Thanks to Promed24, Busamed Bram Fischer’s EC unit now includes a fully operational, doctor-led emergency service that reduces bottlenecks and streamlines patient management.
A digital backbone: Altron HealthTech and Elixir Live
While clinical expertise is paramount, the improved efficiency of EC centres should be underpinned by a robust digital infrastructure.
According to Promed24 finance team, Altron HealthTech and its flagship practice management application, Elixir Live, guarantee that operational friction does not impede the primary business of Busamed Bram Fischer’s emergency centre: saving lives.
“Under Promed24’s management, the emergency centre employs systems supported by Altron HealthTech’s Elixir Live. These play a critical role in enabling efficient, high-quality care,” says company’s CFO.
“With real-time billing and claims processing capabilities, one of the key advantages of a product like Elixir Live has been improved billing efficiency. This has translated into faster patient throughput and a reduced administrative burden on clinicians,” he adds.
PromedGP: Enhanced primary healthcare
In addition to Promed24’s Busamed Bram Fischer partnership, the service provider recently expanded its primary healthcare network by launching PromedGP – a Bloemfontein-based general healthcare practice (GP) that provides continuous, patient-centred care.
PromedGP uses Altron HealthTech’s Elixir Live alongside HealthONE to bridge the gaps between billing bottlenecks, operational efficiency and clinical excellence. Placing a patient’s full clinical history at the clinician’s fingertips via a single, user-friendly interface, HealthONE resolves key pain points like data fragmentation and administrative burdens. It also ensures that patient data is stored safely via secure, cloud-based encryption.
The fact that PromedGP’s clinicians have immediate access to their patients’ data enables more informed, real-time decision-making, reinforcing robust clinical governance throughout the patient journey.
“Leveraging Altron HealthTech’s clinical expertise, we’re able to provide the same high standards of care, coordination, and efficiency across both the emergency and primary healthcare environments,” says Fourie. “As a digital backbone, Altron HealthTech empowers our clinicians to focus on the patient, supported by accurate data and streamlined care transitions.”
Road safety: A unified response
With over 25 years of experience in emergency medicine, Dr Fourie maintains a strong focus on clinical governance, operational efficiency and patient experience, and she’s embedded this ethos into the backbone of Promed24.
Combined with a product like Elixir Live – providing secure cloud-based practice management and enhanced billing capabilities for a more streamlined practice – the Promed24 team is ready for imminent influx of holiday traffic.
“Together with Busamed Bram Fischer International Airport Private Hospital and partners like VRMed ambulance services, we are fully prepared to respond when emergencies occur.”
According to Fourie, high-speed travel, driver fatigue, and alcohol-related incidents are the primary causes of road-traffic accidents during holiday periods like the Easter weekend.
“While we are ready for any emergency, the greatest success would be seeing fewer preventable injuries and safer journeys for all. Make responsible decisions on the road, as small choices can have life-changing consequences,” she concludes.