To promote the computerisation of the Chinese Medicine (CM) sector and to facilitate CM data-sharing in the Electronic Health Record Sharing System (eHealth), the CM sector has to be equipped with the necessary technical capability. For this purpose, the EC Connect (formerly known as CMIS On-ramp) has been developed as a turn-key clinical management system to support the daily administration and operation of a CM clinic.
Major functions
Apart from providing essential functions of a typical clinical management system such as patient registration and appointment, clinical documentation, prescriptions and dispensary, billing, etc., special features related to consultations on non-drug treatments such as acupuncture and bone-setting by CM practitioners (CMPs) are included.
To enable effective communication among CMPs, standardized terminologies are incorporated into the system, and users may also customize terminologies to meet their needs better.
Most importantly, EC Connect complies with the security and system interoperability requirements for data sharing in eHealth, paving the way for the connection with eHealth for sharing CM clinical data.
Viewing the CMPs' schedule and patients' consultation status at a glance is convenient for arranging appointments and consultation schedules for CMPs. Besides, different CMPs' appointments can also be listed on the same page for group practice.
In addition to capturing the assessment and consultation record, you can access past medical records, clinical decision support records, and past history at a glance which helps you make more accurate and comprehensive diagnoses. Frequently-used and standardized terms are also equipped to fasten your record input process.
You can record all your non-drug treatment information in this module. Multiple acupuncture point diagrams are equipped to help you quickly select treatment points.
You can prescribe Chinese medicines (CMs), including decoction pieces and dispensing granules, on the prescription page for your patients. The page also provides information of the prescribed CMs, such as the weight of each dose, concentration ratio and ingredients of granules, marked price and cost of each CMs, clinic recommended dosage and existing inventory.
The system provides clinical decision support features such as herb-herb interaction checking, pregnancy alert and high dosage alert to enhance the quality of care and safety.
This page provides functions of CMs dispensing and re-dispensing. The system also supports the connection with barcode scanners and electronic scales, allowing you to dispense the CMs more quickly and accurately.
You can use the inventory module to view the CMs information and stock levels, add purchase information and adjust inventory records, which can help you effectively manage the medication inventory of your clinic.
The system complies with the security and system interoperability requirements for data sharing in eHealth, paving the way for connecting with eHealth for sharing CM clinical data.
Apply for EC Connect adoption
Any healthcare provider (HCP) who would like to adopt EC Connect may contact the EC Connect Project Team for more information regarding administrative and technical arrangement at ec-connect@ehealth.gov.hk.
Frequently asked questions
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What is/are the objectives of Chinese medicine information sharing in eHealth?Expand
- To facilitate computerisation and sharing of eHR among of CMPs.
- To facilitate the information sharing of eHR between Chinese and Western medicine.
- To allow secondary use of clinical data.
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What is the next step / development plan of Chinese medicine information sharing of eHR?Expand
The development plan includes the following areas:
- Expand the sharable scope of CM records, including allergy and adverse drug reactions records.
- Optimizing the system, including exploring the addition of CM information sharing in the 醫健通 eHealth App and continuously enhancing the functionality of EC Connect.
- Exploring the possibility of interoperability and sharing between Chinese medicine and Western medicine records.
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What is "EC Connect"? How to apply for installation?Expand
To facilitate the computerisation and promote the sharing of CM information in eHealth, the Government has launched a turn-key Clinical Management System, "EC Connect", to support the daily administration and operation of CM clinics as well as the connection with eHealth.
HCP who would like to adopt "EC Connect" may contact the EC Connect Project Team at ec-connect@ehealth.gov.hk for more information regarding the administrative and technical arrangements.