Northern district health boards start building regional clinical portal
Summary
It will result in a single, connected clinical viewing system that will deliver a patient-centric record accessible from any Northern region DHB location, including authenticated health providers. Clinical Portal 8 offers users a cleaner, more intuitive and more connected view of patient data compared to the current version, which will help to reduce delays and errors and improve productivity, patient experience and careNeil Beney, Northland District Health Board For the many clinicians who work across one or more DHBs, the user experience will be consistent regardless of location, and their access to information will improve. Underlying infrastructure upgrades will also provide more resilience, while single sign-on functionality means it will be faster and easier for clinicians to access patient data. Dr Karl Cole, healthAlliance chief clinical information officer, says the upgrades are part of the foundational work of the region’s IS Strategic Plan (ISSP) which aims to join up the DHBs through technology and prepare them for a rapidly advancing digital future. “Orion Health is pleased to partner with healthAlliance to streamline information sharing and deliver more connected care across New Zealand’s northernmost DHBs,” he says.