United States of America and Canada

Odyssey offers significant advantage over competitor clinical
decision support vendors in the complex and diverse North American
market. Its unique approach offers patient self assessment and
support for face-to-face nurse consultation as well as advanced,
web-deployed tele-triage software, all of which link data and
inter-operate with EMRs and PHRs. Not solely for health insurance
call centers, Odyssey provides value via:
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Tele-triage:
appropriate for any call center operation focused on telephone
assessment, patient prioritization and effectively sorting to
minimize the level of further medical intervention required.
Equally appropriate for physician/nurse answering services as
after-hours patient care, 911 call centers, insurance providers,
employers.
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Improved access to healthcare,
especially for underserved communities. Wherever demand for
medical services exceeds available supply, Odyssey helps sort
patients by priority and supports rapid, safe, efficient patient
assessments; face-to-face, via the phone or self assessment
in booths or on the web.
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Nurse clinics
in primary and urgent care centers can deliver consistently
high quality of care, irrespective of nurse experience levels
when supported by Odyssey FaceToFace. Add value to reception
desks and waiting rooms with Reception and SelfAssess products.
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Jails realize
massive savings by treating more patients at the correctional
facility and referring fewer offsite, to hospitals and external
physicians. Nurses empowered to provide more in-house via Odyssey
FirstAssess, including standardized reception assessments with
rules-based alerts, examination guides and decision support.
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Medical insurance providers
generate efficiencies and are more able to keep premiums down
if they use Odyssey in their call centers. Proven since 1995,
Odyssey has evolved continuously since and will refer over 50%
of urgent care patients to self care or routine physician appointments.
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911 and emergency
medicine needs effective patient triage at different parts of
the process to drive savings in resource needs and ensure those
in most need get the attention they deserve. Odyssey delivers
this: in the call center to sort low urgency calls and reduce
costly, unnecessary despatches; at scene for EMTs to safely
evaluate the need for emergency transportation; and at the hospital
ED to prioritize queues and drive efficiency and safety.
- Telemedicine needs decision support
to assist remote nurse assessments, not just of the long term
condition under evaluation but also of all other possible ailments
and the impact they may have on their conditions.
- Employer programs such as sickness
absence management and workers compensation schemes are designed
to cut employer costs through the addition of low cost, professional
healthcare provision for staff. They benefit from the efficiency
gains in tele-triage and nurse assessment decision support that
only Odyssey can provide, along with superior documentation and
indestructible, contemporaneous audit trails.
- Shipping industries require
decision support in the event of illness or injury of a crew
member when travelling internationally, to give the best
possible care even when located many miles off shore. Odyssey
MarineAssess is designed for use by the captain or master of the
ship and is supplied on a rugged mobile tablet.
- Remote locations, such as oil rigs, mining
installations and other industrial plants often lack
direct access to healthcare professionals. Odyssey RemoteAssess
covers a very broad range of problems that may be presented in
such settings. It helps guide non-clinically trained personnel
to assess individuals who are unwell or injured. It also creates
a full record of their symptoms and needs, and supports
decision-making about treatment, care and referral to other
services. In this way people worldwide can gain access to
effective, evidence-based healthcare and advice even where there
is no doctor or nurse available.
- Nursing and Residential Care Homes
can ensure the best possible on-site care for residents, avoid
unnecessary referrals and minimise any risk of error with
Odyssey CareAssess - developed specifically to support
decision-making and record-keeping by care assistants or nurses.
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