Hi Chris
Many thanks for the info and apologies for the delay in replying.
Your information cataloguing system does indeed sound thorough and having
just read the section 88 document, it would seem that there is am emphasis
on partnership between the lead carer and the woman and indeed the
obstetrician should their service be required.
For the purposes of my own study, because the MLU's are pilot sites, the
introduction of such a nationalised system is probably a long way off but t
is an ideal to aim for. It strikes as something similar to the CESDI system
in the UK.
When you refer to the midwifery standards review process, what standards are
you referring to?
Many thanks
Declan
Declan Devane,
Doctoral Student,
School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies,
University of Dublin Trinity College,
Trinity Centre for Health Sciences Education,
St. James's Hospital,
Dublin 8.
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Sent: 03 September 2002 21:00
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Subject: Re: Maternity Care Computerised Audit Packages
Greetings,
I am currently working with the NZ Midwifery and Maternity Provider
Organisation (MMPO) set up the New Zealand College of Midwives ( I am also
a midwife). We have a national midwifery database which is computerised. It
is based around our midwifery standards review process and can print for any
midwife member her annual statistics. (And the College also has access to
non identifiable statistics as required for the purposes of informing debate
and discussion on midwifery outcomes) The data is captured through our
maternity notes (women held) which the midwife completes at visits and sends
off a carbon copy following the completion of 'modules of care'. These
copies are sent (with coded ID) to us at the centre and our data entry
people put the info into the computer. We have also arranged with the
Ministry of Health so that when the midwife sends in her copy of stats, we
pay her for that module of care. We have over 11,000 women now on the
database and the volume is increasing at over 200% per year. We currently
have the largest midwifery database in the country.
I know there are al lot of other systems around, but we were trying to aim
at getting the information as systematically as possible and at point of
care by having the information fields included within the midwife's
maternity notes. I think this assists with accuracy and is more efficient
because it prevents transcribing.
The system has cost a lot to develop in this way.
Is this what you are referring to?
Cheers
Chris
Chris Hendry
(03-3489-347) or
(021-655-355)
Chris Hendry
(03-3489-347) or
(021-655-355)
----- Original Message -----
From: ddevane <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 11:02 PM
Subject: Maternity Care Computerised Audit Packages
> Dear all,
>
> I am resending my request for information regarding the availability of
'off
> the shelf' computerised audit/care documentation packages. If anyone is
using
> a package that they feel is good or has scope for development, I would be
very
> grateful if they could let me know.
>
> Many thanks
>
>
>
> Declan
>
> Declan Devane,
> Lecturer/Course Co-ordinator,
> MSc in Nursing/MSc in Midwifery,
> School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies,
> University of Dublin Trinity College,
> Trinity Centre for Health Sciences Education,
> St. James's Hospital,
> Dublin 8.
> Tel: +353 1 608 2694
> Fax: +353 1 4732984
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
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