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What is Surgery Intellect, powered by TORTUS?
Surgery Intellect, powered by TORTUS, is a voice-enabled AI assistant that uses ambient voice technology (AVT) to listen, transcribe and code consultations in real time
It reduces the cognitive load for GPs and provides accurate, secure documentation. Once a consultation is complete Surgery Intellect can generate Clinical Notes and Letters, and medical codes can be assigned
For both face-to-face appointments and telephone consultations, Surgery Intellect captures and codes Patient interactions so nothing is missed and no time is wasted
Accessing the Softphone
Log in to Surgery Connect - sso.x-onweb.com - with your NHS email address and Surgery Connect password
Then select Softphone
Launching Surgery Intellect for Telephone Consultations
Start or accept your call as you normally would via the dialler. Once the call is in progress, click Add Intellect to Call
Once clicked, the consultation opens in the right hand display next to the dialler
Once the call has ended, the transcript will generate and you can complete the consultation using the steps below
Launching Surgery Intellect for In-Person Consultations
Once the Softphone is open, click Start Consultation for Face to face consultation
The consultation will then launch and recording will begin
Pause the dictation at any time by clicking in the red box. To resume recording, click the box again
To change the audio input for the dictation, click on the dropdown next to the microphone icon and select the device you wish to use
Add the Patients name and Date of birth into the relevant fields
You can also add supporting notes to this consultation if required. Add your comments in the Add Context box, and click Finish and generate notes once complete
You can then complete the consultation using the steps below
Completing a Consultation
Once a consultation has been completed, the transcript is generated and you can add supporting comments and medical codes, and generate clinical notes. To begin, add the patient name and date of birth into the relevant fields
The full transcription can be viewed by clicking the Transcription button, and any required comments not mentioned during the call can be added by added Context in the box below it
You can change the style and structure of the Clinical Note by using predefined templates. Once you have made changes, click Regenerate to create a new note
You can also Copy and Edit the content using the buttons located underneath the Clinical Note
Based on the content of the consultation, Surgery Intellect will identify medical codes that may be relevant. Each one displays the code and any observable values, as well as showing the consultation content that prompted the code to be generated
If any of these codes are not required, they can be toggled On or Off against the consultation as desired
See the full list of Medical Codes here
You can the generate a letter, if necessary, based off the consultation content. There are three letter templates available:
Patient Letter
Colleague Letter
GP - Specialist Referral
Once the letter is generated, you can view the content and copy the letter to the clipboard if required
You can also rate the accuracy of the generated letter by using the thumb icons
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Once you're happy with the consultation content, click Complete Consultation
Launching Surgery Intellect for Dictations
To begin a new dictation, click Start Dictation
Recording will then begin ready to for to start the dictation
Pause the dictation at any time by clicking in the red box. To resume recording, click the box again
To change the audio input for the dictation, click on the dropdown next to the microphone icon and select the device you wish to use
Once you have finished the dictation, click Finish and generate transcription
The transcript will generate. Click in the transcript box to make any edits, if required. Click Copy Transcript to copy the content to the clipboard. To begin a new dictation, click Start new dictation
To view previous dictations, click View dictations
Your dictations are then displayed with the time, status and expiry length
Please note: All consultations and dictations are held in the Softphone for 24 hours only. Once 24 hours has passed, these are permanently deleted
Surgery Intellect in the Phonebar
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Consultations can be assigned to patients within the Clinical System, and saved to Surgery Connect in the Patient record for accurate, joined up care
For more information on Surgery Intellect, powered by TORTUS, see our collection of Help Centre guides here























