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+. PCEHR. Person Holding/owning their file Medical information “e” for electronic Lock (security). The right information for the right person at the right time and place. Lots of things are happening in eHealth at the moment…. National health provider directory. Discharge summaries.
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+ PCEHR
Person • Holding/owning their file • Medical information • “e” for electronic • Lock (security)
The right information • for the right person • at the right time and place
Lots of things are happening in eHealth at the moment… National health provider directory Discharge summaries Electronic health records eReferrals Secure messaging ePrescribing Healthcare identifiers Telehealth Data quality
2 key national initiatives • Healthcare • Identifiers (now) • PCEHR • (July 2012)
Healthcare Identifiers (3) Health Providers Health Organisations Individuals
Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) Name/address/DOB Discharge summaries Identifier Allergies Health summary Medications Results Immunisations Health diary
12 eHealth sites in Australia 3 eHealth sites in Queensland • Metro North Brisbane Medicare Local • Brisbane South/Ipswich Divisions • Mater Hospital - SEA-GP, SPHN, Brisbane South .
12 eHealth sites in Australia All of the eHealth sites are trialing processes such as consent models and matching identifiers with people. The lessons learnt will inform the national roll-out. Target groups that will benefit most from a PCEHR include: • mothers and newborns • aged care • people with chronic conditions • palliative care • Indigenous populations.
4 partners IT Infrastructure Change & Adoption Benefits & Evaluation Quality Assurance
Program integration What role can program coordinators play in delivering messages about the PCEHR? • eHealth team can provide a brief presentation at GPQ program workshops in 2011 – awareness raising • eHealth team can provide a more detailed presentation at GPQ program workshops in 2012 – change & adoption • Resources available at your workshops • Articles in your newsletters • Topic in your teleconferences • Links from your webpages • Updates from eHealth team at your team meetings
Key messages • The PCEHR is coming! Lots to do in less than 12 months • Foundations like Identifiers are needed first • The PCEHR will impact on all program areas • Awareness raising is critical over the next 12 months • The quality of the data is more important than ever • Change & adoption is our key role – more details soon • New solutions need to integrate with the PCEHR • The PCEHR will be one of the biggest changes to health care that Australia has ever seen • It will take years for the PCEHR system to be fully populated and fully utilised • The PCEHR will result in safer and better quality care for patients if utilised effectively
+ David Millichap Senior Program Leader – eHealth dmillichap@gpqld.com.au 07 3105 8300