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Appendix Thirteen gives considerably greater detail re these proposed facilities, together with<br />

associated development timelines & funding sources.<br />

5.5.2 Future information systems<br />

One of the key elements of the West Coast Integrated Family Health Centre project is the<br />

electronic integration of health services, supporting an integrated model of service delivery<br />

across a range of geographically isolated service delivery locations.<br />

We will ensure that the right level of access to clinical information is available at each point of<br />

care encountered by patients, and that all appropriate clinical information follows the patient<br />

from carer to carer as they travel through a patient centred network of care, all in a way that<br />

minimises waste and duplication and whist safeguarding patient privacy. Activities to support<br />

this approach include shared electronic clinical records between primary and community<br />

providers, hospital clinicians being able to access primary care clinical records, primary clinicians<br />

accessing summary information in the secondary care system (eg. discharge summaries,<br />

diagnostic results), medical telemetry (eg. videoconferencing, remote consultations and remote<br />

diagnosis).<br />

An individual‟s health information is a taonga – it has great value and is sacred to them. It is<br />

therefore essential to ensure that health information is secure and that a patient's wishes are<br />

adhered to regarding its availability. The PHO and DHB will develop clinical audit protocols and<br />

processes that ensure use is monitored and inappropriate access detected.<br />

This fits with national strategies around the development of integrated Electronic Health<br />

Records (EHR) and with patient access to the same. However, West Coast does not propose to<br />

be a leader in these major developments. Our approach is more tactical, as described in<br />

Appendix Fourteen, but this approach places us well to implement integrated EHR when it<br />

becomes available.<br />

Further information on IT support is provided in Appendix Fourteen.<br />

5.6 Clinician engagement<br />

A wide range of clinicians from general practice, community nursing, allied health and secondary<br />

care have been involved in the development of this plan:<br />

Establishment of large advisory group including range of disciplines from community and<br />

hospital based services that met weekly over three months to provide input and<br />

feedback.<br />

Involvement of a large number of clinicians in each workstream (see details within each<br />

work plan in the appendices).<br />

Business case EoI V38 AC 25Feb10 Page 36

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