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Modern Pathology Solution
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PINNACLE is a modern Pathology Laboratory Information
System, developed specifically for the NHS, and based
upon the market-leading ORACLE Relational Database
Management System (RDBMS).
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Internal Management
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The ultimate success of a laboratory will rely on the decisions
made by the management. PINNACLE can make the vital
information contained within the database available either
directly or as part of decision support software such as
spreadsheets or other packages. The major benefit to all
PINNACLE users is the open nature of the application and its
database.
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Laboratory Efficiency
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The aim of effective internal management is also to increase
laboratory efficiency. PINNACLE can save valuable time and
resources used in the recording and capture of data, results
and events through the use of data capture devices, such as
bar code readers and other technology, the extensive use of
coded data, and the integration of automated laboratory
equipment such as analysers.
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Service Improvements
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A major goal in developing PINNACLE was to enable
laboratories to increase their efficiency and improve their
overall service levels.
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Hardware Independence
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PINNACLE is available on a variety of hardware platforms
supporting the UNIX operating system, providing real
hardware independence and a choice of system and supplier,
both now and in the future.
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Web Pathology System
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The development of our Web-Based Pathology System
affords the users all the current benefits and functionality of
laboratory efficiency, ease of integration with other hospital
systems and allowing controlled access to all sets of users,
including those outwith the laboratory area.
The use of Oracle market leading database allows the
choice of full web system, or a combination of web, gui and
character based screens to suit all aspects of Laboratory
working. This also ensures a Laboratory system that will
never be considered to be out-dated as Foremost are able to
take advantage of all technological advances while
minimising the cost to the users.
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Oracle RDBMS
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Data access, integrity and security is managed by the
sophisticated ORACLE Relational Database Management
System (RDBMS) providing a wide range of system and
database management facilities.
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Integrated Data Model
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All PINNACLE modules can share common data items
including patient demographics, request data such as source,
locations, and clinicians, and other cross-disciplinary flags
and indicators.
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Discipline Specialisation
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Our approach to the development of the PINNACLE software
modules has been to specialise within each discipline, whilst
still allowing disciplines the ability to operate in a fully
integrated pathology environment.
This gives the benefit of greater discipline-specific
functionality in each of the modules, whilst also recognising
the importance of integrated facilities such as centralised
requesting, cross-disciplinary enquiries and contract/
workload monitoring.
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Cross-disciplinary Applications
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A number of applications are supported that access data
across the complete PINNACLE database. These include a
common request entry facility enabling fast entry of patient
demographics and request data for any discipline.
An easy-to-use enquiry facility provides patient results,
across disciplines, in a secure and controlled manner, that can
be used both within the laboratory and by external users.
Other examples include the interfaces to Order
Communications, Patient Administration and Resource
Management systems.
In addition, ad-hoc enquiries and reports can be produced
utilising the integrated pathology data.
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Management Information
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PINNACLE data can be analysed and reported upon using a
range of industry-standard SQL tools including the powerful,
data analysis and reporting tools Business Objects and Oracle
Discoverer.
These tools, in addition to assisting in essential laboratory and
contract management, can also be used to analyse patient data
and produce epidemiological or infection control reports, or
to satisfy the increasing demand for statistical information.
The data can be analysed on-line or manipulated on the
desktop, to produce the required graphs or reports, including
integration with the majority of standard PC tools and
packages.
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Audit
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At an individual test level, PINNACLE records the who,
where and when information required to provide the
necessary accountability.
PINNACLE also caters for stringent Quality Control checks
to be recorded and can be modified to cater for new demands
on quality checking from either an external or internal source.
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Flexibility
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No two laboratories are quite the same. Work patterns,
authorisation procedures, and also management requirements
vary, from lab to lab. Pathologists differ in their reporting
requirements, clinicians differ in their requesting.
A modern system must, above all, be flexible and allow users
to modify and tailor their environment in order to realise the
full benefits of the technology.
PINNACLE has been designed to allow you to do this - and
what more, to do it simply.
All menus are fully user-defined and can be tailored to suit an
individual or groups of users. System parameters provide
configuration flexibility over functions such as laboratory
numbering, multi-site capabilities and many other features.
All code tables are user-maintained including patient, source,
request, test, comments and reference-related data, allowing
the user to build a system that suits their own laboratory and
procedures.
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Integration with Other Systems
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PINNACLE has also been designed to allow easy integration
with other systems, both within your hospital and externally.
It can exchange PID data with the PAS, and can interface with
an Order Communications system for ward-ordering.
PINNACLE can feed information into a Resource
Management system or a Casemix system to help with
management tasks and it can link with the FHSA computer to
pass down cytology results and recall information.
GPs too can benefit from a direct line into PINNACLE for
their results, or from a direct print facility to allow authorised
results to be sent directly to the surgery. Alternatively, the use
of electronic data interchange standards such as EDIFACT
can deliver the results directly to the GP's own computer
system in the surgery.
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Service and Support
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All PINNACLE modules are developed, installed and
maintained by Foremost IT.
Services available include:
- Turnkey or software-only solution
- Installation
- On-site training
- Classroom training
- Documentation
- Project management
- Bespoke development
- Computerised Help Desk
- Remote diagnosis
- Implementation audit
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We can help you
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For more information about Pinnacle,
please fill in the following contact form and one of our consultants will get in touch.
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