CASU Responsibilities within the Division of Information Services

Activity Responsible Stakeholders Objective 1.1: Enhance and maintain the CHW Standard for a Single Patient Record Promote and enhance the functionality in PowerChart as the eMR at CHW Clinical Application Support Unit Patients Clinicians Support and provide assistance with the planning, development and implementation of clinical systems at CHW Clinical Application Support Unit Clinicians Implement Document Imaging as an integrated component of PowerChart and replacement for microfilming Medical Records Clinicians Medical Records Clinical Application Support Unit Objective 1.2: Implement a Clinical Systems Development Plan Develop and implement a clinical systems development plan Clinical Application Support Unit Clinicians Promote and enhance the functionality in PowerChart to meet the needs of users Clinical Application Support Unit Clinicians Objective 3.1: Review the Functionality of Staff Scheduling with Rostering / Booking Systems. Investigate the integration of scheduling access via PowerChart , ORSOS and Radiology Clinical Application Support Unit Special Projects Patients Clinicians Objective 3.4: Evaluate and Implement the Next Generation Office Automation Tools Investigate impact of Office Automation Tools on Cerner module Clinical Application Support Unit Special Projects Clinicians Objective 3.5: Implement mechanisms to enhance Education, Training and Developments for IM&T Adopt a framework that supports an integrated approach to education support and development for clinical systems Clinical Application Support Unit Information Technology Clinicians Objective 4.2: Define, Implement and Promote a 'CHW Information Management Strategy Review and enhance the CHW IM strategy for clinical systems Clinical Application Support Unit Clinicians CHW Users Objective 5.1: Review the CHW Strategy for the Warehousing and Archiving of Electronic Data Review CHW PowerChart/OCF archiving policy to NSW Health policies and local technology changes Clinical Application Support Unit Information Services Objective 7.2: Enhance the Information Services Support Services Develop an integrated approach for Support Services to provide seamless user support for clinical systems Information Technology Clinical Application Support Unit Clinicians Objective 7.3: Develop and implement an Information Systems Security Policy Evaluate the Cerner application security against the NSW Health IM & T Security Policy Clinical Application Support Unit CHW Clinicians Patients Objective 8.1: Establish standards and processes to manage local database development Implement a process for identifying and managing local database development Information Technology Clinical Application Support Unit CHW Users Objective 10.1: Enhance and Promote Procedural Guidelines for the Full Lifecycle of IT Projects Perform PIR of Clinical systems Clinical Application Support Unit Information Services Audit Objective 11.1: Maintain alignment of the CHW IM&T Strategy with key external strategies and trends Establish priorities for evaluation and research of the impact and development of clinical systems Clinical Application Support Unit Project and Business Planning Unit Patients Clinicians CHW Objective 13.1: Develop, Promote and Implement CHW Policy for Data Privacy Develop an action plan for the implementation of the privacy health information privacy policy and procedures for clinical systems Clinical Application Support Unit Patients Clinicians Objective 14.1: Develop, Promote and Implement CHW Policy for Systems and Data Security Review existing Cerner PowerChart security design to ensure integration with clinical systems Clinical Application Support Unit Patients Clinicians Information services Review existing Cerner PowerChart security model to ensure integration with PAS Clinical Application Support Unit Special Projects Patients Clinicians Information Services Objective 15.1: Embed a service improvement culture in IS Improve compliance with the use of clinical systems Clinical Application Support Unit Clinicians

(IM&T Strategy 2003 - 2007)