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National Digital Health - Patient Journey
National Digital Health - Patient Journey
The patient’s demographic The patient IHI is found using the • Access to accurate information
details are entered into the details entered into HBCIS. The through electronic sharing enhances
patient administration Viewer application links to My patient safety.
system―Hospital Based Health Record to display the • Savings are made by limiting
Corporate Information System patient’s available documents and duplication, e.g. accessing past test
(HBCIS). The clinician sees the history (e.g. medical history, results.
patient and views their medical medications, treatments and test • The National Authentication Service
records in My Health Record via results). for Health (NASH) allows healthcare
Patient attends local hospital. The Viewer application. provider identity to be authenticated
Pathology and diagnostic at a national level.
imaging tests are undertaken
and the results sent to My
Health Record.
Clinician completes patient’s The EDS sends the patient’s • Professionals nationally can access
discharge summary on the discharge summary to their My patients’ health information through
Enterprise Discharge Summary Health Record (where available) My Health Record (with consent).
(EDS) system, which is sent and uses the national secure • Patient safety is improved via access
directly to the patient’s referring messaging specification to send to additional medical history.
healthcare provider. the discharge summary directly to • Efficiency in data entry is increased
After in-patient treatment and the patient’s referring healthcare through electronic exchange and
rehabilitation is completed, the patient provider. auto-population of data elements.
is discharged.