A clinical approach to IT
METRO HEALTHCARE GROUP
12 pressure injuries plummeted by 56 % and healthcare associated infections reduced by 37 %. In the same period early identification of deteriorating patients went up by 59 %.
A clinical approach to IT
Leading the transformation was Dr Stephen Ayre , executive director of PAH at the time and now Chief Executive Officer of Metro South Health . Dr Ayre started his career at the sharp end as a GP before moving into administration : he was therefore ideally placed to take the clinicians ’ point of view , and crucially that of the patients , into consideration .
The work he oversaw at PAH had been started in 2014 and completed over the subsequent 18 months . The experience gained there provided a template for rolling out the programme at the other facilities , culminating in July 2018 with the completion of digitisation at the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital ( QEII ).
Planning started in 2014 when the Department of Health switched to a ‘ whole hospital approach ’ from the module-by-module process it had
OCTOBER 2018