Alfred Health Enhances Cancer Patient Care with Oracle Health

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Alfred Health, a leading Victorian healthcare network, has expanded its use of Oracle Health's Oncology electronic health record (EHR) solutions to enhance cancer patient care. This integration allows clinicians across Alfred Health's locations to access a single, comprehensive view of each patient's medical history, improving efficiency and care quality. Key benefits include:

1. Digitization of paper-based processes
2. Streamlined access to cancer treatment information
3. Enhanced clinical trial matching for patients
4. Improved pharmacy processes with barcode scanning
5. Integration with national Safescript program for high-risk medicines
6. Digitized immunization record sharing with the national registry

This implementation aims to save physicians' time, improve patient safety, and facilitate more informed care decisions across Alfred Health's in-patient and out-patient facilities.

Positive

• Integration of Oracle's Oncology EHR solutions with existing systems
• Digitization of paper-based processes, potentially improving efficiency
• Enhanced access to patient medical history for clinicians across locations
• Improved clinical trial matching capabilities for cancer patients
• Streamlined pharmacy processes with barcode scanning for medication safety
• Integration with national Safescript program for monitoring high-risk medicines
• Digitized immunization record sharing with the national registry

Negative

• None.

Leading Victorian healthcare network integrates oncology and EHR solutions to deliver more informed care across its locations

AUSTIN, Texas and VICTORIA, Australia, Aug. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading Victorian healthcare network, Alfred Health, has extended its long-standing Oracle Health footprint with Oracle's Oncology electronic health record (EHR) solutions to support care for cancer patients. By moving from paper-based processes to digitized records, primary care and specialty clinicians across Alfred Health's in and out-patient locations now have a single view of each patient's complete medical history. The integrated records not only promise to help save physicians' valuable time, but also help improve the safety and quality of care with a clear view into cancer patient's treatment plans, therapies, and current medications.

"Completely digitizing and making cancer treatment information easily available in our EHR makes guiding the overall treatment plan for patients more efficient," said Erica Tong, chief pharmacy information officer, Alfred Health.

Streamlining technology to further advance care
Beyond just record access, Alfred Health is leveraging Oracle EHR to help connect Alfred Health patients with more cancer clinical trial opportunities. Trials can be viewed directly in the EHR so clinicians can easily identify possible therapies and eligibility for patients. If a patient is already involved in a trial, their progress and details are tracked and documented within their overall health record.

Pharmacist processes are streamlined as well, helping prepare cancer patient treatment plans in more timely fashion, with order information being pushed directly from the EHR into the pharmacy management system. Barcodes are also generated for each treatment so nurses can scan to confirm the prescribed medication is going to the right patient and in the correct dose.

Prior to these cancer treatment enhancements, Alfred Health was the first hospital in the region to implement electronic prescriptions (eprescribe) within a hospital EHR to help make prescribing and dispensing medications more efficient and accurate. Patients now can receive prescriptions as a barcode via SMS or e-mail to be presented to a community pharmacy for dispensing. 

"Alfred Health has long been at the forefront of innovation in adopting technologies that break down the barriers to safer and more efficient care," said Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager, Oracle Health and Life Sciences. "This recent implementation is especially unique and special as it not only helps caregivers more effectively treat cancer patients and manage medications over time through better access to information, but also helps them find and enroll in new, potentially life-saving therapies all within the EHR."

Alfred Health also worked with Oracle to enable support of the national Safescript program, a centralized database that allows prescribing and dispensing records for certain high-risk medicines to be transmitted in real-time. By integrating access to the national database with the Oracle EHR, clinicians can view prescription history directly in their existing workflows to help facilitate the early identification, treatment, and support for patients developing signs of dependence. Alfred Health also was one of the first hospitals in Australia to digitize immunization records sharing from the Oracle EHR to the national registry to help ensure vaccinations are consistently and accurately administered and tracked within any venue of care.    

Learn more about how Oracle Health is supporting healthcare customers in Australia at https://www.oracle.com/au/health/.

About Alfred Health
Alfred Health provides a comprehensive range of healthcare services in Victoria through three hospital campuses, a large network of community programs and many statewide services.

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FAQ

What new Oracle Health solutions has Alfred Health implemented for cancer care?

Alfred Health has implemented Oracle's Oncology electronic health record (EHR) solutions to enhance cancer patient care across its locations.

How does the Oracle EHR integration benefit cancer patients at Alfred Health?

The integration provides clinicians with a single view of each patient's complete medical history, improves access to treatment information, enhances clinical trial matching, and streamlines pharmacy processes for safer medication management.

What is the Safescript program that Alfred Health has integrated with Oracle EHR?

Safescript is a national centralized database that allows real-time transmission of prescribing and dispensing records for high-risk medicines. Integration with Oracle EHR allows clinicians to view prescription history directly in their workflows.

How does Alfred Health's Oracle EHR implementation support immunization record keeping?

Alfred Health has digitized immunization record sharing from the Oracle EHR to the national registry, ensuring vaccinations are consistently and accurately administered and tracked within any venue of care.