Bacchus Marsh Melton Digital Health Transition
Yes, existing patients from BMM iPM will be available in WH iPM with a new URN.
Discharge letters are sent to GPs from the EMR via a secure message system.
The EMR is one platform, and you will have the access to view the areas you need to do your job.
These reports will be uploaded and available in BOSSnet.
Yes. In person EMR training has been completed for 87% of BMM staff in the lead-up to Go-Live.
The training content will vary depending on your role and work area.
You can access BOSSnet and EMR training online via WeLearn. Other helpful resources, including links to QRGs and videos related to BING and Western Health iPM are available on the Bacchus Marsh and Melton Digital Health transition page on this site.
If you have training questions, email WHS-EMRTrainers@wh.org.au.
Yes. There will also be a buddy system with a nearby area so that you can access the buddy EMR Downtime Viewer and Printer in the event of a Downtime Viewer or Printer issue in your area during an EMR outage.
The devices being rolled out are new devices, in addition to those currently present. The numbers and types of devices to be delivered to each area has been determined in consultation with the leadership of each area.
The EMR is used to document and manage patient care.
BOSSnet is used for scanned medical records ie forms that require a signature, the storage of historical medical records.
Yes
That is currently true. It is a matter that we’re looking at for a future optimisation.
Western Health has commenced investigation into the possible installation of privacy screens on devices. A decision on this has not been made as yet.
The order for the Bacchus Marsh Melton devices was placed some months ago. Privacy screens were not included in the order.
If a decision is made to install privacy screens then these will be ordered separately and a team of staff will be trained to install the screens across Western Health.
To protect sensitive information from being displayed on unattended devices, screensavers now activate on Western Health computers after a period of 5 minutes of inactivity, reduced from the previous 10 minutes of inactivity.
Staff are encouraged to please remember, before walking away from a workstation or moving a workstation on wheels / laptop on wheels, to lock the device or log off from the device.
BOSSnet is still currently used for scanned medical records across Western Health.
The EMR is used for medical record documentation-when documentation requires scanning or requires a signature then BOSSnet is used.
The approach used at BMM will be consistent with the approach used across the organisation.
If the function referred to in this question is available on the EMR, then the transition will be made to the EMR.
As announced, by Chief Operating Officer, John Ferraro, a staged Go-Live will start on Tuesday, 26 November 2024, with Bacchus Marsh and Melton Urgent Care, Medical Surgical Unit, Maternity, Theatre and the Medical Day Unit. The following week, from Monday, 2 December 2024, Specialist Clinic Outpatients, Non-Specialist Clinic Outpatients and Community (including Caroline Springs) will transition.
Further communication will be provided closer to the time of Go-Live.
Yes, this will Go-Live at the same time as the Bacchus Marsh and Melton sites
Yes. BMM has an extensive community program which requires access to the EMR whilst out of the office.
This will be available from a laptop with a 4G/5G sim card, which will be provided to staff to connect to the EMR while working in the community.