UCSF Center for Healthcare Value - Caring Wisely 2.0

Crowd-sourcing innovative cost savings ideas from the front lines of care delivery systems

TAKE CARE OF MOTHER EARTH

Idea Status: 

THIS IS APPLICABLE TO ALL MEDICAL SITES AS A LOT OF PAPERWORK  COULD BE DONE VIA SIGNING ON A  COMPUTER  TABLET----- ALL PATIENTS - IN AND OUT PATIENT LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN A  TON OF PAPERWORK TO SIGN-- THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO PUT EVERYTHING ON A TABLET , SCROLL TO THE NEXT PAGE FOR MORE DOCUMENTS AND HAVE PATIENT OR GUARDIAN OR RESPONSIBLE PARTY OR SPOUSE SIGN ON THE TABLET AS THIS COULD BE AUTOMATICALLY SCANNED AND SAVED IN APEX----TOO MANY FORMS ARE GIVEN  WITH DUPLICATES THAT PATIENTS DO NOT EVEN HAVE TIME TO READ, ENDING UP IN THE RECYCLING  BIN OR GRABAGE----- ALL THE FORMS CAN BE STORED ON A TABLET COMPUTER AND SIGNED ON THE TABLET- LET  THE PATIENTS AND THEIR PARTY KNOW THAT THEY CAN ACCESS THSE FORMS VIA MY CHART SO WE CAN SAVE ON PAPER AND FORMS THAT ARE VERY EXPENSIVE-- TABLETS CAN STORE AS MANY FORMS AND DOCUMENTS  WHICH WILL HELP  US TO SAVE THE TREE AND MOTHER EARTH---------  COMPUTER PENS ARE NOT TAHT EXPENSIVE COMPARED TO  THE FORMS------  THE CLINICS  ARE HANDING OFF A LOT OF PAPERWORK THAT CAN BE STORED IN THE TABLET FORMS---

 

THANKYOU

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