With data stored in one central on-line location, information such as patient details need only be entered once, after which is it available to all subsequent parties involved in that patient transfer.
Contributors can track tasks and authorisations in real time. Rather than waiting for physical paperwork to be presented, online information is relayed in seconds, allowing requests and authorisations to happen much sooner.
Real time data is provided between government health departments, private practices and other parties participating in the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme.
With multiple physical paper forms and multiple data entry points removed from the system, chance for error is reduced, along with overall processing time.