❓ Question regarding the outsourcing of medical typing services at WA hospitals, including Osborne Park Hospital, and the associated costs. The Minister confirms outsourcing is occurring and provides details.
AnsweredQoN 543Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
HOSPITALS —
MEDICAL TYPING SERVICES
543. Hon AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
(1) Can the
Minister for Health confirm whether medical typing at Osborne Park Hospital is
being outsourced to a private company; and, if so which company or companies
have been awarded the services and where are those companies located?
(2) Can the
minister confirm that the payment for services is per line rather than cost per
letter; and, if so, what is the cost per line?
(3) Are medical typing services being outsourced at other
hospitals; and, if so, which hospitals?
MEDICAL TYPING SERVICES
543. Hon AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
(1) Can the
Minister for Health confirm whether medical typing at Osborne Park Hospital is
being outsourced to a private company; and, if so which company or companies
have been awarded the services and where are those companies located?
(2) Can the
minister confirm that the payment for services is per line rather than cost per
letter; and, if so, what is the cost per line?
(3) Are medical typing services being outsourced at other
hospitals; and, if so, which hospitals?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
(1) Yes. The service is National Transcription Services, and
it is located in Melbourne.
(2) This service costs 25c per line.
(3) Yes.
Medical typing services are outsourced at other sites including for the WA
Country Health Service: Kalgoorlie Hospital, goldfields region; Nickol Bay
Hospital, Pilbara region; Bunbury Regional Hospital, south west region; Albany
Health Campus, great southern region; regional specialist services, Kimberley
region; Geraldton Regional Hospital, midwest region; Carnarvon Multi Purpose
Service, midwest region; Exmouth Hospital, midwest region; and the Kimberley
region outsources medical typing for specialists visiting the region. For the
South Metropolitan Health Service: Fremantle Hospital; Royal Perth Hospital;
and Bentley Health Service.
question.
(1) Yes. The service is National Transcription Services, and
it is located in Melbourne.
(2) This service costs 25c per line.
(3) Yes.
Medical typing services are outsourced at other sites including for the WA
Country Health Service: Kalgoorlie Hospital, goldfields region; Nickol Bay
Hospital, Pilbara region; Bunbury Regional Hospital, south west region; Albany
Health Campus, great southern region; regional specialist services, Kimberley
region; Geraldton Regional Hospital, midwest region; Carnarvon Multi Purpose
Service, midwest region; Exmouth Hospital, midwest region; and the Kimberley
region outsources medical typing for specialists visiting the region. For the
South Metropolitan Health Service: Fremantle Hospital; Royal Perth Hospital;
and Bentley Health Service.
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