Integrated Decision Support for Appropriate Use of Pathology Tests in Australian General Practice: a Business Systems Perspective [ 2003-07-01 - 2008-12-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Leonid Churilov (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Ken Sikaris (Partner Investigator) ,  Mr Ian Watts (Partner Investigator)

Brief description Integrated Decision Support for Appropriate Use of Pathology Tests in Australian General Practice: a Business Systems Perspective. The costs of pathology services in Australia are growing by at least $60 million per year. As the result of the recent "pap smear scandals", quality of pathology services has come under tight public scrutiny. Industry reports indicate the lack of analysis of the consistency of pathology tests ordering, underdeveloped models for communication between providers, and lack of alert, reminder, and follow-up systems for pathology tests. This research investigates the issues of planning, design, implementation, and monitoring of an integrated IT-based decision support system aimed at improving the dynamics and process flow in order to satisfy the demands for high quality pathology services.

Funding Amount $69,099

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