Table 1 WSICP Strategies
From: Integrating health care in Australia: a qualitative evaluation
WSICP Strategies | Description |
|---|---|
Care Facilitators | Employed by the WSLHD to liaise between patient, general practice, hospital and other services to assist in supporting and coordinating services for patients |
Information Technology (IT) | Initiatives to improve sharing of information between hospital and community sectors |
Shared Care Plans | Developed in general practices and shared with hospitals, community health providers and patients via a “Linked Electronic Health Record (EHR)” |
Specialist Action Plans | Provided at hospital discharge and intended to inform patients and general practitioners about care in complex situations and where treatment is changing frequently |
GP Support Line | Provides General Practitioners (GPs) with faster access to hospital specialists including referral to rapid access clinics as required |
Rapid Access and Stabilisation Service (RASS) Clinics | Provided to reduce unnecessary hospital admission and re-admission and including Patient Hotlines to facilitate patient access to the clinics |
HealthPathways | Online access for GPs to referral and other health service information |
Support Payments to General Practices | To facilitate patient enrolment and care planning |
Promotion of Patient Centred Medical Home | Support for general practices to lead multidisciplinary teams that provide comprehensive coordinated care especially by improving efficiency and use of information technology. Training to expand staff roles in practices. |
Communication between WSICP and non-WSICP Services | Connecting better between hospital and other government and non-government services for patient needs. |