How data saves lives in Australia’s hospitals

 10-Jun-16, Computer Weekly

Few organisations invest heavily in IT to make sure their clients use less of their product, but that’s the battle Australia’s National Blood Authority (NBA) is fighting as it leans heavily on data and mobile technology innovations to optimise a real-time supply chain that involves most of Australia’s more than 1,300 hospitals.

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That supply chain has emerged as a long-term strategy that is based on a combination of infrastructure modernisation, telecommunications service upgrades, and a shift from conventional desktops to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).

This strategy has helped the organisation streamline its operations and improve its responsiveness to the point where reduced wastage means demand for blood products has dropped by 20%.

Significantly, the savings have coincided with a simultaneous increase in service.

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 Elsevier APAC Healthcare Update