Why should I use GP2GP?
The main benefits of GP2GP are:
Improved Quality and Continuity of Care
- Full patient electronic health record available for the patient's first appointment, which results in a more focused and informed consultation.
- Past medical history available and information about medication, allergies, adverse reactions, immunisations and vaccinations.
Improved Safety
- Fewer transcribing errors and omissions, the need to key in information from paper records is greatly reduced.
- Allergies and adverse reactions are flagged for review for new patients, resulting in safer prescribing.
Clinical Time Saving
- The electronic health record contains information such as lab results and letters from specialists, which helps in the clinical decision-making process.
- This also means there are fewer requests for unnecessary duplicate lab tests.
Administrative Time Saving
- The need to key information from paper records is greatly reduced. This results in quicker summarisation of new patient records.
- Attachments received electronically, which results in time saved not having to re-scan items into the patient's electronic health record.
- Quality and Outcomes Framework information populated immediately when a patient's electronic health record is integrated.