The Northern Territory Government has completed the implementation of the second phase of a new patient health record system.
After the first deployment at Katherine, the AU$259 million Acacia system (US$182 million) is also currently in use at the 30-bed Gove Acute Care Hospital.
Furthermore, the PHR system is being rolled out in kidney services across the Top End region, including Darwin, Katherine, Kakadu and Arnhem Land. It was initially rolled out at four hemodialysis sites late last year and is now coming to more sites in central Australia earlier this year.
“On-site staff now use Acacia to collect intraday data on dialysis treatments,” a press release notes.
WHY IT IMPORTANT
NT’s Acacia system will allow a clinic nurse in a remote Aboriginal community or a doctor in an intensive care unit in Darwin to access the same patient record in real time and know what care to expect. care already provided in other care facilities.
Our hard-working doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals can access a patient’s allergy, warning, and medication information to make treatment decisions faster and with less risk. more… Having an electronic patient database across the Territory will allow NT Health to better support our most vulnerable and temporary patients in the Territory,” explained NT Minister Natasha Fyles. prefer.
