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Exchanging Health Information . The National Healthlink Project November 16 th 2005. Guest Speakers:. Mr Peter Lennon, Director of GPIT Group Mr Martin Buckley, Director of ICT, St James Hospital Mr. Declan Rossiter, CEO of HealthIreland Partners Mr. Charles Meade, Director-at-large, HL7
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Exchanging Health Information The National Healthlink Project November 16th 2005
Guest Speakers: • Mr Peter Lennon, Director of GPIT Group • Mr Martin Buckley, Director of ICT, St James Hospital • Mr. Declan Rossiter, CEO of HealthIreland Partners • Mr. Charles Meade, Director-at-large, HL7 • Dr Donal Buckley Director, GPIT/ICGP Tutor Training Program • Mr. Vincent Jordan, Project Services Manager, HSE WA
Requirements Gathering Technology Standards Data Protection Security Funding Project Potential New Features Buy In Making the exchange of Health Information a reality:
Where Healthlink is at: • Continuing to expand • User numbers continue to increase • Demand continues to grow • Expectations continue to rise • Project Potential unlimited
Continuing to expand • Operational in 6 hospitals currently • Pilot complete in 1 more hospital • 12 more pilots due to be completed over the next 12 months
User numbers continue to increase • 372 GPs using Healthlink Online • 207 Practices registered • 459 Practice Staff incl Practice Managers, Admin Staff and Nurses
Demand continues to grow • GP Business with the hospital growing at an alarming rate • Agencies want to participate • E.g. St Vincents in Fairview, St Mary’s Phoenix Park, Ennis Day Hospital, Baggot St Hospital etc
Expectations continue to rise • When are we getting the rest of the messages? • The consultant in the Day Hospital wants access to lab results • Can we get labs from hospital x, y and z? • Can we get consultant letters?
Project Potential unlimited: • Two way communication • Lab ordering • Neurology Referrals • Web Services • Linking with the VRL • Migration to .NET
Making IT happen • Working with the stakeholders • Communicating with all parties • Sourcing the funding • Implementing the standards • Supporting the users
Challenges for the future: • Sources of Funding • Further Integration with PMS • Keeping up with demand • Position in the Health Service • Supporting the GPs • Hospital/HSE Regional Resources • National Framework