Patient Flow Overview

EMR Ghana is designed to support a seamless patient journey from arrival to discharge. This guide explains how data moves through the facility.

1. Registration (Front Desk)

The journey begins at the Patients page (/patients) where:

• A new patient record is created or an existing one is updated.
• A unique Hospital Number is assigned to the patient.
• The patient is added to the Queue for a specific department.

2. Triage & Vitals

Nurses in the Triage unit (/triage):

• Locate the patient in the triage queue.
• Capture Vital Signs (BP, Temperature, Pulse, Resp Rate, SpO2, Weight, Height).
• Document the patient's Chief Complaint.
• Categorize the patient using the Triage Category (Emergency, Urgent, Standard).
• Save the vitals, which automatically updates the patient's status to With Doctor.

3. Clinical Consultation

The Medical Officer/Clinician (/consultations):

• Reviews the patient's clinical history and newly captured vitals.
• Conducts the consultation and adds detailed clinical notes.
• Orders Investigations (Lab, X-ray, Ultrasound, ECG, CT-Scan, MRI).
• Prescribes Medications electronically.
• Sets the patient Outcome (Discharged, Admitted, Referred Out, Died, LAMA).

4. Diagnostics & Treatment (Lab/Imaging)

If investigations are ordered:

• The Laboratory or Radiology department receives the request in their departmental queue.
• Technicians perform the tests and upload results (values or images) electronically.
• Results are instantly available for the clinician to review.

5. Billing & Pharmacy

• The Billing department generates invoices for all services (Consultation, Investigations, Pharmacy).
• The Pharmacy (/pharmacy/dispensing) receives electronic prescriptions.
• Once payment is confirmed, the pharmacist dispenses the medications and marks the prescription as Dispensed.

[!NOTE] All visit data is stored in the patient's longitudinal record, accessible for future clinical reference and facility-level reporting.