Duncan Guy wrote:
Dear All,
We have 30+ specialists using the same EMR with a common file for each
patient.
Occasionally there are referrals to each other - eg breast physician to
breast surgeon to oncologist.
Question - if Doctor A writes in the progress notes - refer to Dr B is
that a valid referral?
Each Dr has their own unique logon - every entry into the EMR is
labelled, dated and time as being entered by that Dr.
Duncan,
You wish.
Either it's a written-on-paper, signed-in-ink, referral or if it's
electronic it has to be signed electronically with the referring
doctor's HeSA supplied-Medicare Australia approved individual signing
key, the famous, but least-used piece of technology in the health
sector, the RAINBOW iKey [dongle].
This road-block to electronic referrals and electronic messaging in
general has been discussed ad-nauseam on this list.
If you want the relevant documents - Act and regulation - that relate to
this I'll send them to you.
Greg
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Canterbury Division of General Practice
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