New Digital Tool Boosts Patient Outcomes Rapidly
The Tasmanian Government is continuing to modernise its health service with a new clinical alerts system now in effect, delivering better, faster and safer outcomes for staff and patients.
The Patient Alerts Management Solution (PAMS) ensures medical professionals can access up to date medical records including medications, existing conditions and allergies, while also enabling them to enter and update patient alerts in real-time.
Minister for Health, Jacquie Petrusma, said by replacing the paper-based system, PAMS ensures our health workers can spend more time caring for patients, and less time on administrative tasks like paperwork.
“It also ensures patients receive better and safer health care, resulting in more positive outcomes,” Minister Petrusma said.
“Since its implementation in November last year, the new system has already made an impact with the number of alerts and allergies recorded each week increasing from an average of 580 alerts per week, to 990 alerts per week.
“This is improving safety, accuracy and reducing administration – meaning doctors and nurses spend less time doing paperwork and more time caring for patients.
“Introduction of this new alerts system is a key component of the Tasmanian Government’s 10-year, $476 million Digital Health Transformation program, which is aimed at enhancing healthcare delivery and patient safety through innovative technological solutions like this one.
“As part of our 2030 Strong Plan for Tasmania’s Future, we’re investing a record $12.9 billion over the next four years to build an even better health system.”
The successful transition to PAMS has been supported by extensive training for over 5,500 healthcare professionals across 600 teams, which has been instrumental in ensuring the system’s smooth and effective implementation.
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