Forgive the late posting. I've only just got my PC going again after a
major crash.
We are in the process of evaluating the RAT software and find the advice
impractical so just ignore it. Use common sense to adjust doses and recall
times. It's far more reliable. The audit facility looks useful, however.
Bill Hart,
Everthorpe,
East Yorkshire.
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From: Stephen Miell <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: INR Software
Date: 20 January 1998 22:58
This lunchtime our practice nurses and reception staff had the opportunity
to tell us how much extra work, grief from patients and general hassle they
had incurred, as a result of the partners' bright idea of using a computer
program to handle Warfarin monitoring.
It's now been 3 months and still the extra workload of phlebotomy and
explaining to the outraged punters why their precious dose has changed
again is not abating.
Does anyone out there have any insight into when things begin to get
better, as the computer builds up it's database and starts calling people
back less often for blood tests?
At the moment we're in the ludicrous position of using GP's time to help
with the extra phlebotomy workload! Any suggestions gratefully received.
TIA
Dr Stephen Miell
Burnham Medical Centre
Burnham On Sea, Somerset
Tel: 01278 795445
Email: [log in to unmask]
Home Tel & Fax: 01626 332752
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