Health System Performance
Innovations related to managing patients through the health system more effectively. Strategies for measuring, analysing and improving how a hospital/health system operates efficiently.
It is divided in to these subheadings:
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Avoidable Admissions
Innovations in hospital care and patient risk management aimed at avoiding unplanned readmission.
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Benefits Realisation
Relates to Business Information Systems aimed at managing patients through the health system, identifying ways to improve process (flow), implementing change associated with improvement, and measuring outcomes to assess improvement. Includes how to obtain, monitor, measure, review, and use information in hospital/health service performance.
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Discharge Strategies
Improving strategies for successful discharge, including discharge summaries, coordination with GPs and community health, internal communication.
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e-health
Innovations in integrating and using electronic systems/data in administration and clinical business processes to improve the patient journey and experience. Includes electronic medical records, telehealth, etc.
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Patient Flow
Strategies to improve the movement of patients around a hopsital and the transition of care from hospital to community, including access block.
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Preadmission
Covers patient information and preparation for admission to hospital, including hospital booking strategies and waiting list reductions.
