Electronic Referrals to Secondary Care

Electronic Referrals to Secondary Care

Ross BoswellMiddlemore Hospital

[email protected]

Why eReferrals?

Structured document with consistent format

Complete(?) and current information

Rapid transmission

Rapid processing and rapid response

Facility to “publish” referral to a repository

eReferrals -- National Scene?

CareConnect: Northland, Waitemata, Auckland, Counties Manukau, [Hawkes Bay, Capital & Coast, Hutt Valley, Wairarapa]

ERMS: Canterbury, South Canterbury, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Southern

BPAC: Waikato

How Does it Work?

Screenshots from CareConnect (branded ADHB)

Current Situation (CMDHB)

eReferrals are accepted in all services.

eReferrals are processed electronically in:

• General Medicine

• ORL

• Paediatric ORL

• Rheumatology

• Stroke

• Dermatology

CMDHB eReferrals Last Month

Service Count Service Count Service Count Service Count

Adult Radiology 410 Respiratory 106 Audiology 41 General Surgery -Upper GI / HPB

15

Orthopaedics 328 Rheumatology 82 Diabetes 36 Dermatology - Skin Cancer

15

Women’s Health -Gynaecology

291 Breast 75 General Medicine 34 Gastroenterology -Hepatitis

14

Ophthalmology 255 Gastroenterology -Other

74 Allied Health 29 TIA/ Stroke 14

Gastroenterology -Endoscopy

246 Older People's Health

68 Renal 27 Acute Admission 12

ORL 226 General Surgery -Colorectal

54 Paediatric Radiology

27 Paediatric Cardiology

9

Plastic (and Hand) Services

195 Vascular 50 General Surgery -Breast

26 General Surgery -Thyroid / Para

8

Cardiology 193 Dermatology -General

49 Paediatric ORL 20 District Nursing 4

General Surgery Other

133 Endocrinology 48 Skin Cancer 17 Infectious Diseases 1

Paediatric Medicine

125 Haematology 46 Pain Clinic 16 Gastroenterology -Primary Liver Cancer

1

Urology 109 Women’s Health -Obstetrics

42

Further Information

CareConnect:

http://www.ereferrals.co.nz/

ERMS:

http://www.canterburyinitiative.org.nz/