PMID: 8591259Jan 1, 1995Paper

Re-engineering care delivery to improve the health outcome of asthmatics in Campbelltown, New South Wales

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E Watson, L Young

Abstract

The pilot study for this project was established in February 1993 under a Health Communications Network initiative to improve the treatment results for asthmatics in Campbelltown, New South Wales. A user specific, standardized information environment was implemented across the community and hospital sectors linking General Practitioners, Specialist Consultants, and hospital doctors and nurses. The pilot included 20 General Practitioners, four pediatricians and respiratory physicians, and the nurses and doctors of a district hospital. ¿A multi-disciplinary team implemented the pilot, consisting of men and women from Campbelltown Health Service, Ernst & Young Health Services Consulting, and a major systems vendor. The team used process modeling tools to document the required changes to the roles and responsibilities of the individual practitioners and the impact of these changes on the cost of providing services and patient flow. Significant cost savings were anticipated from moving care out of the hospital and into the community. In the re-engineered environment, the General Practitioner became the case manager, responsible for guiding and coordinating the management of the patient's asthma, in consultation with the appropriate ...Continue Reading

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