Direct Access Endoscopy Clinical Pathways
Quickly determine patient eligibility for direct access endoscopy and colonoscopy clinical pathways with digital pre-procedural assessment. Automate progression with electronic reminders, digital consent for endoscopy, and clear bowel preparation instructions — helping reduce cancellations and improve patient outcomes.
Eligibility Screening with Digital Endoscopy Pathways
Patients can be automatically screened at the point of referral for co-morbidities, medication use, or other clinical factors to quickly confirm eligibility for a direct access endoscopy or colonoscopy pathway.
A digital pre-procedural assessment form connects eligible patients to the right pathway while automated risk screening ensures clinical staff focus their time on more complex cases.
By adopting digital endoscopy pathways, health services are reducing manual follow-up, with up to 84% of patients no longer requiring additional calls before admission, and achieving up to a 71% reduction in wait times for Category 1 procedures.
Digital Consent – A Truly Informed Experience
Bring together procedure information and the informed consent process into a digital pathway that improves patient understanding and reduces administrative burden.
Clinical teams can share details about upcoming endoscopy or colonoscopy procedures, provide additional information, and collect digital consent efficiently. Patients receive timely access to videos, documents, and digital consent forms before their procedure, ensuring a safer, more informed experience.
With colonoscopy digital consent available anytime, patients can review and sign forms in advance. The process is customisable to reflect existing workflows, from video-assisted consent to downloadable documents, supporting compliance and improving outcomes.
Guided Bowel Preparation for Endoscopy Patients
Minimise same-day delays and cancellations by optimising the bowel preparation process for patients undergoing endoscopy and colonoscopy procedures. Digital pathways ensure patients are better prepared, improving outcomes and reducing stress for both patients and staff.
Convert existing bowel preparation education and instructions into an easy-to-use digital format. Deliver clear guidance at the right stage in the pre-procedural journey, supported by automated risk screening that tailors bowel preparation instructions to each patient’s medical background.
Our customers have achieved up to a 28% reduction in same-day delays and cancellations per week by using digital bowel preparation instructions. Health services adopting these digital endoscopy pathways are also reducing administrative workload, with up to 84% of patients no longer needing manual follow-up prior to admission.
Health providers we partner with are achieving up to a 71% reduction in wait times for Category 1 procedures, ensuring more patients can access timely care.
Advance Discharge Planning with Digital Pathways
Ensure patients have planned for their return home in advance of their procedure with a digital checklist of instructions and discharge information. This includes pre-arranging support before admission to reduce last-minute delays.
With digital discharge planning for endoscopy patients, healthcare teams and patients can proactively prepare for recovery. Nursing staff gain early visibility of patient risks and discharge details, enabling smoother patient flow and reduced admin.
By adopting digital endoscopy pathways, providers can ensure patients are discharged as soon as they are clinically ready while maintaining safety and efficiency.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is direct access endoscopy?
Direct access endoscopy allows eligible patients to proceed straight to an endoscopy or colonoscopy without a prior in-person consultation. Patients are digitally screened for risk factors, ensuring only those with non-complex medical issues are referred directly, reducing wait times and administrative workload.
How does a digital endoscopy pathway work?
A digital endoscopy pathway automates key steps such as eligibility screening, pre-procedural assessments, digital consent, bowel preparation instructions, and discharge planning. This reduces manual follow-up, minimises same-day cancellations, and improves overall patient preparedness.
What is a direct access colonoscopy form?
A direct access colonoscopy form is a digital pre-procedural assessment completed at the point of referral. It screens for medical history, medications, and risk factors to determine whether the patient can proceed via the direct access colonoscopy pathway.
How does digital consent for endoscopy improve patient experience?
Digital consent for endoscopy ensures patients can review procedure information, videos, and consent forms before their appointment. This gives patients more time to understand the procedure, improves compliance, and reduces the need for paperwork on the day of admission.
Can digital bowel preparation instructions reduce cancellations?
Yes. Delivering clear, stage-specific bowel preparation instructions through digital pathways helps patients follow preparation correctly. This significantly lowers the risk of poor prep, reducing same-day cancellations and delays.
How does discharge planning for endoscopy patients work digitally?
Digital discharge planning provides patients with a checklist of instructions and reminders before their procedure. This ensures they pre-arrange support for recovery, enabling smoother discharge as soon as they are clinically ready.
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Interoperability is by design. Information collected from patients can be stored as part of their patient record via integration into your Patient Management System (PMS) or Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
- Meets all Australian and New Zealand privacy and security requirements.
- HIPAA Compliant for US providers.
- Patient identity verified through 2-factor authentication.
- Patient opt-in consent at registration to share information with healthcare team.
- All information stored onshore.
- Adheres to strict security standards with all data encrypted in transit and at rest.