Hospital records can now be signed off online and be with the patient's GP immediately, thanks to a new partnership between Dictate.it, the leading supplier of digital dictation and voice recognition solutions to the NHS, and PCTI, the specialists in electronic document management solutions.

Dictate.it is the only company in Britain able to provide Trusts with a comprehensive patient data management platform that includes digital dictation (powered by Nuance's SpeechMagic technology), transcription and speech recognition, all seamlessly integrated into a cutting-edge workflow management platform.

Under the new agreement, this platform is now integrated into PCTI's Electronic Document Transfer (EDT) solution, which provides NHS Trusts with a simple and secure way to instantly deliver electronic documents to GP surgeries and Primary Care organisations. Using E-sign technology, specialists can sign off patient records online. The solution captures and encrypts documents from hospital systems, transferring them over N3 using a HTTPS (SSL Security) connection to EDT-enabled GP practices.

Practices using Docman EDT receive electronic documents centrally, in which can easily be filed and quickly put into action. Practices that have not deployed PCTI's Docman are still able to receive patient records electronically.

Mark Miller, Managing Director, Dictate.it, comments: "We are delighted to be partnering with PCTI to add even more value to our existing offering to NHS Trusts. The ability to handle the approval and distribution of patient records online means cost savings on postage and printing, improved security of patient data, and faster turnaround of patient information. This ultimately results in a more efficient NHS."

The partnership is set to have a significant impact on the health service as Dictate.it currently works with 70 hospitals in 27 Trusts, covering over 25,100 beds, making it the sector leader. These numbers are set to grow thanks to Dictate.it being awarded a Framework Agreement in August to supply a full, end-to-end workflow management system to over 200 NHS Trusts. Dictate.it is the only supplier under the agreement that can offer a complete package of digital dictation, speech recognition and outsourced transcription services.

Tim Robinson, Business Development Manager at PCTI Solutions Ltd, comments: "PCTI is a leading provider of practice management software, enabling GP surgeries to automate document workflows. By partnering with Dictate.it, we will be able to ensure that important medical data for thousands of hospital patients across the country is managed quickly, efficiently and securely. Working together, we will make it easier for hospitals and GP surgeries to deliver excellent levels of care."

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About Dictate.it
Dictate.it is a one-stop source of medical transcription, digital dictation and speech recognition services for NHS Trusts, GP practices and private medical groups. The company currently services 70 hospitals in 27 Trusts, covering over 25,100 beds.

Devised by practising doctors, Dictate's technologies and services have been specifically developed for the medical sector and its stringent requirements for confidentiality, security, accuracy and reliability.

Dictate.it's complete online package features a range of dictation options, including highly encrypted voice files transmitted to and from a server for in-house or out-sourced processing. Direct transmission ensures maximum security.

The company has extensive experience in delivering innovative and robust Trust-wide digital dictation and speech recognition solutions. These are underpinned by Dictate's partnership programmes with global providers such as Philips and Nuance Healthcare.

Dictate.it's solutions are more than capable of meeting both current and future challenges posed by the NHS Connecting for Health programme, and modernisation and technological upgrades generally.

The solutions distinguish themselves for their:

• Flexibility - solutions are modular and tailored to individual needs allowing doctors to communicate easily with their peers and patients
• Compatibility - seamless integration at all levels is a hallmark of Dictate,it's technology; change can be managed easily; electronic text is instantly combined with patients' electronic medical records to create complete, up-to-date documents
• Ease of use - no special training or change of working practice is required; the simple, web-based system allows clinicians to upload or retrieve files from any PC, at any time or place
• Speed - rigorously double-checked text can be turned around in 24 hours;
• Efficiency - reliable document generation delivers proven savings on time and costs of up to 40 per cent, and improved work flows; Dictate.it's processes increase productivity by freeing staff to spend more time assisting patients, and help resolve wider issues such as staff shortages and budget constraints.

Current clients include:

• Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust
• St Georges Healthcare Trust
• North Middlesex University Hospitals NHS Trust
• St Vincent's University Hospital (Dublin)
• Newham University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About PCTI
PCTI is a leading supplier of advanced Electronic Document Management and Messaging solutions to the Healthcare sector. We are the market leading document management provider to UK Primary Care, servicing the needs of over 5000 customers and have a rapidly growing presence in Secondary Care.

Docman EDT benefits to the Trust

• EDT Server provides an end to end real time audit trail for each document. An automated receipt process allows you to track the status so you know when it is delivered to the GP practice.
• Realise savings on printing and postage costs by sending correspondence electronically.
• Link multiple systems to EDT Server with only a single link to the GP practice. This provides infrastructure which is scalable to meet future requirements for document transmission but with a single 'interface' with GPs.
• Send both structured and unstructured documents in a way which requires minimal processing by the practice.

Docman EDT benefits to the Practice

• Documents are delivered to the practice automatically at pre-defined intervals, requiring no intervention from practice staff.
• The solution offers high levels of security delivering documents over N3 using HTTPS (SSL Security). All incoming documents are received in the same way, irrespective of the sending system in secondary care.
• Fully integrated with Docman 7 for a complete end to end solution.

Further PCTI product details can also be found on www.pcti.co.uk/products.htm