Murrumbidgee HealthPathways
HealthPathways is an online decision support tool designed for general practice and primary care teams to use at the point of care. It provides information on how to assess and manage medical conditions and how to refer patients to local specialists and services in the most timely way.
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MBGHP is designed to be used by local health professionals . However it is also available to health professionals statewide for use within their scope of practice.
MBGHP is not designed to be used by the general community. Depending on the specific pathway, relevant patient resources are available on the portal for health professionals to offer to patients.
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If you are a health professional in the Murrumbidgee region and would like to access the MGBHP website, please register for access via the Portal.
How to:
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The benefits of using MBGHP are:
Reducing wait time by supporting with information on appropriate referral and pre-referral work up
Relevant educational resources for patients available to clinicians
Enhance clinical knowledge to promote best practice care using evidence-based information and ensuring consistent care and management of health conditions
Increase patient management in primary and community care settings
Clinician engagement in identifying system problems and solutions.
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Using CPD Reporting, health professionals can:
View an automatic log of their time in HealthPathways.
Select specific logs relevant to their CPD, and add reflections and learning notes.
Generate a PDF report for easy submission to CPD organisations.
Enjoy secure storage of all CPD data within their individual HealthPathways account.
Privacy: Time recorded in HealthPathways is private and only viewable by the clinician logged into their individual HealthPathways account.
For step-by-step guidance, check out the instructional video: CPD Reporting
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The Murrumbidgee HealthPathways program is governed and financed largely by the Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network. The program also works closely with the Murrumbidgee Local Health District.
The Murrumbidgee HealthPathways Steering Committee provides strategic direction for the Murrumbidgee HealthPathways program
The team includes GP Clinical Editors, Clinical Coordinators and a GP Clinical Lead.
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If you are a GP, medical specialist, nurse, allied health or other health care practitioner who would like to suggest a clinical area or condition for a new pathway, please contact the MBGHP team via HealthPathways@mphn.org.au.
Clinical Working Groups (CWGs) consisting of specialists, GPs, allied health and key stakeholders, are established to identify issues affecting patient care in a particular service area. They propose solutions to issues identified, and while CWGs do not write or sign off on pathways, they will review or comment on them. If you are interested in getting involved please email the MBGHP team HealthPathways@mphn.org.au.
Contribute to the healthcare community by being a subject matter expert. . Please contact the MBGHP team via HealthPathways@mphn.org.au if you would like to discuss opportunities you are interested in.
Contact
Request a visit or online training from the MBGHP Team
General practice, nurses, allied health and pharmacy teams, commissioned services, MLHD and other health and social care services can request a visit or online training from the MBGHP team who will provide an overview and a demonstration of how to use the website.
Olivia D’Souza
Olivia.D'Souza@mphn.org.au
HealthPathways@mphn.org.au
02 6923 3109
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