Fortrus wish the project team at Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals Trust good luck at the HSJ Value awards next week.

Good luck to Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust at the forthcoming HSJ Value awards in the category 'Using technology to improve efficiency' with their project: 'Medical Records at the click of a button, our digital journey'.

The EMR system was introduced at BTUH to improve health care business efficiency and provide better integrated health and related services. ‘Unity’ the EMR solution provided by Fortrus Ltd acts as a clinical decision support tool which allows clinicians 24-hour access to structured, historic information about their patients, entailing the digital capture of almost half a million patient case notes.

The Board sanctioned the Programme on the understanding that it would deliver an ROI of 13% on a £6.3m investment over a period of five years, as well as provide tangible benefits to patient care and operational effectiveness. This has been realised through the closure of its large off-campus records library, along with the salaries of 65 medical records staff, some of whom have been redeployed.

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