SCS-CMS among the finalists in the Tech Excellence Awards 2024
Great news! In this year’s Tech Excellence Awards the Specialised Care Services Clinical Management System (SCS-CMS) Programme has been announced as a finalist in two categories:
- Public sector project of the year
- IT professional team of the year
The Tech Excellence Awards represent the most prestigious achievements across the technology sector, recognising the skills, innovation and ingenuity of the industry and its people. The Tech Excellence Awards are Ireland’s badge of honour in the tech sector, and represent the most prestigious achievements in tech recognising the skills, innovation and determination of people and solutions.
This year the event marks its 22nd anniversary and it will take place on 23rd May in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dublin. The Specialised Care Services Clinical Management System (SCS-CMS) Programme sits within eHealth Community and is committed to revolutionising healthcare delivery in Ireland through technology.
Our project “Making Specialist Services Electronic – Paper to Digital” involved the parallel implementation of a patient Electronic Health Record, namely TrakCare from the vendor InterSystems, in the National Rehabilitation Hospital and in parallel in the National Forensic Mental Health Services.
Patients in the care of the National Rehabilitation Hospital and the National Forensics Mental Health Services are facing significant challenges in the management of their health and wellbeing. The TrakCare solution that went live in 2023 addresses the needs of specialised services providing intricate patient care. Our programme consisted of rolling out two concurrent Patient Administration System (PAS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) projects.
The PAS solution captures, stores and manages essential patient non-clinical demographics, inpatient movement, waitlist management and outpatient activity. The EHR captures vital patient data in real-time, including medical history, diagnoses, allergies, alerts and medications, replacing the patient’s paper healthcare record/chart.
The solution, TrakCare, seamlessly interfaces with other healthcare systems for comprehensive integration of patient care. The implementation of Trakcare has built a sustainable legacy that continues to grow, each and every day and it will enable better patient care in the National Forensic Mental Health Service and the National Rehabilitation Hospital.
Fran Thompson, CIO eHealth HSE:
"I was delighted to see Pauline and the teams recognised for the delivery of our specialist EHR solution into the National Forensics Mental Health Service and the National Rehabilitation Hospital. The SCS-CMS team worked very closely with the site teams to deliver a fantastic system and result for patients and clinicians\".
Mary Cooke, Community Health Delivery Director, eHealth HSE:
"It is a great achievement to have both the National Rehabilitation Hospital and the National Forensics Mental Health Service live on SCS-CMS. This programme of work commenced pre-covid and I would like to express my appreciation and congratulate everyone who has been involved at the different stages of the journey from both Community Health and the wider eHealth team. The strong partnership approach adopted by the staff of the National Rehabilitation Hospital, National Forensics Mental Health Service and eHealth enabled the successful implementation of SCS-CMS, which will enhance the experience of both service users and the staff delivering the services into the future".