Modules & Functionality

Key Objectives of the UniCare™ System

Patient Registration & Biometrics
  • Detailed demographic data
  • Electronic or physical folder
  • Capture NOK details
  • Unique Patient Identifier recorded
Admissions, Pre-Admissions, Transfers & Discharges
  • Date and time of visit
  • Locations during visit
  • Financial status
  • Verification of Medical Aid membership electronically
  • Date and time and status of discharge
  • ICD10 diagnostic coding
  • Classification of patient category according to means test
  • Printing of patient labels, admission forms, etc.
Master Patient Index
  • Across all institutions
  • Unique reference per institution
  • Biometrics
  • Recover latest demographics
  • Link all data per patient
Patient Portals: Personal Medical Information, Medications, Dietary Management
  • Dietician records special meals or supplements
  • Print labels / Meal Tray Tickets
  • Print meals summary
  • Reduce wastage
Folder Tracking & Waiting Times
  • Records time of arrival at service stations
  • Records time of departure
  • Displays status of queues – time and volume
  • Allows proactive management of queues
  • Provides current location of patient / folder
Electronic Patient & Medical Records
  • Forms based
  • Capture any clinical interaction /consult
  • Vitals
  • Order ancillary services
  • Approve orders
  • Capture Results
  • Return to health care provider
  • Most significant part of Electronic Health Record
HIV/AIDS Management

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Pharmacy Management

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Dispensing & Stock Control Function
  • Order and receive stock
  • Transfer between locations
  • Bar coded
  • Replacement of stock used
  • Dispensing with labels / directions
  • Reduce shrinkage
  • Record patient treatment
Accurate Document Management
  • Scan any document, and attach to patient folder
  • Types of documents to be scanned is configurable
  • How they are named is configurable
  • Retrievable as part of electronic record
Clinic & Theatre Appointment Scheduling
  • Multiple clinic
  • Variable durations
  • Scheduled and actual attendance
  • Theatre schedules and resources
  • Remote bookings / referrals
  • Confirmations by phone, e-mail or SMS
Business Intelligence: Clinical Data, Orders & Results Reporting
  • Graphical, flexible views of data
  • Per institution, regional, provincial
  • Operational and Financial Management
Lab & Radiology

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Accident & Emergency

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Billing & Electronic Claim Submissions (EDI)
  • Per the Uniform Patient Fee Schedule
  • All services and materials supplied
  • Automatic discount per patient status
  • Electronic claims to medical aids
  • Debtors’ ledger (statements, receipts, etc.)
  • SMS reminders
  • Outstanding balances by patient or debtor online at admission to improve
  • Revenue collection
  • Payments receipted online at admission
  • Receipt control and authorised reconciliation
  • Itemised billing, Fixed Fees, UPFS & Special Billing all available concurrently
  • Record all services rendered (costing & clinical data)
  • Many charges generated automatically
  • SMS feature available. Can be utilised for outstanding accounts or similar messaging
Purchase Administration

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Retail Interface & Other software

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Web Services
  • Common approach to interfaces with other systems
  • PHP, XML or HL7 standards
  • Demographics out – reduces other system capture
  • Services in – completes billing & electronic record