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Year one<br />

<strong>Primary</strong> secondary<br />

create link to Heath Views for community pharmacies<br />

develop link into MedTech for outpatients, wards and hospital pharmacy.<br />

Within IFHC<br />

<br />

<br />

Develop specifications for new system and fund implementation. Work with the<br />

current health centre that does not currently use MedTech to determine the<br />

barriers and facilitators for change.<br />

Review current referral systems, considering potential role of <strong>Care</strong> Link, and change<br />

to within system request for assistance/booking. Monitor workload and waiting<br />

times and develop new priority and entry criteria as required.<br />

Telemedicine<br />

<br />

Review the Canterbury Initiative Telemedicine plan and implement proof of concept<br />

plan for telemedicine links from IFHCs, likely to include:<br />

o Increased number of outpatient clinics done at a distance using telemedicine<br />

(reducing patient travel and so making services availability better, sooner<br />

and more convenient)<br />

o Increase in the use of the medical telemetry system to share diagnostic<br />

information with Greymouth Hospital reducing patient travel and so making<br />

services availability better, sooner and more convenient<br />

Web based support for providers<br />

<br />

(see health pathways work plan).<br />

Year two<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

extend MedTech across all health centers and for all community nursing and allied<br />

health<br />

develop link into MedTech for community pharmacy<br />

work with the private practice on Profile to overcome barriers to the use of<br />

MedTech, and assist with migration to MedTech<br />

ensure all Coast lab results are in the same database.<br />

Year three<br />

(to be developed)<br />

7 Capability and capacity<br />

There will be training requirements for new providers to use MedTech32 for consultations.<br />

Training in the use of telemedicine will also be required to ensure this methodology is used<br />

safely and appropriately.<br />

Business case appendices V12 AC 25Feb2010 Page 136

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