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Good things come in threes 26 August 2024 The ICT Applications Integration and Planning and Architecture teams finished the financial year on a high, with the completion of three key projects for My Health Record. Dr Peter Sprivulis, Chief Clinical Information Officer, said of the achievements, “These capabilities are essential components of the information sharing bridge we are supporting the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) build between WA Health and WA's community and private health sectors - for the benefit of all Western Australians!” Paperless Electronic prescribing (ePrescribing) has been rolled out statewide at all sites. Electronic prescribing provides a secure, fast, and efficient supply of medicines to Australians. A unique electronic token (in the form of a QR code) is created and sent to the consumer as an SMS or email. Over 250,000 electronic scripts have now been issued and now at a rate of ov... -
CHIIPing away to improve our network security 12 August 2024 It’s one year since the Critical Health ICT Infrastructure Program (CHIIP) began and the team has good reason to celebrate. CHIIP has officially finished a mammoth collaborative effort with our customers to ensure WA Health’s network is fully enabled for the Program’s full delivery over the next three years. CHIIP is a four-year HSS-led program to replace all WA Health’s Local Area Network (LAN) infrastructure at more than 450 sites to ensure the highest level of network security to protect patient records and business data. It will also improve network reliability, further enhance patient care and safety, and enable future digital initiatives. As well as undertaking the works needed for the upgrades, CHIIP Program Director Phil Cowin said a key priority for the Program has been to establish strong relationships with stakeholders. “A big limitation to drivin...
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HSS gifted extraordinary artwork: Fiona on Skin 02 August 2024 Recently HSS were donated an extraordinary gift by a generous employee and talented artist, Deb Hamm. Deb, Change Manager, painted a portrait of Fiona Wood for consideration in the 2023 Archibald Prize exhibition – a tremendous honour to the artist and the subject. The artwork, titled ‘Fiona on Skin’, sees Professor Wood’s portrait engraved or ‘etched’ on to a large piece of cow leather stretched over a wooden frame, with acrylics used to paint her features. After a period of exhibiting in galleries around Perth, Deb has chosen to donate the portrait to HSS. “My journey with HSS has been an enjoyable one. I have been able to grow as a person and professionally. “Ever since my first year at HSS, leadership has always been so supportive of my skills as an artist. Not only have I been encouraged to come out of my shell to talk about something ... -
Strategic Plan extended to 2026 02 August 2024 HSS has been delivering shared services to the WA health system under our robust 2022-24 Strategic Plan for the past three years. Guided by our vision of "Great services, valued partner, healthy Western Australians," our strategy provides a clear roadmap for achieving our purpose. Central to our successes have been our five strategic themes: Clarifying our role and service offering Improving customer experience Enhancing our business performanceInvesting in our people so they are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential An increased focus on our environmental, social, and economic sustainability Since 2022, we’ve made significant progress across these themes, improving workforce engagement and consistently meeting our Service Level Agreement (SLA) targets. These achievements validate and reinforce our Plan's effectiveness. As we look ahead, the HSS ... -
Plastic Free July 01 July 2024 Great work is being done at HSS to seek environmentally sustainable medical consumable options, reducing the amount of plastic going to landfill. We have made the switch to thinner pallet wrap and replaced medicine cups with a biodegradable alternative. Most recently, plastic aprons have been replaced with disposable aprons made from sustainably sourced plant-based material. The compostable apron is designed to be worn by healthcare staff for general protection during any kind of procedure where there might be risk of spillage or spray on the front aspect of the body. This whole of WA Health roll out means that at the end-of-use, aprons can be disposed of in a composting facility or in landfill where they will eventually break down into harmless organic matter instead of harmful microplastics. In just 5 short months, 53.33 ton of plastic have been removed from the WA landscape. That equa...
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07/10/2024