Andrew Lovewell, CEO of Columbia (Mo.) Orthopedic Group, recently told Becker’s Healthcare that implementing Medical Passport was among the most impactful decisions his facility made this past year.
“One of the most important things our ASC did in the last year was to add a digital arrival tool—Medical Passport—to assist in the check-in process,” Lovewell said. “This allows our patients greater access to manage their health information and creates efficiency for our staff with the pre-arrival process.”
Why Preoperative Intelligence Matters
Everything starts by having the right preoperative processes in place. Medical Passport empowers patients to create and maintain their medical history before procedures, ensuring facilities have accurate, up-to-date health information when it matters most. This is important for two reasons: First, it enables your facility to receive patient health histories early in the preoperative process, so you have all the information needed. Second, patients can log in anytime to make updates and reuse their information for additional procedures or surgeries.
But Medical Passport does more than just collect patient data—it analyzes and interprets it, transforming patient information into actionable insights and intelligence that help clinical teams make faster, more confident pre-op decisions.
Our platform automatically identifies high-risk patients so you can prioritize urgent cases first. It compares patient health data against your facility-specific admission criteria to provide guideline-driven recommendations—indicating when patients need additional clearances, labs, imaging, or anesthesia consults. This eliminates guesswork from preoperative screening and confirms whether patients are candidates for their scheduled procedures.
Improving Clinical Efficiency and Outcomes
For nursing teams, Medical Passport delivers significant time savings that directly impact daily workflows. Our platform saves 20-45 minutes per patient procedure by eliminating lengthy phone assessments and manual tasks like comparing patient data against admission guidelines. This enables you to manage 100% of your patient volume more efficiently, meaning your staff spends less time on administrative work and more time on direct patient care.
Medical Passport also streamlines patient communication by giving patients 24/7 access to pre-admission instructions. When patients understand what they should and should not do before surgery, they arrive more prepared and educated. This creates a smoother arrival process for your clinical team while improving patient outcomes, preventing adverse events, and reducing last-minute cancellations that disrupt your operating room schedule.
Ready to Transform Your Preoperative Process?
Columbia Orthopedic Group’s experience demonstrates how the right preoperative intelligence platform can deliver measurable improvements in both staff efficiency and patient outcomes. Whether you’re managing a high-volume ASC looking to optimize your current pre-op workflows, Medical Passport provides the clinical intelligence and automation your team needs to work smarter, not harder.
Learn more about how Medical Passport can transform your facility’s preoperative process at https://onemnethealth.com/medical-passport