The new ALFRED digital platform with AI from IDI EVOLUTION marks a turning point: a new paradigm in dentistry.
ALFRED means the possibility of moving the processes of the entire dental practice to a guided and safe terrain, embracing the concepts of lean production system .
Doctors, ASOs, and receptionists receive ongoing support in managing daily activities throughout all phases of the workflow, allowing them to focus on the true essence of their work: patient care. In this context, it is of significant clinical importance to be able to fully track the patient's clinical journey, from the initial visit to the office, the initial consultation, obtaining informed consent for the proposed treatments, the medical and surgical procedures performed, the pharmacological therapies, and the short-, medium-, and long-term follow-up and hygiene maintenance program.
Know and document the phases of dental treatment and therefore being able to share them transparently with your patient becomes the new reference today: ALFRED .
A 2017 British study found that as many as 44% of dental patient records were incomplete and insufficiently accurate. While it's true that in public dental practice, medical records are considered official documents with evidentiary value, in private dental practices this requirement is not in place, but they are still necessary to accurately document the clinical work performed.
On the other hand, the risk of legal litigation For professionals, it's always just around the corner. For this reason, ALFRED It represents an effective tool capable of recording patient data and organizing them into advanced digital medical records so as to provide, in the event of a legal proceeding, proof of their actions.
ALFRED , in fact, can also be called “to the witness stand”, because is able to retrace every decision and action taken by the professional in all properly documented clinical cases. This means that, in the presence of a doubtful judge, the dentist can provide any evidence demonstrating the correctness of his or her work with a simple click.
ALFRED takes care of and worries about follow the clinician in the standardized collection of data and iconographic material, ensuring speed, workflow efficiency and improved control: the clinician is brought into a virtuous circle that increases the quality of the services performed, reducing wasted time because ALFRED indicates "do what you usually don't feel like doing but need to do".
ALFRED It is designed to constantly verify the completeness and accuracy of each patient's clinical documentation. An automated "alert" has been set up within Alfred: the Completeness and Safety Index (ICS) ; the operator sees an icon appear on the computer screen prompting them to complete the data, allowing the necessary actions to be taken and only then allowing progress in the procedure.
In this way, the content and accuracy of clinical documentation will no longer vary depending on the operator's sensitivity and level of specialization, but will also be guided by the system, made up of 150 entries multiplied by 15 specialist areas taken into consideration, based on Best Clinical-Care Practice Guidelines.
We are thus witnessing the most modern and advanced interpretation of the doctor-patient relationship. We are witnessing a shift from " informed consent " to information, a two-way communication that fosters trust and transparency.
The value of Completeness and Safety Index (ICS):
● Greater effectiveness in preventing litigation.
● Greater accuracy in the production of clinical documentation certifying the professional relationship with the citizen-patient.
● Simplification and facilitation of information, diagnostic and operational activities.
Edited by: Dr. Roberto Maria Cristofanini; Dr. Luca Banfi 
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