Dr Laurie Miles wrote:
> Gillian
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> We remain with the non-on-line version because of all the problems experienced
> with the online version. The online version does not allow editing of data - you
> either have to accept the Spine address or reject it, not modify parts of it. An
> administrative and IT nightmare, poorly implemented.
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> We maintain our addresses on our GP system - please explain the mechanisms by
> which this data is reconciled with the spine address data. Because if it is not
> regularly reconciled, then it makes a complete nonsense of the CfH programme.
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> We check addresses regularly with patients - that is all the IM&T DES requires.
> The ON-Line bit is unnecessary and just confuses everyone, particularly with the
> inflexible implementation.
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> In my opinion no-one with a practice based server should be using the online
> system until these matters are sorted out, rather than just inflicted on GP
> without any thought to the consequences.
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> Laurie Miles
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<dresses as Gillian>
We work with it on-line. (We use the same clinical system as Laurie.)
There is a 3rd option, to defer updates.
On the occasions I get a mixed bag of disagreements, I use the defer
button, take what I like from the spine data & enter it (as I normally
would with new/additional data). Next time, I'll use the 'Update spine'
button.
9 times out of 10 the disagreement is Mr/Master, which is a pain because
it doesn't automatically update at our end anyway, so I just use the
spine as a convenient way to fix it.
I rather suspect this *IS* the mechanism by which spine data is
maintained, and hope (rather than trust) that this is recognised by the
powers that be.
The databases are not, overall, terribly different for us. I get 1-3
boxes per day to consider, & decreasingly so.
</dresses as Gillian>
Much as I hate to defend CfH I think this bit is a minor imposition and
one with some value to us :)
Mark
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