IN THIS ISSUE...
Welcome to the new look ARCHI. You may have noticed that the ARCHI website has been redesigned. Our newsletter also has a new name and new look.
We hope that you like these changes and welcome your feedback.
One thing that hasn't changed is our commitment to bringing you information on the latest in healthcare innovations. This month we have:
Making Change
ARCHI has some new resources designed to help you understand the fundamentals to making change. This will support the implementation of models of care and other change projects.
Making change is in two sections:
- Fundamentals - the case for change, what are you changing, authority and governance, engaging the right people, communications, aligning and leveraging, a global view, setting timeframes, measuring success and tools.
- Designing Change - getting started, diagnosing the issues, designing solutions, implementation that can stick, monitoring and evaluation.
by NSW Health
Patient Flow Implementation
We have updated the Patient Flow Systems pages with a new Implementation section with tools to improve patient flow. This section includes:
- self-assessment tool to review your patient flow process
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process tools guide explaining five tools that can be used
- Plan, Do, Study, Act Cycle
- Process mapping
- Value-stream mapping
- Key role maps
- A3's
by NSW Health
Care Management Plan
The Care Management Plan (CMP) application aims to improve the discharge processes for patients by providing a comprehensive patient – centered discharge tool for multidisciplinary discharge planning.
The CMP is an electronic application developed by the IT department at RPH which is able to be easily accessed from any computer within and across hospital sites.
The CMP templates provide users with standardized care plans that can easily be individualized by users to meet the discharge needs of their patients. This application provides a permanent record of all completed care plans and has the ability to provide data for reports.
This page has been revised and updated.
by Jenny Callaghan, Royal Perth Hospital
Can You Help?
ARCHI runs an enquiry service, where we tap into our knowledge and experience of our network of health professionals. Below is a current question:
Has anyone conducted an audit on the knotting or hand tying of sheets to mattresses, and the safety issues connected to this practice?
If you can help, or want to ask a question of your own, contact Catherine Knight, Resource Coordinator and Analyst, admin@archi.net.au Phone: 02 4926 7992.
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