Managing consent for EMIS data sharing to access shared patient records is a crucial component of maintaining patient confidentiality and ensuring that healthcare professionals can deliver effective care. Here's how you can manage this process efficiently within EMIS Web.
Understanding Consent Options
EMIS Web allows for varied consent options to ensure patient preferences are respected:
- Implied Consent: If a patient has not explicitly expressed dissent, implied consent is assumed. This allows healthcare professionals to access records, which is particularly useful in urgent situations.
- Express Consent or Dissent: Patients can formally express their preferences. When a patient gives express consent, medical staff can document and share specific details of the care record as needed.
Navigating the EMIS System for Consent Management
Here's a step-by-step guide for healthcare professionals managing patient consent in EMIS Web:
- Access the Care Record: Navigate to the Care Record screen, excluding the Medication screen, to begin the process.
- Select a Patient: If no patient is currently selected, you’ll be prompted to choose one from the records available.
- Adjust Sharing Preferences: From the toolbar, select the 'Sharing' menu and opt for 'IHR Sharing' to view the patient’s consent preferences. Here, you can either consent to sharing the detailed record or register a dissent.
- Temporary Changes: You also have the option to set temporary consent changes, allowing you to enable or disable sharing based on clinical grounds.
If a patient has already opted out, their health records remain private unless in a specified medical urgency, enhancing patient trust and control over personal health information.
Did You Know?
Hero Health offers additional functionality that integrates seamlessly with EMIS Web. This includes individual messaging capabilities that allow healthcare providers to share context-specific health information directly with patients. This helps not only to maintain streamlined communication but also to uphold patient consent preferences effectively.
