Meddix to the rescue with a free support tool for remote site health
Oil exploration, drilling and production companies responsible for maintaining high quality health care for employees in remote site environments now have access to a free clinic management tool to help them improve stock control efficiency and enhance the overall quality of healthcare provision, using a utility available through the internet.
A source of specialist clinic management software, Meddix has been developed by medical equipment and pharmaceutical supplier, medekit.com, specifically to support both the management of a remote clinic and as an additional analytical resource for medics working in remote site environments.
It operates around two key functions, an Inventory Control system, which can be used to ensure stocks of essential equipment and pharmaceuticals are maintained effectively and efficiently according to expiry date, and secondly a facility for gathering and managing patient information, storing data about the health of each patient on every clinic visit and supported by a diagnostic function. The dispensation system is fully integrated with the facility for Inventory Control.
Through the Inventory Control function, medekit's intention is to help companies improve efficiency in their purchasing and stock control, providing a clear picture of the exact stock position against expiry dates.
Explains medekit General Manager, Lorna Powell, "It's inevitable that many consumables and pharmaceuticals will simply be thrown away having reached their expiry date. Using Meddix will help medics and managers manage their stock levels as efficiently as possible as well as ensuring vital medicines are available when needed. Incorporating figures for minimum and maximum stock levels, Meddix gives an exact overview of what needs to be ordered and when."
Meddix users can either generate their own medical inventory or can download a formulary with a recommended set of products and stock levels tailored to the needs of their individual clinic from suitable servers such as www.medekit.com. When the Patient Record system is used in conjunction with the Inventory Control, at the point when supplies or pharmaceuticals are dispensed, the use of the product and the batch is immediately reflected in stock control and reordering information.
Through the Patient Record function, medekit hopes to provide a means of improving the quality of care provided at every remote site clinic. Meddix enables the medic to gather high quality data about each patient and each clinic visit, an important tool for illness management, diagnosis and outcome. The system records essential data such as allergies and weight, and enables the details of each consultation to be added, ensuring an immediate record whenever needed of each patient's medical history. Observations on state of health and other symptoms can be recorded and in the case of serious illness of injury, Meddix can be used to interpret these observations and assess the patient's condition according to the Glasgow coma scale.
Meddix has been developed by medekit following extensive discussion with medics in the field to establish just what functions and facilities would most help them improve the quality and efficiency of their work. Confirms Lorna Powell, "When you're 24 hours from the nearest western style hospital, then a tool that helps ensure the quality and availability of supplies and equipment or delivers high quality information can be life saving."
Designed and sponsored by medekit as an open source development project, Meddix is available free of charge to organisations in the oil and gas industry that would like to benefit. For more information or to download a copy of the software, visit www.meddix.org.