E-Health programs have the aim of improving the quality of health care. The main elements of the Commission's Safety in E-Health program are:
- Optimising safety and quality within the rollouts of clinical systems, with an initial focus on discharge summary and hospital medications management programs
- Using E-Health initiatives to improve the safety and quality of health care
- The secondary use of information agenda - optimising reuse and analyses of safety and quality data available from clinical systems, to further drive improvements in safety and quality
The Commission works through the National E-Health and Information Principal Committee of AHMAC, its Inter-Jurisdictional and Private Hospital Sector Committees, NEHTA, the National Health CIO Forum, and other national bodies to promote the safety and quality agenda within national E-Health programs.
Projects
These three E-Health projects directly support Commission Priority Programs.
- Safety and quality impact of e-Discharge (CLINICAL HANDOVER)
- Safe Electronic Medication Management in Hospitals (MEDICATION SAFETY)
- Structured microbiology test requesting and reporting of HAIs (HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION)
In November 2011, Health Ministers recommended the Safe EMM Guide and the EDS Self Evaluation Toolkit be used in Australian hospitals when implementing these clinical systems to improve safety and quality of health care.
Contacts
Neville BoardInformation Strategy Manager
(02) 9126 3587
Siobhan McFadden (EMM, EDS)
Senior Project Officer
(02) 9126 3653
Elizabeth Hanley (structured microbiology requesting and reporting)
Senior Project Officer
(02) 9126 3647
Email: mail@safetyandquality.gov.au
