SA Health will begin rolling out Altera Digital Health’s Sunrise EMR across regional hospitals and local health networks.
Over the next two years, it will deploy the EMR system in regional SA in partnership with Digital Health SA.
WHY IT IMPORTANT
It is said that LHNs account for about a third of acute hospital beds across SA. Patients in the area are poised to benefit from the ongoing rollout of EMR across the state as it is expected to improve the patient experience. In particular, it is seen as reducing the need for repeat pathology and radiography, and providing medical information at every stage of their treatment journey as the information will be available to physicians. clinical anywhere.
Regional rollout will also support clinical and administrative workforce to deliver improved care by streamlining processes.
Based on the press release, the Limestone Coast, Flinders and Upper North LHNs, and the Barossa Hills Fleurieu LHN will be activated first, followed by the Riverland LHNs Mallee Coorong and Yorke and Northern, and then the Eyre LHN. and Far North.
TREND TO BIGGER
The deployment of Sunrise EMR in the region comes as the state government makes an additional investment of AU$31.1 million into the project.
Since SA Health improved the statewide EMR system in 2019, the new system is available in most urban hospitals, including the Royal Adelaide and Queen Elizabeth Hospitals, as well as at Mount Gambier and Port Augusta Hospital and County Health Services. The rollout at the Women’s and Children’s Health Network will be completed by the middle of this year.
In other related news, Altera recently completed the rollout of the same EMR system across major regional and subregional health services under Gippsland Health Alliance in Victoria. It represents the largest deployment of EMR on Microsoft Azure in Australia, the company claims.
ON PROFILE
“The move to a statewide, integrated [EMR] the system will connect our regional hospitals with those in Adelaide in real time, which will improve [the] the flow and movement of patients and staff across our LHNs. Crucially it will improve the experience for our patients and lead to fewer tests and x-rays, and better access to virtual care services, so everyone can be cared for. care closer to home,” said South Australian Health and Welfare Minister Chris Picton.
“This integration program has proven invaluable in the hospitals where it’s already been rolled out, and moving to a statewide rollout is where we’ll see the full benefits emerge from the ability to share.” information sharing across our health system,” also commented SA Health Chief Digital Health Officer Bret Morris.
