Intelligent Patient Journey System
Supporting ABF through electronic data
collection and decision support
Jason Whakaari
Western Health Executive Director
ICT, Capital Development, Commercial Contracts
jason.whakaari@wh.org.au
Commercialisation Australia
(ABF Component)
Innovation
is bringing
a new solution
to Victoria
IPJS
Why change?
‣ Health expenditure not sustainable
‣ Demand for high quality services
‣ Ageing population
‣ Chronic disease burden
‣ ABF implementation
‣ Change to coding / funding practice
‣ HIM/Coding workforce
‣ Existing shortage
‣ Exacerbation of shortage
WE NOT ONLY NEED TO CHANGE
WE HAVE TO CHANGE!
Status Quo is not Sustainable
<See a Need, Fill a Need>
The use of today’s smart devices,
with advanced computing technologies
Can help drive efficient and effective
health care, for every patient, every
time?
IPJS: The Innovation
‣ Alcidion (Vendor)
‣ Recognised need for change
‣ Department of Business and
‣ Successful SME
‣ Proposed solution
‣ Implementing Proof Of Concept
Innovation (MVP)
Round 2
funding
Late 2012
Feasibility
submitted
Early 2012
Round 1
funding
Late 2011
WH DBI
application
Early 2011
2010
‣ Commercialisation Australia (ABF)
Project
Commenced
2014
2013
2010
Project
today
IPJS (Intelligent Patient Journey System): Proof of Concept Pilot
2014
‣ Western Health (Host)
Project
completion
Host Health Service
(Western Health)
Host: Context Info
‣Services Info
‣Population & Demographics
‣Key Activity Statistics
‣ICT / Information Management Environment
About the Solution
IPJS: (Intelligent Patient Journey System)
Intelligent Patient Journey System
IPJS is a solution that...
‣ Intelligently retrieves and assembles critical patient information, ensuring it is
available to the right decision maker
‣ Reduces the burden of clinical documentation
‣ Automates time consuming communication tasks e.g. referrals
‣ Gives staff more time to care for patients
‣ Streamlines the patient journey, providing a better patient experience
‣ Automates support logistics e.g. transfer & discharge
‣ Guides the care team on critical patient tasks
Connecting the systems...
PAS / PMI
DMR / Msg
Gateway
IPJS
LABS / PACS
EDIS, +
A range of systems collecting data from
different service areas within the Health
Service environment
IPJS has capacity to talk to
other systems, collecting and
analysing patient information.
IPJS then shares the right
information, with the right
person at the right time.
IPJS is made up of dashboards...
IPJS
Clinical
Dashboard
MJ
Metrics
Dashboard
IPJS is made up of services...
1. Clinical Assessments
5. Medication Monitoring
2. Notifications
6. Clinical (Medical) Ready
3. Internal Referrals
7. Discharge (Streamlined)
IPJS
4. Queue Monitoring
Clinical
Assessments
8. Coding Support (ABF)
MJ delivers seven different
services in the one app.
Clinical Information
aggregated & analysed
Notifications
Internal
Referrals
Queue
Monitoring
Medication
Monitoring
Clinical
(Medical)
Ready
Discharge
IPJS in Activity Based Funding
Clinical Information
Activity
Based
Funding
module
IPJS delivering benefit to clinicians
Safety
Productivity
Best Practice
IPJS
Providing benefits to clinicians & patients
Collecting coded concepts for ABF