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.
Collaborative Solutions – e-Health – Pitching & Networking Event 27 March 2014
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
9269 5507
www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au
Collaborative Solutions – e-Health – Pitching & Networking Event 27 March 2014
