We had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Michelle Austin, Change & Adoption Manager for Calvary eHealth and Calvary Health Care ACT. Michelle will be speaking at IIR’s Preparing for PCEHR Conference on the 19th of March in Melbourne. Hear what she had to say.

Questions:
1. Are you able to give us a brief update on what to expect from implementing a PCEHR system into an organisation?

2. How do you ensure the effective communication and engagement between clinicians and other stakeholders during the process?

3. What are the key benefits that your staff and patients will see as a result of the successful implementation of a PCEHR system?

4. You’re speaking at IIR’s Preparing for PCEHR Conference taking place on the 19th March 2012 in Melbourne, what would you like delegates to gain from your presentation?

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The days are gone when a doctor walked into a patient’s room and grabbed the paper chart at the end of his bed to check his medical history. iPads and tablet computing have revolutionized the way many companies do business, and the medical field is no different. The sharp, intuitive displays and interactive content of tablets naturally make doctor’s visits a more collaborative process.

Currently, a competitive market is emerging for both software and hardware companies. Recently Apple hired a director of medical marketing, so it’s game on in this burgeoning sector. Plus, with $44,000 available in economic stimulus incentives via the HITECH Act, it’s no surprise that doctors are beginning to make the switch to digital.

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Click here to read the presentation and paper.

This conference has been born out of the feedback of several of our health events. The Productive Ward Series and Programme has been developed in the UK by the National Health Service and has been rolled out throughout the UK and off the back of their success sold and implemented in NZ and Canada. Here in Australia – the Productive Ward is producing significant results in hospitals as well.

The idea of the productive ward programme is to create a system on the ward which drives improvement in freeing up nurses so more time can be devoted to delivering high quality patient care.

The Productive Ward is program is delivering a highly successful & innovative solution for delivering safe & high quality care to patients across all clinical areas. It defines how ward processes and the physical environment of the ward can impact on the amount of time nurses have available for direct patient care.

In a first for an A Division health event we are branding the event in conjunction with the NHS due to the NHS trademark on The Productive Ward – Releasing Time to Care™ we are acknowledging them in our conference title. This is actually very beneficial for us and adds a lot of weight and reputation to this first time event.

We have the Australasian representative from the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement Anthea Penny (based in NZ) presenting a keynote address and an interactive workshop (to be included as part of the conference program)

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For more information on the this conference, please go to www.iir.com.au/ward

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