At MyOpNotes, our mission is to use technology to automate aspects of Clinical Coding, increasing efficiency within the NHS.
We believe that powering surgery with highly granular data is the future. We want to unlock that value for all involved in the patient's surgical care.
Developed in collaboration with surgeons, we create specialised software which delivers intuitive technology for the benefit of patients—current and future. We believe that surgeons should worry about surgery, not paperwork, and we’re here to fulfil that.
Clinical Coding is vitally important to the NHS. Ensuring the right data is captured to enable this is everyones business. This journey starts with MyOpNotes.
Despite huge advances in surgical techniques, the way operations are documented has remained quite low-tech. Electronic patient record systems have not addressed the problem, and op notes appear to have been bolted on as an afterthought. We want digital op notes that extract all data for research purposes—how hard can that be? After all, it's not brain surgery.
Fast forward to 2022—a team consisting of an NHS surgeon, a healthcare app creator and an entrepreneur set about to solve the issue and create documentation as advanced as the surgery itself. We built MyOpNotes from the ground up, made by surgeons for surgeons. When we showed it to other surgeons, they couldn't wait to get their hands on it.
The NHS doesn’t change easily, and for good reason. As a UK national treasure, it is usually safer to continue with what works, rather than risk problems for marginal improvements. We believe we have a solution that is an order of magnitude better than handwritten op notes. A solution which benefits surgeons, NHS Trusts and ultimately improves patient care at a better price.We began to roll out MyOpNotes in Q4of 2022 and haven't looked back. Surgeons should worry about surgery,not paperwork.
Clinical Coding is critically important for reimbursement within the NHS. Without Clinical Coding, a hospial does not get paid for surgery.
Currently, Clinical Coders manually read through surgical notes and assign codes. Surgeons can easily omit key information required for Clinical Coding. This significantly affects the accuracy and efficiency of Clinical Coding, with vast financial consequences.
Fast forward to 2022—a team consisting of an NHS surgeon, a Clinical Coders and an healthcare app developer set about to address the challenge.
We built MyOpNotes to directly address the root cause of inaccurate Clinical Coding - missing data.
Any new system has to work for all users, so Surgeons and Clinical Coders have been deeply involved in every step of the project.
Clinical Coding is vitally important for NHS Trusts. With the worsening recruitment crisis in Clinical Coding, and the growing demand for accurate coding, new technology is badly needed.
MyOpNotes helps hospitals get accurately paid for the surgeries they perform. It improves the accuracy and efficiency of Clinical Coding. Furthermore, the detailed notes also drives improvements in patient care.
We created a specialised software which delivers intuitive technology for the benefit of patients—current and future. We believe that surgeons should worry about surgery, not paperwork.
I now have crystal clear communication with everyone, whether its nurses, physiotherapists, the GP or the patient themselves.
I now have crystal clear communication with everyone, whether its nurses, physiotherapists, the GP or the patient themselves.
As an NHS surgeon, MyOpNotes has helped revolutionise the way we work as a surgical team. By removing the inherent ambiguity of handwriting and communicating exactly what has happened during the operation, we have seen patient care improve.
I now have crystal clear communication with everyone, whether its nurses, physiotherapists, the GP or the patient themselves. By having a true record of the operation, with the data ready for analysis in audit and research projects at anytime, I think we can continue to build more efficiency into the NHS, at a time when it has never been so important.
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We've worked tightly with Surgeons and Clinical Coders to build MyOpNotes so it drives benefits for all users. If you're interested in joining us on this journey, get in touch today!
If you want to be part of the MyOpNotes team and help us make the post-operative process as simple as possible, get in touch.
