Hon. Samantha Rowe questions the Minister for Health regarding the scanning equipment at Fiona Stanley Hospital, specifically its compliance with Australian standards for health records and the associated costs. The Minister requests the question be placed on notice due to the information not being readily available.

AnsweredQoN 495Legislative Council
Asked
18 May 2016
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FIONA STANLEY HOSPITAL — MEDICAL RECORDS
SCANNING EQUIPMENT
495. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to the equipment for
scanning medical records at Fiona Stanley Hospital.
(1) What is the
total value of British Telecom's contract to provide information and
communications technology systems and equipment at Fiona Stanley Hospital?
(2) Does the
scanning equipment purchased for Fiona Stanley Hospital meet the Australian
standards for health records so that the scanned copy can be retained as a high-resolution
file and the originals discarded after several months?
(3) If no to (2),
does this mean additional money has been required for storage and archiving of
physical or paper medical records?
(4) Did the
contract with British Telecom specify the standard of scanning required; and,
if not, why not?
(5) What is the
estimated cost to replace the scanning equipment at Fiona Stanley Hospital and
bring it up to Australian standards?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
The information required to answer
the member's question is not readily available. The health service is
unable to respond within the allocated time frame and as such, I request the
member place this question on notice.

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