Telstra Health secures extended medicines information contract from Te Whatu Ora and many other briefs
Te Whatu Ora renews its medical database contract with Telstra Health
Te Whatu Ora has renewed its long-term contract with Telstra Health for Clinical Content management services.
Before being merged under Te Whatu Ora in 2022, former District Health Boards in New Zealand used Clinical Content, including access to Micromedex, AusDI and DRTC.
Telstra Health said its contract had recently been converted under Te Whatu Ora to “continue to enable improvements in healthcare processes [by] ensures seamless access to critical drug information and supports confident and timely decision-making among healthcare providers.”
SA launches free virtual mental health service for young people
Virtual care for children and young people at the South Australian Women’s and Children’s Hospital will soon cover mental health following new state funding.
The SA Government recently announced A$5 million ($3.3 million) in funding under the 2024-2025 Budget to introduce new mental health programs for young people, including the virtual mental health for children.
Based on a press release, this free service will digitally connect parents with a care team that can provide medical advice via video for children 6 months to 18 years old.
NSW Upgraded Ambulance Matrix
New South Wales is also upgrading its ambulance patient allocation matrix system with new funding.
Under the 2024-2025 NSW Budget, A$15.1 million ($10 million) has been earmarked over four years to upgrade ambulance dashboards, which are used to find the most appropriate emergency department for transfer. patient arrives. The funding is part of the NSW Government’s A$480 million ED relief package.
According to the press release, the innovative matrix called NewGen Matrix will be able to consider the capacity of nearby emergency departments, the clinical condition of the patient and travel time. The current ambulance matrix, which has been in use for nearly two decades, does not provide paramedics with visibility into potential delays at emergency rooms because it depends on data input static, limited.
“This important upgrade to the ambulance matrix will integrate live data from across our public health system in real time to help paramedics,” the NSW Health Minister explained. transport the patient to the emergency room so they can be treated as quickly and appropriately as possible.” Ryan Park.
The new dashboard, which will begin rolling out late next year across metropolitan and rural NSW, is expected to help more than 2,000 emergency patients avoid secondary hospital transfers.
Tāmaki Health uses the cloud for workforce management
Tāmaki Health, one of New Zealand’s largest private primary care providers, has turned to the cloud for workforce management.
It recently partnered with AMS, a local IT solutions provider for workforce and insurance administration, to deploy its cloud-based “pay list” solution, AMS Pulse . The system will help manage Tāmaki Health’s complex workforce and accurately track costs across more than 40 urgent care and multispecialty clinics, while ensuring compliance with ever-changing employment regulations .
Tāmaki Health has gone live with the AMS Pulse payroll system; The self-service portal and award assignment and interpretation functions will be rolled out in a later phase.
