New South Wales

Project Name: After Hours Service
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: GP Access
Categorisation: Secure Messaging
Brief Description: Sending of information using medical objects from the after hours service (as hosted by GP Access) to local GPs using Medical Objects
Primary Contact/Website: Jason Rumaniek
Geographical Region Covered: Newcastle Metro Area
Provider Coverage: GP's
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Project Name: Blaney Project
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: NSW Central West Division
Categorisation: Infrastructure, security & access (VOIP, VPN etd)
Brief Description: Virtualisation of a Practices IT infrastructure utilising Healthgrid Infrastructure that was developed via a MHNG
Primary Contact/Website: Paul Bruce
Geographical Region Covered: NSW Central West
Provider Coverage: GP's
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Project Name: Cardiab
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: Southern Highlands Division
Categorisation: Electronic Health Records
Brief Description: Data base for collection analysis and reporting of diabetes information for sharing with Allied Health Professionals
Primary Contact/Website: Warwick Ruscoe
Geographical Region Covered: Southern Highlands Division
Provider Coverage: GP and Allied Health Professionals
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Project Name: ePrescribing Trial
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: Manly warringah Division
Categorisation: ePrescribing
Brief Description: Medisecure and eRx
Primary Contact/Website: Sue Cummins
Geographical Region Covered: Manly Warringah
Provider Coverage: GP's, Pharmacists
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Project Name: EQIP
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: GP Network Northside (GPNN)
Categorisation: Data Quality Improvement
Brief Description: Data is extracted from clinical software and uploaded into a series of spreadsheets will collate the data, graph it and compare it to the Division average (similar to APCC but all data is held locally at the division)
Primary Contact/Website: Michael Zagami / Erica Drew
Geographical Region Covered: Honrsby, Kuring-gai, Ryde region (GPNN region)
Provider Coverage: GP's ( 40%)
Expected/Delivered benefits to stakeholders: Same as APCC
Funding source & Status: core division funding
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Project Name: HealtheLink
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: Nepean Division and Hawkesbury Hills Division
Categorisation: Electronic Health Records
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Primary Contact/Website: Adam Ryder, Wendy Plunkett
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Project Name: Healthgrid
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: GPNSW, Participating NSW Divisions
Categorisation: Infrastructure, security & access (VOIP, VPN etd)
Brief Description: HealthGrid is a private, on-line computer network that was developed to connect Divisions of General Practice, GPs and other health professionals to support communication, collaboration, integrated care initiatives, and learning and development within the health sector in NSW. Includes Data Centre Services, Online Collaboration Tools and Videoconferencing.
Primary Contact/Website: Alberto Tinazzi
Geographical Region Covered: NSW Statewide Scope
Provider Coverage: Divisions, GP Practices
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Funding source & Status: MHNG
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Project Name: Healthgrid Service Directory
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: GPNSW, Participating NSW Divisions
Categorisation: Health Provider Directories
Brief Description: This Service Directory was developed in order to utilize the information already present in local Division Systems. If the information is present in a local Division system, it can be easily uploaded into this Directory - without the need for re-keying. This Directory is an opportunity for the Division Network to provide Primary Healthcare Providers with a valuable service
Primary Contact/Website: Frank Zivkovic
Geographical Region Covered: NSW Statewide Scope
Provider Coverage: Divisions, GP Practices, Specialists, Pharmacists, Allied Health
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Funding source & Status: MHNG
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Project Name: HSNET
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: Hunter Rural Division
Categorisation: Infrastructure, security & access (VOIP, VPN etd)
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Project Name: QIF
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: Wentwest
Categorisation: Data Quality Improvement
Brief Description: Data is extracted from clinical software and uploaded into a series of spreadsheets will collate the data, graph it and compare it to the Division average (similar to APCC but all data is held locally at the division)
Primary Contact/Website: Daniel Hanna
Geographical Region Covered: Western Sydney
Provider Coverage: GP
Expected/Delivered benefits to stakeholders: Same as APCC
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Project Name: Remote Access Wizard
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: NSW Central West Division
Categorisation: Infrastructure, security & access (VOIP, VPN etd)
Brief Description: The Division has constructed an online Remote Access Wizard. The wizard was designed to both educate and assist the decision making process of selecting a remote access solution. It is a great place to start if you are considering the implementation a remote access solution for your practice. The tool is informative enough to be valuable for even the most hardened remote access professional.
Primary Contact/Website: Paul Bruce
Geographical Region Covered: NSW Central West
Provider Coverage: GP's
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Project Name: RMIEN
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: Riverina-Murrumbidgee
Categorisation: Infrastructure, security & access (VOIP, VPN etd)
Brief Description: TBA
Primary Contact/Website: Sebastian McDough, Neil McAliece
Geographical Region Covered: Southern NSW
Provider Coverage: Local Hospitals, GP Practices, Specialists
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Project Name: Secure Messaging Project
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: GP Access
Categorisation: Secure Messaging
Brief Description: Medical Objects Rollout - Discharges/Referrals
Primary Contact/Website: Jason Rumaniek
Geographical Region Covered: Newcastle Metro Area
Provider Coverage: 100% of GPs, all major Newcastle Hospitals, Specialists
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Project Name: Secure Messaging Project
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: Hasting Macley
Categorisation: Secure Messaging
Brief Description: Roll-out of Argus. Secure Messaging Trial.
Primary Contact/Website: Christine Cox
Geographical Region Covered: Northern NSW - NCAHS
Provider Coverage: Local Hospitals, RACF's, GP's - 78%, Allied Health, Pharmacists
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Project Name: Secure Messaging Project
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: Illawarra Division
Categorisation: Secure Messaging
Brief Description: Argus Rollout - Discharges, Adminissions, Transfers
Primary Contact/Website: Ray Fitdh
Geographical Region Covered: Wollongong and and SEIAHS Scope
Provider Coverage: x100 GP's, Hospitals in Wollongong, x10 Specialists Set up. Possibility of this project developing an SEIAHS Wide scope.
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Project Name: Secure Messaging Project
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: Manly Warringah Division
Categorisation: Secure Messaging
Brief Description: Secure Messaging Project
Primary Contact/Website: Sue Cummins
Geographical Region Covered: Manly- Warrangah
Provider Coverage: 50% of GP's in Division, x20 Specialists, x15 Allied Health
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Funding source & Status: ABHI
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Project Name: Secure Messaging Project
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: Nepean Division
Categorisation: Secure Messaging
Brief Description: Argus Rollout - Rolling out Argus as a secure messaging project to send secure summaries from our After Hours Clinic to participating GP practices
Primary Contact/Website: Adam Ryder, Tracey Forsythe
Geographical Region Covered: Nepean
Provider Coverage: GP's
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Project Name: Secure Messaging Project
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: Shoalhaven Division
Categorisation: Secure Messaging
Brief Description: Rollout of Argus.Coverage - 91%of GPs, 12 or 13 Specialists, local hospitals. Increasing scope to allied health professional. Training for Hospital Staff Commencing in October 2009.
Primary Contact/Website: Teresa Masterton
Geographical Region Covered: Shoalhaven
Provider Coverage: GPs, Specialists, Local Hospitals, Allied Health.
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Project Name: Secure Messaging Project
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: Wentwest
Categorisation: Secure Messaging
Brief Description: Electronic Discharges from Hospital to GP
Primary Contact/Website: Daniel Hanna
Geographical Region Covered: Western Sydney
Provider Coverage: Local Hospitals, Local GP's
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Project Name: TAARDIS
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: Illawarra Division
Categorisation: Electronic Health Records
Brief Description: Sharing of information between Pathology, GP's, Hospital Personnel and patients
Primary Contact/Website: Ray Fitdh
Geographical Region Covered: Wollongong and and SEIAHS Scope
Provider Coverage: GP's, Pathologist, Hospital Staff, Patients
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Project Name: VOIP Teleconference
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: Murrumbidgee Division
Categorisation: Infrastructure, security & access (VOIP, VPN etd)
Brief Description: VOIP Teleconferencing System hosted through Healthgrid that is available to Division Staff and also Practice Staff.
Primary Contact/Website: Neil McAliece
Geographical Region Covered: NSW Statewide Scope
Provider Coverage: Division Staff, GP's
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Project Name: Wedgetail
State: New South Wales
GPNs/Organisations Involved: Northern Rivers Division
Categorisation: Electronic Health Records
Brief Description: Web based patient health record pilot trialled with 68 patients and 20 healthcare providers. Product is NEHTA compliant and be accessed by both the patient and healthcare provider via the internet.
Primary Contact/Website: Catriona Smith
Geographical Region Covered: Northern NSW
Provider Coverage: Local Hospitals, Pharmacists, GP, Practice Manager, Specialists
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