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Medical transport management

Medical transport management

What is meant by Medical transport management?

Medical transport management refers to the organization, coordination, and administration of transport services in healthcare. This includes the transportation of patients (e.g., emergency transports, patient transfers to appointments or treatments) as well as the transportation of medical goods (e.g., blood products, medications, medical equipment).

Typical functions of software in the field of medical transport management:

  1. Route Planning and Optimization:

    • Calculation of the most efficient routes for ambulances and other transport vehicles.
    • Consideration of traffic conditions, emergencies, and priorities.

  2. Real-Time Tracking:

    • Real-time tracking of vehicles using GPS.
    • Providing up-to-date information on location and estimated arrival times.

  3. Scheduling and Management:

    • Organization and coordination of transport assignments.
    • Management of patient and resource schedules.

  4. Communication and Notifications:

    • Real-time communication between drivers, patients, and healthcare providers.
    • Automatic notifications about transport status, delays, or changes.

  5. Documentation and Reporting:

    • Recording and storage of transport data and logs.
    • Generation of reports for analysis, billing, and quality control.

  6. Integration with Other Systems:

    • Connection to hospital information systems (HIS), electronic health records (EHR), and emergency dispatch centers.
    • Ensuring seamless information exchange.

The function / module Medical transport management belongs to:

Healthcare and medicine

anamnesis
Attendance management
Auxiliary means management
Bed management
Care management
Care planning
Case Allocation
Case Creation
Case History
Case management
Case Tracking
Clinic Information System
Data transmission according to § 301
Electronic patient record
Food Management
Health insurance management
HIPAA Compliant
Imaging and radiography
Journal function
Laboratory instruments
Laboratory management
Limit value management
Medical billing
Medical transport management
Medication management
Medication management
Method management
Nutrition management
Occupancy plan
Outpatient management
Patient management
Patient records
Physician management
Point-of-care testing
Practice management
Prescription management
Recall management
Resident survey
Sample management
Sick leave tracking
SOAP notes
Sterile goods management
Test panels
Therapy planning
Transfer function
Treatment history
Treatment planning
Vaccination management
Waiting room
Ward management
Wound documentation