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Date: 08 October 2021
An intelligent automation technology, which has improved patient flow and saved staff time in the emergency department at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, has won Best Health Tech Solution of the Year at the Health Tech News (HTN) awards.
The IA technology, known as Bob, automates the transfer of patient notes from South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) to our system in the emergency department at Queen Alexandra Hospital during patient handovers.
Members of the IT team worked with the emergency department’s administration department and were able to map the patient record workflow and pathways from the ambulance into ED.
The team designed ‘Bob’ to help reduce the need to manually upload patient documentation with 82 per cent of documents now completed by the IA technology.
This provides our clinicians with quicker access to incoming patient’s information, ensuring reduced risk and patient safety.
The technology also received a highly commended in the Best Use of AI and Automation Tools category at the HTN awards.
Claire Durrant, emergency floor IT systems lead at PHU, said: “We are delighted to receive an award and a highly commended nod for ‘Bob’.
“This technology really has made a difference to our staff and to our patients. Our teams are working on a number of opportunities to integrate AI across several departments and we are excited to be at the forefront of IA usage in healthcare.”
It comes after the IT team won Digital Transformation of the Year award at the National Technology Awards for their work to create streamlined IT solutions which have saved 50,000 clinical hours.
They created a network of clinicians, from a range of specialities, to help co-design the solutions and collect feedback from colleagues and patients.
Read more about how our IT team and clinicians how designed digital solutions across our Trust on our website.
