Mr. Kirkup inquires about the status of digital patient medical record systems in WA hospitals, including which hospitals use them, rollout plans for others, and details of a contract extension with the vendor. The response details current system usage, future rollout plans pending strategy approval, and contract extension information.

AnsweredQoN 5363Legislative Assembly
Asked
7 August 2019
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(1) As at 1 July 2019 what hospitals use a digital patient medical record system? (2) For hospitals not captured in (1) what is the anticipated date each hospital will start to utilise a digital patient medical record system? (3) Was the option to extend the contract with the vendor, providing digital patient medical records services, exercised in August 2018, and if so: (a) What date was it extended to and what hospitals does the contract include; (b) What was the value of the contract extension; and (c) What is the expected cost for all hospitals identified in (2) once they get a digitised system?

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Answered
19 September 2019
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
13 days
I am advised:
(1) The following hospital sites have licensed and fully configured site access to the digital medical record system, BOSSnet:
Read and Write Access:
Read Only Access:
* These sites are only providing access to a specific group or team of users who work across multiple locations. Formal full site and complete user access is not currently available.
(2) The roll-out and planning for other sites is dependent on the approval of the WA Health Digital Strategy in late 2019.
(3) Yes.
(a) The contract was extended to 4 August 2021. The contract extension covered all hospitals listed in (1).
(b) No specific value is assigned to the 3-year contract extension.
(c) Not applicable.

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