Digital Documentation in Healthcare, Research & Social Care

  • Interactive mobile forms & checklists – for process-compliant data capture and medical documentation

  • Secure collection of sensitive health data – encryption, traceability, pseudonymization, audit trail

  • Exchange with clinical information systems – data, signatures, photos, annotated images, sketches …

  • Cross-platform & mobile – App for Android, iOS, Windows, Web browser, with seamless online/offline mode & automatic sync

How paperless workflows make work easier: Intelligent data capture for healthcare facilities

Hospitals, medicine, research and social care are industries in which many processes require extensive documentation – from patient admission to discharge. Reams of paper forms (including the problem of the proverbial illegible »doctor’s scrawl«) used to be part of the daily business.
The digitalization of these processes – »tablet instead of clipboard« – is therefore an important tool for more patient safety, transparency as well as cost savings.

Interactive mobile forms for process-compliant documentation mean more efficient workflows, fewer errors, reduced risk, and end-to-end traceability. The structured digital data is available immediately and without delay for cross-team communication as well as centrally for applications in further systems (such as HIS).
This is coupled with more time, which medical staff can then use for their core tasks.

Use cases for mobile documentation in hospitals, health & social care

Use cases for digital forms processes in healthcare
  • Patient registration and check-in – including protected Kiosk Mode with special patient view (self-service)
  • Patient information for written information on planned diagnostic or therapeutic procedures

  • Emergency physician protocols for use in first responder services

  • Wound management and photographic documentation of the course and development of recovery
  • Order form for additional services for patients with special class insurance
  • Care service documentation in professional nursing, geriatric and pediatric care

  • Clinical studies for medical research – interdisciplinary, multilingual, across sites and teams
  • System checklists for the areas of utilities management, infrastructure and operational organization

  • Checklists for all quality management (QM) processes

Mobile form processes & optimized communication for more patient safety

Cross-platform collaboration in distributed healthcare teams

Capturing medical data directly on site with mobile tablets and integrating it into clinical and administrative processes without delay ensures greater efficiency, security and transparency.
Your staff and teams have more time for their core tasks again.

Digitally captured data is faster and more secure than paper and can be processed immediately – digitization reduces risks and increases productivity.

The paperless hospital: digital data capture, reliable functions & secure data

Biometric signatures

Authentic data from handwritten signatures is captured and securely encrypted

Scan function, NFC and OCR

Scanning (also offline) of barcodes, QR, NFC and ID cards, query directly in the App, with OCR and validation of data

Protected Kiosk mode

Kiosk mode with dynamic view and limited functions, ideal for self-service applications

Audit Trail tracing

Logging and display of changes with each form update for quality assurance of your processes

Pre-populated fields

Form automation with pre-filled fields and data from third-party systems & internal applications (e.g. HIS)

Dynamic Catalog Service

Regular matching or manual import of tables, such as medication lists or inventory numbers

Interfaces and legacy systems

Data exchange with existing third-party systems, such as KIS, SAP, ERP, … to HybridForms Server as sync hub

Secure data & GDPR

Automatic data synchronization with SSL/TSL encryption for optimal security

Smart hospitals: tablets instead of clipboards

Faster documentation

Faster
documentation

Fill out user-friendly pre-populated forms right on the spot – on tablets, smartphones and laptops

Comprehensive collaboration

Comprehensive
collaboration

Better communication in the team through process automation – instead of manual forwarding & double entries

Optimized data flow

Optimized
data flow

Process captured data without loss of time – integrated into clinical and administrative processes

Sustainable investment

Sustainable
investment

One system for any number of individual digital forms & templates – paperless and without printer costs

Secure systems & encryption for sensitive health data

  • Secure data capture: The App is optimized for on-site use. Mobile usability, pre-filled fields, dynamic lists, integrated catalogs, scanning of ID cards, etc. avoid input errors, unnecessary multiple data entry and thus speed up documentation considerably.

  • Evidence-proof biometric signature: Forms are signed directly on the tablet using a pen, with the biometric features securely stored in accordance with ISO 19794-7 – with data protection-compliant (EU GDPR) encryption of the data on the device.

  • Encrypted data transmission: Mobile captured form data is automatically synchronized with the central HybridForms data server – with SSL/TSL encryption for optimal security. No data remains on the end device.

  • Pseudonymized data: Personal data can be pseudonymized when transferred to further systems (e.g. for clinical studies) to protect the identity of patients. The references between different data sets for evaluations are thereby preserved.

  • Hygienic mobile devices: After filling out a form, the tablet can be easily and quickly wiped clean before passing it on to other persons/patients. This ensures compliance with strict hygiene regulations.

  • Secure operation: HybridForms Server can be run either in-house (on-premises) or in your own Cloud – or as Software as a Service (SaaS). HybridForms is licensed only by server & number of users, not by quantity of templates or forms.

Successful digitization & mobile form processes in the healthcare sector

Spital STS AG: Digitally documented Patient Information
Marc Oertle, Spital STS AG

»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.«

Dr Marc Oertle, Chief Physician and Medical Informatics at Thun Hospital, Spital STS AG | Switzerland
Harald Sourij, CBmed Biomarker Research

»Tablet-based data entry with HybridForms allows us to carry out data collection for the Diabetes Registry for Biomarker Research much more quickly, efficiently and significantly more securely. I am convinced that we will encounter this model very often in other future research projects.«

MD Harald Sourij, Scientific Director Area Metabolism and Inflammation, CBmed Biomarker Research, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University Graz | Austria
CBmed Biomarker Research: Clinical Studies in the Diabetes Outpatient Department
Camp Australia: Service Visit Reports
Adam Pease, Camp Australia

»Area managers regularly visit educators and facilities to oversee quality and program delivery at hundreds of sites nationally. Using mobile HybridForms with tablet PCs, we get all evaluation results fully digital and without delay. Our support teams are instantly connected with field operations, ensuring we are always delivering quality care which exceeds parents and kids expectations.«

How to reach your goal with HybridForms in safe steps

1: Free test account – Quick start with demo forms

You test the mobile HybridForms app with a number of demo forms from the field of energy suppliers, grid operators, municipal utilities, inspections and maintenance.

2: Analysis workshop – Digitization and Return on Investment

Our experts analyze your use cases and business processes for digital feasibility with HybridForms as well as security and economic efficiency gains.

3: Pilot project – Real-life test in your daily working environment

First results in just three weeks: We set up a complete pilot system for you and activate access for administration and multiple users. You work with your real form processes.

Moving data – not paper. Go paperless today!