Information Technology (IT) The 2017/18 critical IT priorities continue regional and national programmes of the previous year. In the 2017/18 Regional Service the following should be included: the prioritised four year plan of all local, regional and national IT initiatives with the following level of information provided for each initiative: Name of the initiative and budget allocation by DHB (WOLC) The key deliverable(s) that will be achieved in the 2017/18 year Benefits, dependencies and milestones (where available) How the region will address the following IT delivery challenges: regional governance, leadership and decision making, with clear escalation pathways regional funding and approval model(s) regional capacity and capability Digital Health 2020 Investment focus Approach Description of 17/18 activity DHBs involved Measures Single Electronic Health Record National programme led by Ministry of Health Development of Detailed Business Case All DHBs DHB engagement in business case development process Digital Hospital DHBs accountable for delivery. Use EMRAM assessment to target gaps in hospital digital maturity with regionally aligned solutions. DHBs should recognise the need for enabling infrastructure to support delivery of digital hospital capability. All DHBs DHBs to accelerate maturity through regional and sub-regional activities where possible. Refer to Appendix one for recommended DHB investments. These priorities will also be reflected in the DHB annual planning Guidance. Health and Wellness Dataset Ministry of Health led initiatives aligned to the government’s social investment approach. Establish information governance based on the draft health information governance framework. Analysis of current state of Ministry held datasets to identify improvements. Consider analytics use of health data in all ICT investments All DHBs DHB engagement in information governance framework development. Preventative Health IT Capability Ministry developed framework of business, data and technology architecture to guide and target investment in health screening solutions to drive consistency and maximise reuse. DHB and sector engagement to inform planning. Bowel screening rollout. Cervical screening project to support HPV testing. All DHBs DHB engagement in framework development. Bowel screening rollout (refer XXX) Regional IT Foundations DHBs accountable for delivery. Regional governance, leadership and decision making Regionally agreed ICT capability for: eReferrals eDischarges Hospital patient administration Access to integrated clinical records (primary and secondary services) All DHBs DHBs must demonstrate how they are regionally aligned and they are leveraging digital hospital investments. Specific capability measures are: 95% of GP referrals are sent electronically All DHB discharges are sent electronically 95% of population have an integrated
Hospital Pharmacy Hospital Radiology patient-centric clinical record available through a regional view Digital Health work programme Investment Approach Description of 17/18 activity DHBs involved Measures Preventative Health IT Capability Ministry developed framework of business, data and technology architecture to guide and target investment in health screening solutions to drive consistency and maximise reuse DHB and sector engagement to inform planning. Preventative Health IT Capability Ministry developed framework of business, data and technology architecture to guide and target investment in health screening solutions to drive consistency and maximise reuse. Regional IT Foundations DHBs accountable for delivery Regional governance, leadership and decision making Regionally agreed ICT capability for: eReferrals eDischarges Hospital patient administration Access to integrated clinical records (primary and secondary services) Hospital Pharmacy Hospital Radiology All DHBs DHBs must demonstrate how they are regionally aligned and where they are leveraging digital hospital investments. Specific capability measures are: 95% of GP referrals are sent electronically All DHB discharges are sent electronically 95% of population have an integrated clinical record available through a regional view Please note that DHBs are to support the implementation of the (please refer to the Cancer guidance on page 13).