Regional Information Platforms (DHBs)
A key goal of the National Health IT Plans is to see the development of regional platforms for sharing core clinical systems. Consolidating systems will make it easier to introduce common standards and to share information with other DHB's and providers. It will mean a patients information will be available when someone moves between DHB's for treatment.
The core clinical systems included in the regional priority programmes for the 2011/2012 year are:
- Clinical Workstations
The clinical workstation is a web based portal which draws information from multiple sources and presents it in the context of the patient's record. Find out more...
- Patient Administration Systems
District Health Boards will have a single Patient Administration System for each region rather than the variety that exist at the moment. A Regional Patient Administration System wil allow for a consistent approach to the management of a patient's encounter with hospital services, and the management of hospital and DHB services nationally. Find out more...
- Clinical Data Repositories
A centralised data repository will contain a nationally agreed core set of clinical information, and additional clinical data to be determined by each region. Find out more...
- Imaging/PACS
PACS technology allows X-rays, MRIs and other medical images to be digitized, stored and transmitted elecctronically, avoiding the need for film development processes and delivery by mail or by hand to physicians and technicians. Find out more...
- Clinical Support
District Health Boards have their own Laboratory Information Systems or they outsource their Laboratory services. Having a common system across each region wil make it easier to maintain consistent standards, and to send results to a centralised data repository.
District Health Boards now have a variety of individual Pharmacy Systems, some of which are now obselete and due for replacement. A hospital Pharmacy System supports and manages the internal workflow of a hospital pharmacy service. Find out more...
- Continuum of Care
Continuum of Care is recognition that healthcare is continuous but there are recognised hand-over points such as eReferrals and Discharges. Find out more...
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