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Efficient Integration for an Outstanding Patient Experience: Chup's Solution Reduces Wait Times to Just 5 Minutes IN AZ-ZAHRAH.

Company

Hospital Islam Az-Zahrah

Industry

Hospital

Office

Jalan Medan Pb 1, Seksyen 9, 43650 Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

Starting Date

20th March 2024

Founded in 1997, Az-Zahrah Hospital (HIAZ) is a multi-disciplinary institution that integrates Islamic values into its healthcare practices. Dedicated to delivering proactive, professional, and high-quality care, the hospital offers its distinctive "Hospital Mesra Ibadah" services with a focus on warmth and efficiency. By implementing Chup Online, Az-Zahrah optimizes patient wait times and transforms manual processes into a smoothly integrated system, enhancing the overall patient journey while staying true to its core values

20 Minutes

Average Waiting Times

90%

issues Resolved

*sameday

97%

Succeed Rate

*Real Time - updates

98%

Customer Satisfaction

614

Patients Served

Before Implementation

The Challenge

Az-Zahrah Hospital faced challenges with outdated manual processes, leading to long wait times and patient dissatisfaction, particularly for those with special needs. The lack of patient tracking caused delays and congestion, while communication gaps left patients unsure about their status. Insufficient stage integration also disrupted communication between staff and patients

The integration between different stages has been less effective, and communication between staff and patients has occasionally led to misunderstandings. These issues have sometimes disrupted the flow of operations

The hospital’s first-come, first-served system caused congestion during peak hours, with patients arriving early and waiting up to 4 hours. Doctor emergencies worsened delays, affects customer satisfaction

The Solution

Az-Zahrah Hospital partnered with Chup Online to reduce patient wait times and enhance management, aiming for better efficiency and a smoother patient experience

Custom Close Feature

Lets admins reschedule appointments if a doctor is on leave

Real-Time Tracking & Communication

The Chup system tracks waiting times and patient positions

Appoinment Merge With Live Queue

ombines appointments and walk-ins into a live queue for daily monitoring

No Time Gaps

Manages slots to minimize gaps by booking to the nearest available time

Integrated With HIS With Add Dependants

Shifts to automated data management, linking with the hospital's HIS

Custome Close Feature

Appointment scheduling was enhanced, allowing Clinic Assistants to adjust appointments easily. Features like Custom Close and Emergency Close prevented bottlenecks, while the On-Off feature optimized service hours to reduce peak congestion

Patients receive automatic notifications of appointment rescheduling, whether due to emergencies or general adjustments. This ensures they are informed of updated doctor availability, preventing inconvenience and ensuring timely arrivals. The system also eliminates the need for individual patient contact, streamlining communication and enhancing the overall experience for both patients and staff

Real-Time Tracking & Communication

At Chup, we use WhatsApp to enhance patient communication, making it seamless and convenient. Patients in the live queue or with scheduled appointments receive timely notifications and reminders via WhatsApp, tailored to admin settings. This keeps patients informed about their status and necessary actions, streamlining communication and ster reducing manual follow-ups. Patients also get updates on estimated wait times during their visit, ensuring clear communication, managing expectations, and improving their overall experience

Appoinment Merge With Live Queue

The Appointment Merge with Live Queue feature integrates scheduled appointments and walk-in patients into a unified, real-time queue. This allows administrators to oversee and manage all patients for the day from a single interface, ensuring an organized and efficient patient flow. By combining these lists, the system provides a comprehensive view of the day’s schedule and current patient status, streamlining operations and enhancing overall efficiency

The Early Arrival Button significantly improves the check-in process for patients who arrive early by quickly adding them to the Live Queue. This feature allows reception staff to efficiently manage early arrivals, enhancing scheduling flexibility and reducing wait times.

No Time Gaps Feature

Our advanced appointment management system enhances scheduling by minimizing gaps between appointments and reducing buffer times. By setting 'limited slots,' the system prompts patients to select from the nearest available times, ensuring a continuous flow of visits and optimal use of time slots. This approach reduces wait times and boosts operational efficiency, creating a more organized and predictable scheduling process. Patients benefit from timely and seamless visits, while providers can manage their schedules with greater accuracy, leading to improved service quality and overall satisfaction

Integrated With HIS With Add Dependandts

Chup Online integrates smoothly with the hospital's HIS, automating the management of patient IDs, MRNs, and family data. It handles complex scenarios such as shared MRNs for family members and data for newborns, ensuring accuracy and real-time updates. The new Add Dependants feature simplifies registering up to 5 family members per visit. This integration reduces manual tasks, enhances data accuracy, and improves overall operational efficiency and patient experience

The Result

After Chup Online’s implementation, patient wait times dropped to 5-17 minutes, with special needs patients receiving expedited care. Real-time updates and queue management improved patient satisfaction to 98%, as they were kept informed throughout their visits, easing anxiety.

According to Dr. Azmaniza Baharudin's dashboard, there has been a notable reduction in the average wait time for patients. Patients with appointments now wait only 3 minutes on average, while walk-in patients experience a wait time of around 5 minutes. Impressively, some patients are seen within just 1 minute of their arrival. Additionally, the average service duration is efficient, lasting approximately 28 minutes. This demonstrates that patients are promptly attended to with minimal delays for data verification, resulting in a seamless and swift experience.

Satisfaction’s WhatsApp Vote Summary

April 2024 275 6 98.00% 2.00%
March 2024 72 1 99.00% 1.00%
Total 347 7 98.24% 1.66%

Nearly 100% user satisfaction during the trial phase highlights significant improvements in operational efficiency and patient experience, demonstrating the system's effectiveness in streamlining workflows and minimizing delays.

Streamlining with HIS improved patient flow, achieving a 97% automation success rate and reducing delays and errors. Staff workload decreased, and service efficiency increased, all with minimal training and in a short timeframe, despite initial Wi-Fi issues and ongoing software customizations.

By efficiently handling higher patient volumes without compromising care quality, Az-Zahrah Hospital improved patient outcomes and operational efficiency. Chup Online was key in this success, enhancing staff productivity, optimizing patient flow, and reducing no-shows.

Special Thanks

We are deeply grateful for your collaboration, feedback, and steadfast commitment throughout this journey. Your invaluable contributions have been instrumental in advancing a future where healthcare services are more streamlined, efficient, and patient-centric

Chup Online Sdn extends our heartfelt appreciation to the HIAZ Management team :

  • Dr. Ahmad Syukri Jamaludin, Chief Executive Officer
  • En. Kamarulanizal Yusof, Head of Office Management
  • Puan Haifa Elayna Mohd Ramli, Head of Support Services Management
  • Puan Rozeelawati Md Nor, Head of Customer Relations
  • En. Mohd Noor Azmi Bin Ismail, Head of Information Technology (IT)

We also wish to extend our sincere thanks to the specialist doctors involved from all O&G Clinics :

  • Dr. Mashita Mohamed Kassim
  • Dr. Noraini Bt. Nor
  • Dr. Fazlina Hanum Bt. Mohd Ali
  • Dr. Anita Rina Binti Ali
  • Dr. Azmaniza Baharudin

What hospital say about

Dr. Ahmad Syukri Jamaludin

Chief Executive Officer
Az-Zahrah Hospital

“ChupOnline’s real-time scheduling and appointment automation have streamlined our workflow. Patients are better informed, and our staff can now focus more on critical tasks, while significantly reducing wait times”

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