This is an overview of the implementation of the AMS Mobile platform at Taranaki District Health Board, New Zealand in 2016. Phase 1 is now complete. This focused on digitising the workflow paperwork for the public Health Nurses. TDHB have now moved to Phase 2. Further disciplines to go mobile could be District Nurses, Mental Health workers and Allied Health Workers.

1. Mobile @
Taranaki

2. Public Health Nurses lead the
change and transform their
workflow

3. Public Health Records
 Adolescent Health Record
 Azithromycin Contact Tracing
 Contraception History
 Faecal Impaction History
 Head Lice History
 Impetigo
 Scabies

4. Measurement

5. Nurses’ week
171
249
28
727
99
57
3
107
298MINUTES
SAVED
Date entry of stats into spreadsheet
Preparation(exl photocopying) for school visit
Photocopying for school visit
Client Visits – all schools
Writing up notes per client
Txting/Phoning clients
Dots
Miscellaneous
That’s 5 hours per week!
171
School visits

6. The Process - not quite!

7. How the “transformation” was achieved
Ongoing Consultation between IT & Nurses
Benchmarked processes
Adopted Agile approach to solution design
Implemented best practice
.

8. John Moodie
Project Manager IT
Taranaki DHB
“Since we’ve introduced things like mandatory fields and
checklists there’s a reduced chance of error. As it talks
to our other systems, it’s easy for nurses to select and
confirm correct patient demographics such as surname,
date of birth and NHI number.”
Hospital
Patient
System
Client
TDHB
staff

9. Digital sign offs:Mobile2Mobile
a workflow transformation

10. “The data entered into the mobile device, securely feeds
back into the hospital patient management system and
onto the patient’s health record in real-time, offering an
immediate and complete view of a patient’s history,”
Kelly Iremonger
Team Leader
PHN
TDHB

11. Benefits realisation
 Improved quality of
information at point of
care
 More time for clients
 No more pick up/drop off
files/forms
 Reduced H&S risk

12. Data security
1. Hosted in Connected Health @
Spark
2. On device security settings
3. Data transport – encrypted
4. Meets Privacy Commission rqmts

13. Not just text

14. Explore video to record
patient movement
Innovate with
Patients/End Users
Capture data by voice
“ In the end, we are our choices.
Why not build your organisation a great story."

15. Mobile @
Taranaki
ruth@ams.io
+64 21 547346