Spital STS AG:
Digitally documented Informed Consent
Digitally documented Informed Consent
Spital STS AG uses HybridForms to document patient information and consents in gastroenterology: all relevant data is recorded digitally with tablets and confirmed with authentic signatures.
HybridForms – Digital Forms for Healthcare
For patient information before gastroscopy examinations, Spital STS AG has implemented the digital consent form with HybridForms. Each form can be accessed in two views that are dynamically created by the system: In addition to the full view for health professionals (doctor), a protected kiosk mode for self-service (patient) can be activated via a button.
Protected kiosk mode for patients: Here, in addition to medical information, a short video on gastroscopy in general and a checklist with questions about pre-existing conditions, allergies and painkillers are visible. The patient can read through this information on the tablet without any hurry or time pressure and complete the data by herself/himself.
Unlocked standard view for doctors: As soon as the doctor then deactivates the kiosk mode on the tablet again using the PIN code, the view also changes automatically. Other sections, such as the consent form with the signature fields for the patient and the doctor, are only available in standard mode.
About Spital STS AG
As a regional hospital center, Spital STS (Simmental-Thun-Saanenland) AG guarantees medical care for a steady resident population of over 130,000 people and the tourists in the region at the Thun and Zweisimmen hospitals in the Bernese Oberland (Switzerland).
More than 1,700 employees ensure the well-being of patients around the clock.
Over 16,000 inpatients are treated and over 190,000 outpatient visits are recorded each year.
»HybridForms can help us to close another gap on the way to a paperless hospital. Over time, we have added more and more mobile processes that we were able to digitize ourselves with this system.«
»HybridForms simplifies the process of patient information and consents for examinations. Traditional paper documentation will be replaced by electronic forms, because these are readily available anywhere. The forms can be pre-filled with data from the HIS – this prevents errors and speeds up the process. The intuitive app allows anyone to use HybridForms without further training.«
Digital documentation in healthcare: More security, transparency and efficiency for clinical and administrative processes in medicine
Problems and requirements of Spital STS AG
The daily routine in the medical departments was characterized by a large number of paper forms that had to be printed out, then filled out by hand and finally transferred to the central internal databases.
This was a time-consuming and non-transparent process that led to a significant inefficient additional expense and, in total, took up a not insignificant amount of valuable physician working time.
Therefore, it was necessary to digitize and automate the previously mainly analog processes with the possibilities of new technologies. And at the same time, to relieve the scarce personnel resources – for more time for core tasks and patients.
Solution with HybridForms already in the pilot project
Learning and benefits in daily productive use
HybridForms with secure Enterprise features, protected self-service mode for patients and advanced form view for medical staff in healthcare
Digital transformation and integration into existing hospital information systems (HIS)
About 10.000 forms/month: ONE system – any number of form templates for different applications.
In addition to patient information for gastroscopy, Spital STS AG has implemented a number of forms for other areas, such as colonoscopy, radiology, gynecology and a health questionnaire.
The templates are created by the internal medical informatics team itself. The interactive HybridForms Designer is ideal for quick prototypes with low code, drag & drop and WYSIWYG preview.