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DDI Health produces a range of solutions across the diagnostic health services sector.

Pathology

Request Image Capture System - Benefits by Feature

The RICS solution is state of the art imaging and workflow solution. Currently at version 2 the RICS solution has the potential for significant improvement to further reduce data entry costs and improve productivity.

Feature Benefit RICS
Quality Images
Exceptionally High quality images of 8bit Grayscale quality (~7MB uncompressed {256 shades} yet compressed to around 1bit size ~120kb
  • Can always data enter from screen
  • Fast data entry - Lower staff costs
  • Accurate data entry
Yes
Automatic Barcode recognition achieved at collection centre
  • No lost forms
  • Reduced data entry costs (saves many seconds per form)
  • Improved accuracy
Yes
Case priority assigned at point of capture (Urgent)
  • Streamline processing of urgent requests
Yes
Ordered Work-lists Using Priority, estimated arrival times based on collection centre and actual specimen arrival times
  • Efficient schedule of work to minimize specimen processing delays
Yes
Queue counts for each stage of data entry
  • Accurate estimate of remaining work
Yes
Staff Performance Monitoring Track who performed each operation from scanning right through data entry
  • Identify and correct problems
Yes
User performance reports Shows staff throughput and error rates
  • Manage staff performance
  • Train poor performers
Yes
Centre reports Shows up to the minute counts of requests scanned today and in the last 1 and 2 hours
  • Ability to schedule staff
  • Identify any problems with collection centre's early
Yes
Batch validation at the collection centre
  • Ensure image is correct (Right way up etc)
  • Empowers collection centre operators to identify and correct mistakes
Yes
Full security and centralized administration. Encrypted, secure system
  • Only authorized users can submit and view requests
  • No accidental faxing to wrong numbers
Yes
Internet based with low deployment costs
  • Easy software updates
Yes
Updateable solution Enable future enhancements in the areas of OMR for specimens or barcode of additional information.
  • Further reduced data entry costs
Possible