Re: [via XForms Users Community Group]

Michael,

Thanks for the precisions!

-Erik


On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 9:49 PM, michael odling-smee <
michael.odling-smee@xml-solutions.com> wrote:

> Hi Erik,
>
> Thanks.
>
> As with many NHS patient forms there are a variety of channels available
> for completing these pre-op assessments including post, phone or
> face-to-face assessments with an NHS nurse. In general I understand a lot
> of the completed forms have to be re-keyed or are simply maintained as
> paper records.
>
> I am not sure of the exact proportions but I think the face-to-face
> assessments are probably the most common. From a clinical standpoint the
> face-to-face assessments probably produce the most reliable result but are
> obviously very resource intensive and are also inconvenient for the
> patient. For many patients who are generally fit and well I think the
> electronic form version is the way to go, with the other channels still
> available if the patient does not want to use the form, or where further
> clarity is required by the NHS organisation.
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 5 November 2012 18:08, Erik Bruchez <erik@bruchez.org> wrote:
>
>> Michael,
>>
>> That sounds like a great idea!
>>
>> How is this done in the UK right now? Do people have to fill out paper
>> forms, followed by data entry at the doctor's office?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> -Erik
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Michael Odling-Smee <
>> michael.odling-smee@xml-solutions.com> wrote:
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>>> I thought you might be interested in an XForms based web
>>> application www.forms4health.com - the foundation for which was created
>>> at a
>>> 2-day health hack known as NHS hack-day (NHS is the National Health
>>> Service in
>>> the UK). At the hack I proposed an electronic forms based application
>>> specifically for pre-operative assessments (essentially a set of
>>> questions [...]
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