Use Case Repository
Referral of patient from primary to secondary care using push technology
Scenario context:
In this Realisation Scenario, the GP knows to which specialist he is going to refer the patient. He/she sends a request for further treatment, the reason for referral, and a patient summary to the selected specialist through a secure point to point connection
Actors:
Secondary Care EHR System (specialist)
Primary Care EHR System (general physician)
Transactions:
Generate Summary (discharge letter)
Send Document
Technical Process Flow:
- Secondary Care EHR System generates a discharge letter and shows this in editable form to the specialist
- Specialist edits the automatically generated document
- Specialist saves the Referral letter
- The Secondary Care EHR System sends the discharge letter to the Primary Care EHR System of the referring GP
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Content profiles:
Possible issues:
The automatically generated content of the referral letter may contain structured and coded elements that are defined on the national/regional level.
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