Project Showcase - Patient Tracking MPage
Current State
Our client has been using an existing ASP.Net based web application to track movement of patients throughout the day between different stations (e.g. Lab, X-Ray). This existing application was based entirely off a custom application that used it's own independent database.
Many of these same patients being tracked in this custom patient tracking application were also being scheduled in Cerner or through an internet based patient-self serve portal called Clockwise.MD.
Project Scope
The goal of this MPage was to replace the existing web application with a solution within Cerner that could match data between the systems reducing data entry. The requirements of this MPage are:
- Allow the creation of custom areas within a hospital or location to track patient activities (e.g. Lab, X-Ray, etc.)
- Control user security through the ability of granting access to these custom areas as well as the ability to print reports.
- Communicate with the Clockwise.MD API to retrieve self-serve patient appointments and map those appointments to Cerner patients.
- Allow reception the ability to select a patient, perform manual matches with Cerner patients, and/or manually input a free-text patient tracking visit.
- Track the service times and wait times for each station within the hospital.
- Perform audits and reports of patient tracking activity data.
The Solution
The final solution was completed in just under 160 hours of work. This solution included the development of:
- One MPage developed with Angular 9 and Clinical Office: MPage Edition.
- 4 CCL scripts for data retrieval and maintenance.
- 9 Custom tables.
- A PHP base middleware server to handle Clockwise.MD API calls.
- 7 CCL reports.
Extensive Project Overview
The attached 
PowerPoint presentation describes in detail every feature of the Patient Tracking MPage.
Screen Shots
We have included a sample of screen shots from the PowerPoint presentation to hi-light some of the advanced MPage development techniques incorporated into the Patient Tracking MPage. Blurred out areas are necessary to eliminate the release of potential PHI.
Figure 1 - Patient Tracking Home
Figure 2 - Reception Data Entry
Figure 3 - User Comment Entry
Figure 4 - Multi-Station View
Figure 5 - Visit Details
Figure 6 - Area Configuration (Visit Types and Reasons)
