The History of Patient Source
PatientSource was founded in 2012 by Dr Michael Brooks and Dr Philip Ashworth.
Mike is a still practising emergency care doctor and Phil is a PhD Physicist specialising in medical imaging devices, both coming from the Cambridge University stable.
The original vision and drive were conceived through frustration with the expensive, difficult to use and subpar digital solutions in the market, which fostered reliance on paper.
‘Bootstrapping’ the company for several years, an injection of Cambridge Angel investment monies gave the opportunity to deliver a 9-month pilot into the James Paget Ambulatory service. The clinical and Management team were so delighted with our solution, they commissioned a 5-year contract to immediately follow!
After spending 13 years client side working in various project and IT leadership roles across Community Services, Acute, Mental Health and Commissioning, Lee Francis joined the team as the Sales, Marketing and Partnerships Director, Lee was recognised as a later stage co-founder - So enamoured with the solution and company ethics, Lee delivered 2 years sweat equity whilst building a revenue base.
Phil McSweeney, a Nurse by training who then ascended the management ranks to become a COO of a Primary Care Trust before forging a career as a Management Consultant was one of the original Angel investors. Phil served as a NED before becoming the PatientSource Executive Chair.
“The reality is, you are a quite highly paid admin monkey”
Click the video to hear the engaging and tragic story that led to the birth of PatientSource.
Our Solution
PatientSource came into existence because of a real situation where patient care was compromised. PatientSource has a commitment to improve patient care and we believe technology has the power to greatly enhance clinical practice, but only when that technology is designed by doctors and nurses themselves.
PatientSource is designed for clinicians by clinicians and we develop and deploy to enhance our system wherever possible. We understand that everyone has different needs and we will take time to understand your needs.
Modular Based EPR
What makes PatientSource stand out from the crowd is our modular approach to creating the perfect EPR for our clients. Like customisable building blocks, PatientSource can become whatever your hospital, clinic or department needs it to be. This agility allows you to build a completely bespoke system that moulds around your current processes. It also means that you can build your own version of PatientSource as you grow, adding relevant modules when needed.
More about PatientSource
Are you looking to procure a full EPR?
Do you need a module to support your existing functionality?
Can we build a module to support a ground-breaking care pathway?
Please get in touch, we will be very happy to talk to you about your requirements.
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Our comprehensive yet simple EPR is designed to make health and care professionals’ lives easier. Our modern, tailored, friendly to use system ensures professionals have the information they need, when they need it, with proven improvements to patient safety and staff efficiency.
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Clinical Noting and eForms - The PatientSource clinical noting module allows clinicians to record notes and assessments against the patient record. This saves money, improves patient safety and makes staff more efficient by replacing handwritten ward notes, forms and letters.
eObservations (Vitals) - The PatientSource eObservations (eObs) module is a cost-effective alternative to paper observation charts that improves safety and efficiency within hospitals.
ePrescribing (EPMA) - The PatientSource electronic prescriptions and medication administration (EPMA) module, also known as ePrescribing, is proven to increase patient safety and enable the seamless transition from traditional paper drug charts.
Investigations - The PatientSource electronic investigations (order communications) module enables the ordering of, and issuing of, investigations, tests and reports into a single platform.
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Emergency Department - PatientSource carries a powerful Emergency Department tracker which allows you to manage all of your cases in one screen.
Diabetes - The PatientSource Electronic Diabetes Record allows health and care professionals to coordinate care for diabetic patients more effectively, improving patient outcomes and saving costs at your organisation.
Dental - The PatientSource Dental module is a fully-comprehensive dental software package, complete with interactive dental charts, customisable proformas and other tools that help to monitor a patient’s dental health.
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Electronic Discharge - The PatientSource electronic discharge module tracks and manages a patients’ journey through hospital, saving clinicians’ time making discharge quicker and reducing the average length of patient stay.
eReferrals - The PatientSource referral management module is a simple, user-friendly solution proven to increase referral decision speed.
Trackers (Ward Boards) - The PatientSource tracking module gives healthcare professionals the ability to access information about a patient’s care pathway from the ward or clinic.
Messaging and Chat - The PatientSource clinical messaging module allows health and care professionals to communicate safely and more efficiently.
Pharmacy Stock Control and Dispensing - PatientSource has a fully integrated Pharmacy Stock Control and Dispensing module that allows Pharmacists and Dispensing professionals to maintain the supply and management of prescriptions and drugs. The system helps decrease medication errors, increase patient safety, report drug usage and track costs.
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Patient Administration System - The PatientSource Patient Administration System (PAS) is a modern, user friendly system to support patient management, including tracking patients and managing admissions, ward attendances and appointments.
Billing - The PatientSource billing module is a fully-itemised, automated billing system designed specifically for the needs of the private and international healthcare sector.
Clinical Coding - The PatientSource coding functionality automatically suggests relevant code linked to specific medical classification as diagnoses are entered into the PatientSource system. PatientSource supports (SNOMED CT, ICD11, ICD10, ReadCode2.
Incident Reporting - The PatientSource Incident Reporting module records reports of ‘near miss’ and adverse incidents, while also ensuring they are investigated in a quick and timely manner.
Reporting and Auditing - Where possible PatientSource link to National codes in order to support mandatory NHS reporting requirements. PatientSource have a range of reporting methods to support your organisation’s needs.
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