Mark ThomasChair
North East Health CIO Network
Health Informatics Forum
Presented byMark Thomas
Objectives of the Presentation• Set the context of the HIF and our aims
– Collaboration– Integrated care systems– Care without walls– Delivery pan-community services– Empowered Health Care Clinician, at the point of care
Collaboration• Membership extends coast to coast to pick up North East and North
West– Collaborative projects (pathology, e-Chemotherapy)– Collaborative bids to the Technology fund– Sharing knowledge and resources– Single lead Trust / Organisation for key topics
• Email• PSN (Public Services Network)
– Willingness to learn from others– Openness to share with others
Integrated Care Systems
Better for patients and
health economy
underpinned by Informatics
Enterprise architecture (Integrated)
Integrated systems where
information follows the
patient
Address whole health
economy
Accurate information in
real time improves
quality and safety
Good information
supports good decision making
Empowering the Clinician
Within Primary CareSystm OneEmis (Web)
VisionAbility to provide and consume
information
In the CommunityAccess to Information from anywhere
End of life careIntegration with Community
informationIntegration with Social Care
Acute and Mental Health TrustsInteraction with primary, community
and AHPsUnderstanding of the care pathway, before and after the acute episode
Seamless integration
Delivering pan-community services
Planned interventionsEmergency CareComplex diagnostic treatment & inpatient care
Basic diagnostic servicesDay interventions and minor injuriesNurse-led inpatient care and Intensive rehabilitationChronic care management
Social careOutreach careInformation and advice from AHP’s
Self care monitoringAutomated treatment
Information and adviceNHS Direct
Referral pathway from home through community into hospital, information flows must cross organisational boundaries seamlessly and follow the patient.
Ask the patient
once
Confirm with the patient
for safety
Empowered Health Care Clinician
Primary CareMedication
AllergiesPast medical history
Monitoring and diagnostics eg COPD
Trust InformationInvestigations
Previous activityElectronic Observations
Community ActivityCommunity Nursing
Child healthPalliative care
Information AccessAt the point of care
Shared with the patientShared with GP and AHPs
Improved clinical outcome in any location, at any time enabled by accurate patient information to provide clinical decision support at the
point of care, enabled through effective use of technology
Enablers to support clinical decision making through agile and flexible Informatics
Enablers
Strategic Direction via
HIF
Shared vision and common
goals
Willingness to share
E-Communication
embedded with clinicians
Collaboration for care without boundaries
Good information supports effective clinical decision making with improved outcomes for patients.
Improved targeting and deployment of health economy resources through the Health Informatics Forum seeks to ensure that, where possible and appropriate, organisations and healthcare systems promote understanding and act on accurate and timely information at the point of care.