Cardiology Department Digitalised with Cellma EHR

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be UK’s leading cause of death with over 7.6 million people living with heart and circulatory disease, with more than 6.4 million in England. According to the British Heart Foundation, CVD is responsible for approximately 174,700 deaths, which represents 26% of all deaths. Of those deaths, around 49,000 are under 75 years of age. 

Additionally, over 1.4 million people in the UK have atrial fibrillation, a leading cause of stroke, and more than 7 million are affected by hypertension, one of the most common and modifiable CVD risk factors. More worryingly, cardiovascular waiting lists in England have surged by 82% between 2020 and 2025, with critical conditions like heart failure and atrial fibrillation experiencing substantial delays in diagnosis and treatment. This growing burden places immense pressure on NHS cardiology services and underscores the urgent need for robust, digitally enabled care pathways. 

As cardiovascular care continues to grow in complexity, the importance of full, intelligent, and integrated digital health systems increases. The cardiology department has evolved beyond managing heart attacks and arrhythmias, but is now dealing with multi-morbidity, increasing demand, workforce shortages, and expectations for timely, consistent, and equitable care. 

Enter Cellma, a clinically robust, fully interoperable Electronic Health Record (EHR) software. Built to support all aspects of the cardiac care continuum, Cellma uniquely combines data, diagnostics, and decision support tools, providing a fundamentally different way of working – clinically, operationally, and safely – within the realm of cardiology. 

Aligning with NHS: Fully Integrated and Compliant with National Guidelines 

Cellma has been built and configured to comply and work seamlessly within the NHS. Specific integrations and standards include: 

• NHS e-Referral Service (ERS) – supported streamlined triaging and booking from primary to secondary care. 

• GP Connect / Summary Care Record (SCR) – enables specialists to access primary care information in real-time at the point of reviewing the patient. 

• Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) – enables prescribing with the ability to prescribe and track outstanding prescriptions. 

• NHS Spine Services – Cellma engages with national datasets with identity verification, demographics, and care settings. 

• Interoperability with Diagnostic Labs, Imaging Systems, and Third-Party Platforms Supported by FHIR, HL7, and DICOM standards. 

• The NHS Digital and NICE Guidelines – Clinical workflows in Cellma reflect the latest evidence-based standards for the management of CVD, CHD, arrhythmia, ACS, and hypertension.

These integration allows the cardiology department to remain clinically compliant, rich in data and coordinated a delivery of care across the continuum. 

Clinical Spectrum of Cardiology: How Cellma Supports Complex Case Management 

Tackling Real-World Challenges in Heart Failure Care

Heart failure care in the UK is confronted by delays in referral systems, a lack of communication, and challenges leveraging real-time diagnostics. 

Growing pressure and waiting times: NHS cardiovascular waiting lists in England are projected to grow by 82% between 2020 and 2025, further increasing bottlenecks to echocardiograms and consultant appointments. 

In-service variation: The only 4% of in-hospital heart failure services are achieving waiting time referral targets. 

Workforce shortages: Many services are unable to recruit and retain trained heart failure consultants. 

Data gaps: Observable outcomes like readmissions, mortality, and patient experience are seldomly recorded systematically. 

Cellma addresses these problems through its interconnected modules: 

Patient Administration System (PAS) Triage Dashboards: Prioritisation of referrals by urgency, symptoms, and clinical indicators. 

Electronic Patient Record (EPR): Offers registration/advanced booking where labs, imaging, vitals, and history collocate in one view. 

Investigation Ordering and Imaging Integration: You can book and track cardiac diagnostics all in Cellma. 

Clinical Decision Support (CDS): Auto calculate scores and suggest treatment plans as per guidelines. 

Multi-disciplinary care planning: Embed MDT meetings and notes for shared visibility. 

Remote Monitoring & Follow-up: Schedule device checks, track medication adherence, and adhere remote symptoms diaries. 

BI Reporting Tools: Audit mortality, access admissions, LOS (length of stay), and therapy compliance in real-time. 

Document management: Securely attach discharge summaries, rehab plans, and consent from Cellma. 

Cellma turns fragmented cardiac care into a data-driven, protocol-observant patient-centred ecosystem. 

Essential Elements of Cellma for Cardiology Department 

Cellma has been designed from the ground up, with the significant input from cardiology practitioners, it possesses both the depth of clinical and operational functionality to address the unique demands and requirements of cardiology care. Cellma’s modular structure comprises: 

EPR & Structured Documentation – with templates designed for ACS, AF, CHF, CHD, hypertension etc. 

Investigation and Imaging Order Sets – ECG, Echo, Holter, cardiac MRI, CTA and angiography. 

e-Prescribing and Medication Management – managing statins, anticoagulants, beta-blockers, ACE-inhibitors and alerts for drug interactions. 

Theatre and Cath Lab Scheduling – supports procedures with links to templates for planning procedures and writing post-op notes. 

Referral Portal Integration – e-Referrals, Advice & Guidance and cross-site triage. 

Discharge Planning and Shared Care – structured discharge summaries are supported by medication reconciliations.  

Automated Follow-Up – automated risk-based follow-ups and alerts for outstanding investigations.  

Dashboards and KPIs – we can monitor performance measures around readmissions, waiting times and pathway adherence for ACS.  

Patient Portal – patients can see upcoming appointments, test results and rehabilitation schedules.  

Each module is more than just a means of record keeping, it is about making the record keepers purposeful in their documentation to facilitate clinical decision making and ultimately timely evidence-based treatment, to all patients who access the cardiology department. 

Built-In Security: Protecting Cardiac Data Every Step of the Way 

In cardiology, data protection is paramount. Cellma is built with enterprise-grade security measures: 

• Data encryption at rest and in transit 

• Role-based access control (RBAC) to prevent unauthorised viewing 

• DSP Toolkit compliance for NHS Trust deployments 

• Cyber Essentials Plus certification 

• Audit trails for every user interaction 

• GDPR alignment for both consent and retention policies
  
  

Whether it’s ECGs or consultant notes, Cellma ensures that cardiac data is always secure and accessible only to authorised personnel. 

Cardiology is under more pressure than ever – but it can also be under less pressure with the right digital tools. Cardiologists are seeing more patients with complex heart problems and they need timely, joined up care. We can no longer solely rely on EHRs, we need a solution that works for us, to do just that, Cellma. 

Cellma provides the intelligence, interoperability, and clinical detail to manage everything from initial referral to monitoring your heart for life. Whether supporting patients with heart failure, CHD, arrhythmias, or ACS, Cellma ensures the care is data rich, coordinated, and timely. 

Discover how Cellma can support your cardiology team to thrive in the digital age.