Epro is built on a modular system, that allows trusts to control which features they use and which they don’t.
The ‘Epro Core’ is the main component of the Epro system, and from this starting point there are a further 15 modules that can be added as required. Popular module combinations include the following:
Epro Light
Epro Core + Discharge Summary + Digital Dictation
Epro Reporter
Epro Core + Discharge Summary + Digital Dictation + Reporting Dashboard + HL7 Tracker
Epro Power
Epro Core + Discharge Summary + Digital Dictation + Drugs Summary + Clinical Correspondence + Ward Whiteboard + Bed Management
Module overview:
Epro Core
The Epro Core is the starter module for any configuration of the Epro clinical toolkit. It includes patient demographics, GP and GP practice demographics, HL7 interface, powersearch, the Epro template engine, a user module with granular security framework, user activity logging, audit, server based generation of word documents and basic reporting facilities.
Optional Epro Modules:
Discharge Summary
The Discharge Summary module allows the capture and production of discharge summaries, and also includes a discharge tracking module for management and reporting of discharge workflow. It requires the drugs module to support storage of drugs.
Drugs Summary
The Drugs Summary module allows the recording of drug / medication histories. It includes the national CfH drug dictionary (D,M + D), and a local formulary module.
Drug Decision Support
The Drug Decision Support module adds decision support such as allergy checking, dose range checking, drug-drug interactions and drug doubling alerts.
Clinical Correspondence
The Clinical Correspondence module allows capture and production of clinical letters using templates in a web-based template engine or Microsoft Word, and includes electronic review / approval and reporting on workflow.
Digital Dictation
The Digital Dictation module integrates Epro with digital dictation systems to allow the capture of dictation directly into templates, and /or the transcription of dictation. It also extends the reporting available on digital dictation across the whole letter production process.
Clinic Integration
The Clinic Integration module adds the capacity to view clinic appointments in calendar format, as clinic lists and also on a per-patient basis. It is most commonly used with the clinical correspondence module when it allows positive identification of patients from the moment a letter is dictated.
Personal Correspondence
The Personal Correspondence module adds templating, review and approval functionality to the core module including integration with digital dictation.
Handover Lists
The Handover List module allows the recording of key clinical information on patients, and the ability to organize patients on to lists, both pre-defined and custom user designed lists.
Reporting Dashboard
The Reporting Dashboard module extends the range of reporting available in Epro to enterprise level. It comes with a range of pre-configured reports together with a customization package to tailor reports to local requirements and can be used to report on the data from any of the other modules.
Advanced Patient Security
The Advanced Patient Security module adds extended security features to allow per patient, per specialty or per item security restrictions to be implemented in a sealed envelope model. It includes full audit and exception log management and reporting.
Clinical Noting
The Clinical Noting module permits capture, storage, retrieval and reporting of free text, or structured template form clinical notes, including general notes, referrals, OPCS coded procedures and telephone notes.
Ward Whiteboard
The Ward Whiteboard module is a graphical view of ward based admission lists. It replaces traditional whiteboards, and is a powerful tool to support real-time bed state, bed management, handover lists and discharge summaries.
Bed Management
The Bed Management module provides visibility of current and immediate future bed occupancy across a hospital. It is usually combined with ward whiteboards or handover lists.
HL7 Tracker
The HL7 Tracker module is a tool to monitor and track all inbound HL7 messages, and the responses sent by Epro and any failures etc. There is the option to edit message failures to correct issues and resend them.
Help Configuration
The Help Configuration module allows end users to author their own help material to be integrated into the Epro help centre and adjust some help related configuration settings etc.