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Auckland Region DHB Laboratories Projects

The Auckland region undertakes ongoing projects to help the patients get a better service and transfer information more efficiently between the laboratories and the test requester.

One such project is TestSafe, which is part of a regional initiative by the three Auckland DHBs to improve information sharing among healthcare providers, for the benefit of patients.

TestSafe

TestSafe is a tool to enable the sharing of necessary patient information with other health providers assists the delivery of coordinated, integrated services and improves the quality and safety of health care delivery throughout the health system.

In addition to reporting test results to the test orderer, DHB funded test results in the Auckland region are now forwarded to TestSafe. TestSafe keeps test results in a secure on-line database which can be accessed by health providers involved in a patient’s care, unless the patient makes a request to prevent the sharing of this information.

Authorised Community Laboratories can access TestSafe to assist in responding to requests for information from community based healthcare providers such as GPs and Specialists. DHB based clinical staff can access results if the patient attends a hospital emergency department or outpatient clinic or is admitted as an inpatient. Over time, GP Practices, and then other healthcare providers, will have the option of on-line access to TestSafe.

For more information, please visit http://www.testsafe.org.nz.

Contact

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Tim Wood Regional Laboratory Project Manager tim.wood@wdhb.govt.nz

Published: 09-Sep-2010 | Website enquiries: Web Content Manager