Clinical Excellence Commission

Who we are / What we offer: • Leaders in quality in safety • Support the Local Health Districts to

enhance systems and provide safe and effective health care

• Identify emerging risks to patient safety in the NSW health system

• Collaborate with HealthShare NSW to improve safety and quality through IT.

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Clinical Excellence Commission Our projects/opportunities/challenges: • Medicines form the mainstay of most clinical care and are

critical in chronic diseases. • Electronic systems are used to manage care in the

community and in hospital but these systems seldom talk to each other.

• As patients transfer in and out of the hospital system, there are opportunities for discontinuity - >40% of medication errors happen at transitions of care.

• Discontinuity causes considerable morbidity and mortality – patients discontinuing medicines following hospitalisation have 10% increased 12 month mortality.

Collaborative Solutions – e-Health – Pitching & Networking Event 27 March 2014

Clinical Excellence Commission

Our projects/opportunities/challenges: • Electronic solutions can improve

continuity. • Integration of information from various

sources e.g. GP records, nursing homes, patient held apps.

• Use of patient kiosks and mobile devices to enter and review medicines information on admission.

Collaborative Solutions – e-Health – Pitching & Networking Event 27 March 2014

Clinical Excellence Commission

Our contact details:

Dr Peter Kennedy

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Peter.Kennedy@cec.health.nsw.gov.au

9269 5507

www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au

Collaborative Solutions – e-Health – Pitching & Networking Event 27 March 2014