Should my organisation use Fax, Email or Post to receive or send patient information? The simple answer to this question is no, because these methods of communication can put the security and privacy of your patient’s health information at risk and expose your organisation to a potential Data Breach or a Reportable Privacy Breach.
As a Commissioned Service for HNECC PHN your organisation has access to a variety of videos & webinars to support you to understand, collate and report on the valuable feedback you are collecting via the YES Survey. The use of short video clips (or microlearning) allows for more efficient processing and memory recall.
The Department of Health and Aged Care (DoHAC) has made changes to the consent guidance for the Primary Mental Health Care Minimum Data Set (PMHC MDS). These changes will allow DoHAC to share data with State and Territory Governments as part of bilateral funding agreements.
From June 1, a number of changes have occurred at the PHN, particularly the structure of the Mental Health team and the appointment of Leah Morgan as the Senior Manager, Mental Health and Wellbeing Services to lead the newly established Mental Health and Wellbeing Team.
Funding announced by the Federal Government under the Building a Stronger Medicare package will support PHNs to commission multidisciplinary teams to improve the management of chronic diseases in the primary care setting.
The contractual requirement for Contracted Service Providers to submit an FY2023/2024 ‘audited’ financial statement generally due in October is now changing to be submission of an ‘Unaudited Financial Summary’, which will now be due mid-August.
Reducing the burden of reporting for commissioned services was a commitment the PHN made after the provider satisfaction survey was completed in 2022. Since then, significant work has occurred to streamline reporting and provide a line of sight to performance measures that the Department of Health and Aged Care use to monitor PHNs’ performance.
As the PHN continues to focus on equitable access there is an opportunity to remind the commissioned Mental Health Services about accessing free translation services to assist clients from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background.
Effective 1 July 2024, the PHN discontinued the use of Capacity Tracker®. Introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, Capacity Tracker® was essential in managing infection control supplies and COVID-19 vaccination resources.
It is a high priority for HNECC PHN that 100% of services being delivered in our region are culturally safe, inclusive and welcoming for First Nations people and that this is reflected in our data.