HEALTHCARE
considerable improvements .
“ These projects are complicated and there are a lot of moving parts . But working closely with SA Health , we ’ re making significant progress toward safer , more efficient patient care . With projects that span several years - as this one does - there are regular updates and improvement s in what we can offer .”
The e-health system launched on August 25 , 2013 at Noarlunga Health Service , a public / private hospital situated in the southern suburbs of Adelaide . On day one more than 2,000 electronic medical orders were placed . The system has been configured for about 30,000 users , and around 1,200 people who have been trained to use the system at the Noarlunga hospital . Currently , over 5,500 users are registered in EPAS .
SA Health customised the Allscripts Sunrise Enterprise suite to create the EPAS . It can be used for both clinical and administrative hospital functions , assisting in 80 per cent of healthcare workers ’ activities . EPAS is accessed via desktop computers , bedside monitors , a clinical portal and
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