The Northern Territory authorities has accomplished the second stage rollout of its new affected person well being file system.

Following its first implementation at Katherine Hospital, the A$259 million ($182 million) Acacia system is now additionally in use on the 30-bed acute care Gove Hospital.

Furthermore, the PHR system is being rolled out in renal companies throughout the High Finish area, which incorporates Darwin, Katherine, Kakadu, and Arnhem Land. It was initially deployed in 4 renal dialysis websites late final 12 months and is now coming to extra websites in central Australia early this 12 months.

“Workers on website now use Acacia to seize same-day information on dialysis therapies,” a media launch famous.

WHY IT MATTERS

NT’s Acacia system will enable a clinic nurse in a distant Aboriginal group or a health care provider in an intensive care ward in Darwin to entry the identical affected person file in actual time, and know what care has been supplied in different care settings. 

Our hardworking medical doctors, nurses and different healthcare professionals are capable of entry data on affected person allergic reactions, alerts and medicines making therapy selections quicker and with much less danger… Having a Territory-wide digital affected person database will enable NT Well being to raised assist our transient and most susceptible Territorians,” defined NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles.