477 - The Critical Role of Technology in Enhancing Prehospital Care

In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Stacey Clifford and Søren Rasmussen from Dedalus about the critical role of technology in enhancing prehospital care.

Stacey Clifford, with 26 years of clinical operations experience and digital health transformation expertise, and Søren Rasmussen, a product manager with 22 years in medical systems, discuss the challenges and solutions in prehospital care, focusing on ambulance ramping and the use of Dedalus' amPHI ambulance electronic prehospital record (ePCR) system.

Key Takeaways:

• Multi-user Access & Real-time Information Sharing: The benefits of having multiple people access patient charts simultaneously are that it enhances collaboration and continuity of care. The ability to share images and ECGs and seek advice in real-time significantly improves prehospital care.
• Challenges of Integration: Discussion on the complexities of transitioning to unified systems due to different healthcare systems being at various stages and using outdated systems.
• Need for Standardisation: Emphasis on the messy state of integrating diverse IT systems and the necessity for standards like FHIR to achieve better interoperability.
• Phased Approach to Interoperability: Elaboration of the phased approach in Australian healthcare, using interim solutions like PDF transfers and amPHI web views to improve information sharing.
• Real-time Access for Paramedics: Real-time access to patient information from ambulances can significantly aid hospital teams in trauma situations, helping in better collaboration and continuous care.
• Designing User-friendly Systems: Dedalus’ initiative to involve paramedics in system design and testing to ensure practical utility is key to developing user-friendly, intuitive systems.

Check out the episode and full show notes on the Talking HealthTech website.

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