App: Somnus
Developer: Martin Valena Healthcare Pty Ltd
Genres: Medical, Productivity

Fast & efficient Anaesthesia, Surgical & Critical Care case & procedure logging, backed with secure, encrypted & private iCloud syncing, with powerful searching and exporting features & local data encryption.

The macOS version is included with this purchase, which runs natively on Apple Silicon Macs.

• Your Data on Your Device 
    - No internet required 
    - Enter as little or as much Case data as you wish
    - Use generic Patients or for a more powerful database, add specific Patients to your Cases
    - Intelligent data entry prevents errors (eg. ASA 1 patients with comorbidities, extreme BMIs, etc.)
    - Data is encrypted & protected on device by Face ID or Touch ID (and a fallback PIN)
    - Intelligent relational database means renaming an item in one place sees it update everywhere, instantly.

• Fully Customisable
    - All category items are there for you to edit, merge, rename, delete... or create your own to suit your needs
    - Personal Lists are for you to create your own categories & items to add to Cases
    - Create Templates to make starting a Case as simple as two taps
    - Create Searches to view & analyse your data in sophisticated ways.

• Syncing via iCloud is Private, Secure & Encrypted
    - No special logins or accounts required, just your iCloud login
    - Uses Apple’s iCloud infrastructure only
    - No information is collected or accessible to anyone other than you
    - Turn it off and use your devices independently if you wish
    - Everything syncs: Templates, Searches, Photos, ID Labels & even most Settings

• ID Label (Bradma) & Document Scanning
    - It’s never been faster to add a patient
    - Just start by scanning their ID Label
    - Analysis is all done on-device, no data leaves your device.
    - If you see the same patient again, you can re-scan the label. If it has changed, choose to update their other Cases
    - Potentially valid data (names, dates of birth) will be detected and automatically added
    - Scan document text straight into your Case notes

• Clinical Photos
    - Include high resolution photos, captured within Somnus
    - Add as many to a Case as you like 
    - Export or import images to & from your Photo Library as required

• Exporting Your Data as a
    - Case Report (PDF) including all Patient & Case details, notes & photos
    - Billing Report (PDF) for billing assistance
        - Australian users can have fee estimates automatically generated using the built-in RVG
    - Summary Report (PDF) for your records, auditing or teaching
    - Summary Report (CSV) to have all your data in a form that is device & app independent (see website for details)
    - Spreadsheet (CSV) to have all your data in a form that is device & app independent (see website for details)
    - Data File to send to another user for their copy of Somnus

• Importing Your Data
    - Import Somnus Data, Backups or CSV files
    - CSV Files can be used to quickly pre-populate upcoming lists so you can start the Booked Case with a tap

• Other Features
    - Enhanced multi-window use with local drag & drop
    - Advanced drag & drop (Cases, Photos & Charts) straight into most other Apps
    - Cases can be dropped as PDF Reports, Data Files
    - Searches can be dropped as PDF Summary Reports
    - Drag CSV or Data files straight onto the Somnus Dashboard to import
    - Keyboard shortcuts for external keyboards to speed up navigation & data entry
    - Handoff between your devices 
    - Siri Shortcuts
    - Realtime Case timers
    - Theatre utilisation summaries
    - Tappable items in Notes (phone numbers, emails, dates, addresses)
    - And so much more!

Release notes:
This will be the final update for version 8.x of Somnus, with version 9.x requiring iOS 17 & macOS Sonoma. My apologies for the delay between updates but life gets in the way sometimes.  I'm pleased to let you know I'll be diving back in and I have lots of improvements coming later this year.

Thanks again for using Somnus. Cheers, Paul.

NEW
• September 2023 MBS RVG
• Minor bug fixes