Better Sooner More Convenient Primary Care - New Zealand Doctor
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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 />
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