

• single sign-on: direct access from the HIS
• data transfer from the HIS
• HIS export of checklists as PDF files to the medical records archive

Link to HIS/electronic temperature chart (eFK)

• integration into digital medical records, e.g. verification of surgical consent
• jump to electronic fever chart (medication)

Status display in the HIS

• users can see the status of the digital OP-checklist for the respective procedure in the HIS