SA Health kicks off Altera Digital Health’s implementation of Sunrise EMR across regional hospitals and regional healthcare networks.
Over the next two years, we plan to partner with Digital Health SA to deploy EMR systems in regional SAs.
why it matters
LHN is said to occupy about one-third of SA’s acute care hospital beds. Patients in the area are poised to benefit from her ongoing statewide EMR rollout as it is expected to enhance the patient experience. In particular, information will be readily available to clinicians everywhere, reducing the need to repeat pathology and her X-ray imaging and to provide medical information at every stage of the treatment process.
Regional implementation is clinical and Administrative personnel to provide better care by streamlining processes.
Limestone Coast, Flinders, Upper North and Barossa Hills Fleurieu LHNs to be activated first, followed by Riverland Marie Coulomb, York and Northern LHNs, followed by Ayr and Far North LHNs, according to a media release Become.
the bigger trend
Sunrise EMR’s regional rollout comes as the State Government has secured an additional A$31.1 million investment in the project.
Since SA Health The new system, which revamped the statewide EMR system in 2019, is now operational in most large city hospitals, including Royal Adelaide Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mount Gambier and District Health Service, and Port Augusta Hospital. Implementation at the Women’s and Children’s Health Network is expected to be completed by the middle of this year.
In other related news, Altera recently completed the deployment of the same EMR system across major regional and sub-regional healthcare services. Gippsland Health Alliance, Victoria. According to the company, this represents his largest EMR deployment on Microsoft Azure in Australia.
on record
“Statewide integrated [EMR] The system will connect regional hospitals to those in the Greater Adelaide metropolitan area in real time. [the] Patient and staff flow and movement between LHNs. Importantly, the patient experience will be improved, fewer examinations and x-rays will be taken for her, and access to virtual care services will be improved so that people can receive care closer to home.” , said Chris his Picton Health and Human Services Minister.
“This integrated program has proven to be of great value with hospitals already in place, and the move to a statewide deployment will bring the full benefits to the fore as information can be shared across the healthcare system. It’s time to see it come out in ,” said SA Health. Chief Digital Health Officer Brett Morris also commented.
