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Metro South Health

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Metro South Health is the provider of public health care in the Brisbane south side, Logan City, Redland City and Scenic Rim Region.[1]

It has more than 13,000 employees and provides specialist health care to 23% of the Queensland population. Dr Stephen Ayre is the Chief Executive. Cameron Ballantine is the Chief Information Officer.[2]

It runs 5 hospitals, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Logan Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, Redland Hospital and Beaudesert Hospital and a network of community health centres.

Electronic health records

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Princess Alexandra Hospital is the exemplar site for the implementation of the shared integrated electronic medical record solution for Queensland.[3] It has established a patient administration system at all its hospitals and replaced the Auslab state-wide pathology system. Princess Alexandra Hospital was the first to be fully digitised. Observations and vital signs from patient monitoring devices are automatically uploaded to patient records.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Metro South Health". Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Digitized healthcare service's secrets to success". Mobi Health News. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Five hospitals recognized for achieving high standards in technology implementation and innovation to advance patient care at the 6th Asia Pacific HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award 2018". Webwire. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Metro South Health completes digitisation of its five hospitals at South East Queensland". Healthcare Global. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.