{"id":9849,"date":"2019-01-31T15:05:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T02:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medtechglobal.com\/au\/?p=9849"},"modified":"2025-05-15T13:15:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T01:15:03","slug":"peha-and-medtech-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medtechglobal.com\/au\/peha-and-medtech-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"PEHA and Medtech partnership is a Private Emergency Department efficiency game changer"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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PEHA and Medtech partnership is a Private Emergency Department efficiency game changer<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n

Private Emergency Health Australia (PEHA) is emerging as Australia\u2019s new powerhouse opening three Private Emergency Departments (EDs) in Queensland in just 18 months.<\/p>\r\n

PEHA Clinical Director, Dr Philip Gaudin attributes PEHA\u2019s extraordinary growth to systems, people and partnerships and cannot stress the positive impact of Medtech for Accident and Emergency (A&E) enough.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cPrivate Systems are all about efficiency and while technology is a blessing, it can also slow doctors down,\u201d said Dr Gaudin.<\/p>\r\n

Medtech A&E\u2019s Flexibility and Speed Key in Private EDs<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

Dr Gaudin said having a complete clinical and non-clinical system which was quick and flexible was absolutely key and Medtech has a number of exclusive features which help in the busy A&E environment.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cOften with medical software they allow an A + B + C scenario.\u00a0 You can run multiple screens at the same time and click between them on Medtech so I can be writing my notes, and I can click back to screening and the observations there and then click back to my notes.\u00a0 That is the superior function that you guys have over others where you can\u2019t go from A to C unless you go through B,\u201d Dr Gaudin said.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI like being able to click out of windows without having to click save too.\u00a0 Some systems when you have to click out it asks you, \u2018Are you finished?\u2019 or \u2018Do you want to save this?\u2019\u00a0 The whole point I have written my notes is because I am busy and I am halfway through writing them and now I have to go and see another patient so I don\u2019t need to be clicking \u2018Save\u2019 or \u2018Confirm\u2019 every time.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

PEHA studied alternatives before choosing Medtech\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

While Dr Gaudin said the \u201ceasy choice was always to go with Medtech,\u201d he still studied what he felt was the only other viable alternative in the market, to make sure it was the right fit.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cTo be honest, there was no competition at all.\u00a0 The other ED module is not something I would ever consider as it is not very user friendly although it is used in some private EDs.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Although Dr Gaudin did his own assessment, their first ED insisted on having their IT Expert also do a comparison.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cMedtech won all five categories versus the other ED system.\u00a0 I\u2019ve kept that document because then when I go to new hospitals and they say, can you compare all of the software I say no, that\u2019s not happening, I\u2019ve done it once, this is also the IT expert\u2019s assessment so if you want to see his recommendation, it\u2019s the same as mine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n

Kiosks and Telehealth is next for technology in EDs<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

While not claiming to be a medical technology expert, Dr Gaudin thinks the next two big things in EDs will be check-in kiosks and telehealth.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI love that Airport Lounge thing where you come in and swipe your Medicare card and it just automatically registers.\u00a0 I love that idea,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n

As EDs check in and triage patients in separate processes, he feels this would save significant and valuable administration staff time.<\/p>\r\n

Other than kiosks, Dr Gaudin says telehealth is becoming more popular and everyone wants to become an expert.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cAt the moment we get around 4 referrals a day from GPs and often they call us on the phone but if they use telehealth I might be able to look at the rash and say, no, that\u2019s fine, that doesn\u2019t need to come through to me or visa versa, or no that does need to come to me and I should check that out,\u201d Dr Gaudin said.<\/p>\r\n

PEHA and Medtech both have eyes on the long-term<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

While still new in the business of running Private EDs as a young company, PEHA is definitely looking at long-term, sustainable partnerships with their eye on future growth and development.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWe are keen to continue our relationship with Medtech and working on a way to provide Emergency Care for patients in the Private setting to improve efficiency and most importantly to be user-friendly for the doctors, nursing and admin staff.\u00a0 That is the truth of it.\u00a0 Our whole business model is not about in and out, it is more about say in 10 years\u2019 time, now we have three, maybe we will have a few extra and be very much a part of the landscape and Medtech would be very much a part of that too,\u201d Dr Gaudin said.<\/p>\r\n

At Medtech<\/a> we value these partnership and look forward to working closely with PEHA in delivering the best patient experience possible in their Emergency Departments.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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