Key To Productivity
We spend so much time at the computer, arduously entering data, yet many of us are 'visual peckers'- Two fingers guided by visual line of sight.
Opportunistic Poaching
In the context of Covid 19 immunisation program, multi-practice chain clinics are being provided with hundreds more Covid 19 vaccinations per clinic than traditional general practice clinics. This appears to be the case even where the clinics do not have the status of being a respiratory clinic nor are they of significantly greater size compared to peers.
What's it Take?
I thought I would put together a few responses to some questions have been asked of me recently regarding what is it take to get into programming for the medical field. This is an nonexhaustive list of technologies and skill sets I have required for production of the DCP
Insomnia Research
DCP is promoting research into insomnia in South Australia by providing GP's with access to an online CBT treatment for patients.
Productivity and Telehealth
Clinical Effectiveness and the entire field of evidence-based medicine has evolved rapidly. For around 30 years, we’ve been talking about evidence-based medicine, and while everybody understands the concept, it’s really hard to bring it into practice, because everything changes so rapidly.
Burnout
Under-resourcing and a culmination of financial, legal, governmental and administrative pressures, means health practitioner burnout is becoming a critical issue in Australia. At a time when patients are in need of more care as the population ages, doctors are being asked to be more productive, work longer hours, and make faster, more accurate preventive care assessments. This is leading to more stress, and fewer doctors. At the same time, patients are demanding more information about their health on a device and with methods to best suit them. And this is important, as any doctor will note, since involving the patient in decision-making and arming them with appropriate information can lead to better treatment outcomes. There is also pressure to optimise health outcomes, to avoid doubling up, putting further pressure on an increasingly privatised health system, and ensuring accurate treatment is prescribed so as to avoid adverse medication interactions, and addiction issues. GPs and other specialists are crying out for a safe, secure, and up-to-date support solution to improve health outcomes.
Behind the Eight Ball
Despite continued efforts during the lockdown we are now behind the eight-ball.
COVID experience
Working in the current health crisis has forced me into telehealth and also online with Skype. At the same time being able to access the patients preventive care status in DCP has enabled a semblence of maintaining clinical goals for preventive care via electronically alleviating pain points in time constrained patient assessment.
Playing Around in PowerBI
Looking at practices with DCP as of today as an example