- ASP or local server solutions are available, time tested since 2003, managing over 350,000 patients at present
- Fully Implemented Cardiology Workflow
- Fully implemented for Radiology Workflow, Endocrinology Workflow, and Rheumatology Workflow
- Workflow specifics configurable by user
- Decision Enhanced Software – Thinking software to help store and retrieve the right information in an instant
- Data Mine – every piece of clinical information is stored as discrete data, including encounter notes.
- Ideal for clinical research and generation of hypotheses.
- Ideal for chart audits for adherence with guidelines.
- Modular and Scalable Design – The Cerebrum™ system design and architecture is scalable, upgradeable and adaptable
- DICOM Interface – All images are part of EMR , one can review all images Echo, stress echo, cardiolytes, angiograms etc) right from the desktop, while seeing the patient.
- Allows reporting and viewing of cardiology and radiology images over the web, saving time in the office for the physician
- Easy-to-Learn – Shorten training time with an intuitive and easy-to-use interface
- Microsoft-based Architecture – Recognized, Stable, Tested, and Effective medical technology platform
- Reports are auto sent either by fax or by HRM, which deposits the report directly into referring doctor EMR, saving significant time on manual assigning and uploading
Clinical Notes and Consultation Reports
Physicians can create their own set of pull down menus to use for creating consultation report or progress notes. No dictation/transcription is necessary. Any medical or surgical specialty specific descriptions are configured in admin; no programming required. CEREBRUM™ for Cardiology, Rheumatology, Respirology and Endocrinology is fully developed. Any other specialty can be configured without any additional programming.
Universal and Customizable Test Reporting Module
CEREBRUM™ has the tools to create a reporting module for any test, any procedure in specialty. Each doctor can create their own report generator and then use it to produce reports on tests in their specialty.
Artificial Intelligence
Physician is able to add new phrases and paragraphs for the clinical notes directly from the encounter interphase while working on a patient’s file and it immediately becomes available for further use on subsequent pages. Thus the more it is used, the smarter it becomes.
Cumulative Patient Profile
Full CPP functionality as per OMD spec 4.1. Pertinent part of CPP can be selected to repopulate into the consult note or progress note.
Chronic Disease Flow Sheet
For COPD, Asthma, Hypertension, Chronic Heart Failure, Diabetes or any other chronic disease. Physician can create custom flow sheets for any other condition they wish to track in a flow sheet format.
Medication Management
Including drug interactions and allergy management: manages all patients’ medications and prescriptions. It inserts newly prescribed medications and discontinued medications into the progress notes/consult and alerts if a medication prescribed is on allergy list or had an adverse reaction in the past. It keeps all historical dose changes and reason for changes.
CEREBRUM™ Research Tool
Allows searching across any set of parameters for trends or to assess the adherence to guidelines
Web Booking Portal
Allows appointment scheduling over the web directly into the doctor’s schedule. Any medical information for the appointment can be uploaded from that portal by referring physician and it goes directly into the patient’s file. The online form becomes the referral form. No faxing/uploading into the file is required. The same portal allows for printing a card for the patient with appointment details, special instructions and a map for the office.
Automated Appointment Reminder
CEREBRUM™ has phone appointment reminder and e-mail appointment reminder. Any appointment related instructions are reminded to patient in addition to confirming the appointment. Programming allows for the use of multiple languages.
Waitlist Module
Manages all overflow patients and allows very close control of patients with serious conditions, who must have regular follow up at specific intervals.
Referral and Triage
In addition to web booking portal, a full triage/referral management module is available.
Booking Confirmation
CEREBRUM™ auto-send a booking confirmation to the referring doctor with all appointment details and instructions for the patient.
Multi-resource Schedule
CEREBRUM™ contains sophisticated and flexible scheduling application for multi-resource scheduling and efficiency (time, rooms, different levels of human resources, and different kinds of equipment for testing and consultation). This increases efficiency through matching of resource and demand. Each healthcare professional can design and customize by specifying requirements and conditions.
External Document Management
Upload directly from fax or scanner into the patient’s file; ability to create custom folders by which one can sort the documents, when retrieving for review.
Lab Results Management
Electronically received lab results are inserted into the doctor’s inbox and into the patient’s chart at the same time. Physician can review the results in their daily mail or while reviewing the patient and mark them as seen. Abnormal results are highlighted. When signing for the results, it is sufficient to sign the final version, once final version is available, it replaces all preliminary ones. Abnormal results are flagged. Physician is able to order more bloodwork directly from the result review page. Next appointment and patients medications are visible on the page. Each individual result has a history of all previous ones and can be plotted against the medications start and end dates. The encounter page is prepopulated with most recent lab results.
Post-Procedure Module
Whether procedure was performed in the office or in the hospital, CEREBRUM™ will book all required procedure specific appointments and follow up and p[provide it to the patient in the form of flowchart with post procedure information, instructions and medication changes. Procedure specific follow up requirements are custom created by the physician in the ADMIN module.
Report/Consult Letter Download Portal
Referring physicians can download the test reports for their patients and the consult notes from the portal, as soon as they are produced
HRM Report/Consult Letter Distribution
Test reports/consult letters are auto sent either by fax or by hospital report manager (HRM), which deposits the report directly into referring doctor EMR.
HL7 Module
CEREBRUM™ is able to communicate in HL7 format with other health related applications using Myrth engine. Lab report management is one example.
White Board Function
Tracks and controls the workflow on multiple levels:
- Prior to appointment CEREBRUM™ flags patient files with incomplete prerequisites (e.g. lab result ordered during last visit). This work is usually referred to as “chart preparation” and is very labor intensive if done manually.
- During the appointment CEREBRUM™ auto-switches appointment status as patient proceeds from arrival to seeing a nurse or having an ECG while flagging orders to be transcribed, making follow up appointments and marking patients as having completed the appointment. At any point in time one can see physical location of each patient and what is completed and what is pending. The white board view of each support staff only shows the patients relevant to them and shows when they are ready for them.
- After the appointment CEREBRUM™ controls and tracks the status of every doctor’s orders, status of test reports and status of consultation reports as well as tracking patients billing status.
Doctor’s Worklist
Full list of tests to report, letters to complete. Everything is collected in one page from which a physician can complete the unfinished work without jumping from place to place
Contact Manager
Every contact with patient or about the patient or any of the patient’s test results is logged and tracked in patient’s file.
Task Manager
Assigns and tracks tasks to staff and allows for intra office communication
Billing Module
Includes IHF billing, radiology billing, hospital billing including billing for hospital procedures and bonus codes. Billing is fully automated, as tests and visits are completed, CEREBRUM™ auto-bills for them and auto-submits to OHIP, receives the confirmation and reconciles, when reconciliation comes back. Billing for phone consults and for e-consults is built in. Reconciliation is assisted by providing live links to the claim, patient, and appointment in question.
Practice Management Reports
CEREBRUM™ has a large variety of reports with customizable fields and columns, allowing any combinations and permutations of parameter selection to obtain even very specific information that is required.
Staff Performance Module
Tracks the workload and productivity of every staff member.
Staff Check In/Check Out
Time with reports available for payroll and “late for work” tracking.
System Access Management and Auditing and Logging
Every transaction in Cerebrum is logged as to who, when and from what IP address. Page opening reports are available and all logins are also tracked.