BENEFITS OF RIO

• Greater patient safety, through correct identification and retrieval of the appropriate patient Case Record.
  

  Greater security.  Patient confidentiality is protected by users’ role-based access.  Patients are also asked to give their consent to the sharing of information between care professionals.

  Improved quality of care, for example, child health and nursing teams can schedule regular health reviews and plan preventative care, such as standard immunisation programmes and developmental reviews.

  Faster access to patient information, with secure electronic records available to those involved in the care of the patient, subject to access controls.

  Better planning and coordination of care, from effective communication between multi-disciplinary teams and other agencies, and the ‘real-time’ sharing of information, leading to a more holistic view of the patient’s needs.

  More effective caseload management, with the ability to allocate, reallocate and share patients between care professionals – especially helpful for those working with large or corporate caseloads.

  Greater visibility of the clinical record, enabling multi-disciplinary teams to view and share information, provided confidentiality guidelines are met.

  Proactive planning of services, with management information and reporting sourced from more accurate, timely and complete data.