On 10th March 2006, MiDatabank User Group
agreed the following priorities for development/ enhancement of the
system. Prioritisation
was ranked with 10 = most urgent to 1 = least urgent. Zero = not to
be done. Developments will be targetted in
priority order.
Searching/ Archive Retrieval:
Item
Priority
Improve search facility to make more comprehensive and versatile, including:
8 overall
Search under more specific headings
(e.g. enquirer name, patient name) and enable limiting after completing
an initial search.
8
Ability to limit search to “specialist
file referral” headings.
5
Facility to flag “dangerous” enquiries, so clearly identified in
a search.
3
Facility to retrieve Q&As from NeLM as prioritized part of
search results.
7
Facility to archive old enquiries so
that they are only accessible by administrator because they are
too old (whole years only). Administrator can alter the default for
time after which enquiries are archived.
6
Correct fact that MiD entered enquiries are seen in date order
with most recent first but DiScan enquiries appear with the oldest
first.
6
Ability to flag completed and archived enquiries
for easy follow-up and retrieval. Ability to set a time for the
system to remind MI manager do this.
4
Research:
Item
Priority
Incorporation of Standard Search Patterns
and/or other means of tying sources to specific enquiry types.
5
Use of (?customisable) keyboard shortcuts
to identify specific sources.
1
Automatic update of Resource list in line
with UKMi Minimum Resource list.
10
Incorporate an “on hold” or “waiting icon” when
waiting to hear back from a Pharmaceutical company or waiting for
an inter-library loan for example.
4
Reporting:
Item
Priority
Improve reporting function versatility
including:
10 overall
Versatile reporting function enabling reporting
by a variety of modes (eg by User name/ Enquiry type/Answerer’s
name).
8
Ability to plot graphs/charts of workload data within MiDatabank
6
Facility to inactivate Origins/ Organisations/ Individuals so that they
no longer appear as choices to select when inputting enquiries,
but still show up on reports.
10
Enable reporting by Specialist File
referral so that e.g. referred NHSD enquiries can be identified.
8
Quality Assurance:
Item
Priority
Spellcheck facility
7
Set compulsory fields as agreed with UKMi
clinical governance working group.
9
Develop the system to automatically send
out user survey questionnaires and analyse them.
1
Word find facility (control + F).
5
Administrators to be able to add keywords
retrospectively where enquiry closed.
5
Facility to add attachments to notes section.
7
Develop system to automatically record figures & dates
when eg. in-tray & in-progress trays exceed a certain number
for perfomance standards.
1
Communication with Enquirers:
Item
Priority
Facility to import/update enquirer details
from Trust email address book into Individuals/ Organisations.
Probably for Microsoft only.
0 (unworkable)
Live links for email address so that they
can click on and link to the users email to create a new message.
6
Create letter/fax button, possibly with
adaptable Word templates, so that all enquirer details automatically
incorporated including title and answer.
1
Look at a facility to email the answer field
out directly to the enquirer.
7
Unused address lines in organisation list
not to be shown as blank spaces in Enquiry mode.
3
Ability to copy
and paste email and postal addresses from the enquirer details
field.
5
Training:
Item
Priority
Develop MiCAL to include enquiries handled within MiDatabank for training
purposes.
10
Other:
Item
Priority
Add a facility to calculate creatinine clearance,
ideal body weight, and body surface area. Possibly others.
2
Have an ability to nominate an authoriser
for e.g. individual pre-reg enquiries and to see who that is from
the authorisation tray without having to open the enquiry.
0(only affects 1 centre)
Leave keyword selection box blank after word chosen, enabling quicker
multi-select.
4
Age box to include
'units' as a drop down box i.e. days, months, years.
1
If you open an
enquiry which someone else already has open could you get a message
saying “record locked by another user”?
0 (unnecessary)
The “Clinical” section carrying patient details has a notes box which
prints as “Drug” in the printed version. can this wrong title be
removed.
