Authors (including presenting author) :
YIU KC(1),YEUNG CY(1),NG WL(1),YAN CI(1), NGAN H T(1), LAU JK(1), HO WY(1), LAM KY(1), CHEUNG TL(1), WONG HL(1), TSANG CF(1), HUI KW(1)
Affiliation :
(1)Information Technology and Health Informatics Division(IT&HI),Hospital Authority Head Office(HAHO)
Introduction :
Clinical documentation for inpatient service plays a vital role in multi-disciplinary communication for care continuity during patient hospitalization. Owing to current practice of paper documentation, there are various limitations on data accessibility, clinical interpretation and ineffective communication. To tackle the clinical situation, HOIT&HI Division takes the lead to develop Electronic Documentation (e-Doc) under Smart Hospital initiative to drive digital transformation.
Objectives :
This project aims at developing Electronic Documentation (e-Doc) in a multi-disciplinary approach to achieve digitalization as well as streamlining clinical workflow and enhancing clinical efficiency.
Methodology :
The development of e-Doc is under Smart Hospital Program. Product design focuses on driving data accuracy, data accessibility and user-friendly to support day-to-day clinical operation. Horizontal integration with clinical systems were deeply embedded in the project to improve clinical efficiency which has brought forward to pilot and further implementation at HA in 2024.
Result & Outcome :
As at 1Q25, 10 hospitals have started to launch e-Doc at pioneer wards. With digital transformation of e-Doc, it has unleashed the synergy effect with other smart ward product via clinical system integration. Champion sites reported that clinical workflow was streamlined to bring on time saving during ward round. Besides, it not only achieved high accessibility on clinical notes at anywhere anytime; and also reduced 33%-52% of paper usage at the implemented wards. For the way forward, a strategic direction on Generative AI for Patient Discharge Summary is now under exploration so as to further streamline clinical workflow.
