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Process for Producing and

Distributing Clinic Letters

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Order of Slides

1. Purpose of Clinic Letters


2. Healthcare Services
a. Primary Care
b. Secondary Care
c. Tertiary Care
3. Clinical Input
4. Admin Process
5. Questions

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1. Purpose of Clinic Letters
 To Improve patient care

 To Improve Patient Safety by providing a complete and accurate record of


appointments

 To provide this information in a timely manner to be followed up by the


recipient

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2. Healthcare Services

a. Primary Care b. Secondary Care c. Tertiary Care


• GP • Hospital • Highly Specialised
• Dentist • Community Care Treatment
• Optician • Urgent/Emergency • Transplants
• Pharmacy Care • Secure Mental Health
• Elective Procedures Services

Clinic Letter

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3. Clinical Input

Outpatient Appointment

Dictate.IT

Clinician Approval

Admin

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4. Admin Process

Dictate.IT

Clinician Approval

Amendments

Distribute

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4a. Dictate.IT

Clinical Productivity

Cost Effective

Faster Processing

Integrative

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4b. Clinician Approval

Dictation

Transcription

Clinical Approval

Admin Input

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4c. Amendments

Spelling & Punctuation

Grammar

Structure

Patient Details

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4d. Distribute

Recipients

Email

Post

Append Document

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Questions?

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