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NZ Creates National Health IT Plan |
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futuregov.asia |
| Source Date: |
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 |
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ICT for MDGs
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New Zealand |
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Aug 30, 2011 |
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The National Health IT Board, in collaboration with Health Benefits Ltd, is currently working on the five-year National Health IT Plan, establishing a roadmap for change and options analysis work.
The plan is said to identify around $700 million in savings over its implementation period up until July 31, 2016, with a first year target of $30 million, by reducing administrative support and procurement costs.
According to National Health IT Board Director, Graeme Osborne, “Our job is to get the sector motivated. It is a major achievement that we now have the sector behind a single plan. We’ve got a group of clinicians helping to set priorities so we can agree on an IT approach.”
"By 2014, New Zealanders will have a core set of personal health information available electronically to them and their treatment providers, regardless of the setting as they access health services.”
Last month, the South Canterbury District Health Board (DHB) began to run its IT systems at the Canterbury DHB. A new clinical workstation lets clinicians at both DHBs view patient information through a single, secure web-based system.
Health professionals use their computers to log on to clinical workstations to get a fuller picture of a patient’s information, including laboratory results, radiology images and discharge information. The health professional clicks on a patient’s National Health Index Number and all the clinical information they need is available.
The new information system provides access to discharge summaries in real time, meaning patients receive follow-up care much sooner and are more likely to make lasting lifestyle changes. The West Coast DHB will come on board early next year to the common system, with the Southern and Nelson/Marlborough DHBs to follow.
Other priority programmes for this year and next are eMedicines; regional information platforms for DHBs; national solutions such as oncology, cardiac health, health identity and connected health, along with integrated care initiatives.
Later this year, GP2GP, a new electronic system that allows a person’s medical records to be transferred immediately if they change doctors, will be announced along with ePrescribing service, which transfers a written transcription immediately to a pharmacy system chosen by the patient for buying medicines.
Around 25 percent of the health programmes are now being run through a DHB regional model. The country has been divided into four regions, with a single IT programme director for each region.
After releasing the draft IT plan, each region build their own plan, complying with the National Health IT Plan, and at the same time with the needs of the patients in mind.
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