PATIENT care in the Goulburn Valley promises to become easier to manage when GV Health and Hume Rural Health Alliance (HRHA) announced they have a fully consolidated Patient Administration System (PAS) across HRHA’s fourteen-member health services in the Hume Region in Northern Victoria.
In what has been one of the most complex implementations of the i.PM PAS ever undertaken, the single, integrated PAS across fourteen health services is a giant leap forward in digital health to achieve better-connected patient care.
“This marks a major shift in the way information follows our patients as they access various health services across the region. This will result in improved patient outcomes and safety,” said Matt Sharp, Chief Executive of Goulburn Valley Health and Chair of the HRHA Executive Committee.
“Our digital health experts, dedicated health staff from health services across the Hume Region and leaders have now embedded this major change within the health services in the Hume Region. They have kept the vision of improved patient care at the heart of our digital health transformation program and all the work we do.”
HRHA trained approximately 2,500 staff to prepare for the introduction of the PAS. The following health services have been involved: Albury Wodonga Health, Alexandra District Health, Alpine Health, Beechworth Health Service, Benalla Health, Corryong Health, Goulburn Valley Health, Mansfield District Hospital, NCN Health, Northeast Health Wangaratta, Seymour Health, Tallangatta Health Service, Yarrawonga Health and Yea and District Memorial Hospital
HRHA’s Hume PAS Connect initiative brings together multiple digital health projects to enable health services in the Hume Region to connect to state and national eHealth initiatives, to support patient safety and the flow of clinical information in the region and more widely.
“HRHA is pleased that we could deliver a connected Patient Administration System for the first time in the Hume Region’s history,” said HRHA chief information officer, Neelu Kaur.
“This is a great achievement which has been realised through collaboration. We thank all the health services’ teams for their support for this major transition, and the activity in the years leading up to this. As always, we are looking towards the future investments in digital health to bridge the healthcare gaps in our regional communities.”
