Nice work flow diagram.
One of the more difficult things I've encountered in 10+ years of health
care software development is documenting the work flow.
The hallmark of a good clinic hospital seems to be the ability to adjust
the work flow to meet the need. There's the work flow the system
expects, what's documented in the continum of care protocol, and then
there's what happens on the day to day.
Here's what I can offer for the benefit of the good:
supplies -----+-----------+-----------+
| | |
v v v
triage +--> intake --> treatment --> release
|
+--> administration --> billing -- > payment
we're having the same challenge at X12, documenting workflow that allows
for the development/maintenance of the EDI transaction set.
<humor>
I think there's a game "Sim City Hospital" or something like that which
is pretty fun to watch also. Health care work flows are so arbitrary
from one place to the next you could probably document the work flows
from the GAME and have something to work with too :-)
</humor>
Richard
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