This webpage provides information for patients, NBMLHD staff, general practitioners and community health staff in relation to the Telehealth and Technology Centre. This tab provides general information for all areas of the community, while the tabs above provide targeted information for each group. Use the video call buttons to the right to quickly access any consultation you have scheduled.
Our Mission
At the Telehealth and Technology Centre, we are driven to make healthcare more accessible. Our emphasis is on the development of telehealth technology as a step towards improving communication and enhancing the quality and access to services for you, our local population. We want to make telehealth technology an everyday part of life, available when you need it so we can better look after your health and wellbeing.
Recognition
In addition to the below awards, achievements and recognitions, we have also disseminated research findings through international publications and telehealth related events, including a Guest Editorial for an IEEE Journal.
2018 |
Joining the DOT’s: Enabling Quality TB Care - Chief Executive Award 2018 - See video here |
2017 |
Highly Commended for Telepsychiatry at the 2017 NBMLHD Quality Awards |
2017 |
Development of Agreement with ACI and Vulsen Technologies on NSW Wide rollout for Home Haemodialysis Remote Patient Monitoring System; this ACI support is from the project winning the NSW Secretary of Health Award 2016 |
2017 |
Implementation of Telehealth in TB service |
2017 |
Implementation of Telehealth in Nepean Blue Mountains Family Metabolic Health Service |
2017 |
Implementation of Telehealth in CNC Heart Failure service |
2017 |
Development of Telehealth model in COPD service – For implementation July 2018 |
2017 |
Development of the Public Health Notifiable Disease Electronic Reporting System – awaiting testing |
2017 |
Development of Predictive Modelling Tool for Ministry of Health project on ‘Checkpoint’ |
2017 |
Participation on NSW Telehealth Strategic Advisory Group |
2017 |
Participation on NSW Telehealth Strategic Advisory Group Workgroups:
Digital Infrastructure Workgroup
Education and Training Workgroup
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2017 |
Participation in NSW review of Telehealth Activity and member of the Project Group. The group had the MoH and ACI engage an external consultancy company Emerson Health |
2017 |
Implementation of Pexip platform |
2017 |
Extensive testing of the Pexip and Skype for Business Integration with NBMLHD Video Conferencing Units to support the eHealth implementation |
2017 |
Participated in the ANZICU Datathon, in collaboration with the University of Sydney, ANZICU, ACI, and industry partners |
2017 |
Research Publication:
Changes in User Perceptions of a Telemedicine System Over Time: From Initial Implementation to Everyday Use’. Published in Telemedicine and e-Health
Remote Monitoring Systems for Chronic Patients on Home Hemodialysis: Field Test of a Copresence-Enhanced Design’. Published in JMIR Human Factors 4 (3)
Remote Monitoring Systems for Chronic Patients on Home Hemodialysis: Field Test of a Copresence-Enhanced Design’ Published in Journal of telemedicine and telecare 23 (1), 26-35
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2016 |
NSW Health Secretary Award at the 18th Annual NSW Health Awards |
2016 |
Finalist in the Bob Leece Transforming Health Award at the 18th Annual NSW Health Awards |
2016 |
NBMLHD Bob Leece Transforming Health Award |
2015 |
Ministry of Health Integrated Care Planning and Innovation Fund proposal |
2015 |
WSLHD Chair of the Board Award for Innovation and Excellence |
2015 |
NBMLHD Integrated HealthCare Award |
2015 |
NBMLHD Board Reward and Recognition Program - Innovation |
2015 |
Invited to present at the Transitioning to an Integrated Health Service Conference |
2015 |
Invited to present at the Health Roundtable Innovations Workshop and Awards |
2015 |
Finalist in the Innovation Category WSLHD Quality Awards |
2014 |
Invited to present at the Annual NSW Health Innovation Symposium |
2014 |
Hosted Nepean Blue Mountains Telehealth Symposium |
Our Team
Provide telehealth technology to enhance patient care and experience by innovatively bringing patients in contact with specialists and skilled health professionals over a distance, with patient safety and privacy continuing to be of the utmost importance. The telehealth team provide vital knowledge for the successful implementation of telehealth initiatives and ensure that patient care remains the priority.
Our Leadership Group provides executive oversight of all Telehealth initiatives within Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. The purpose of the centre is to foster and pilot clinician-sponsored telehealth models of care, for the purposes of providing health services to patients who live in regional and rural areas in NSW. The Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District has placed an emphasis on the development of telehealth technology as a step towards improving communication and enhancing the quality and access to services to our local population. All the telehealth initiatives at the Telehealth and Technology Centre have research as a key objective to measure and disseminate the best practices developed and implemented. The centre aims to broaden the repertoire of clinician sponsored telehealth models of care as well as to expand and embed existing telehealth initiatives undertaken across the NBMLHD.
Contact Us
If you would like to talk to someone about Telehealth in the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, please contact the Telehealth Team on (02) 4734 4735.
Learn More
Our Hospitals
Hospitals are located throughout the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. Please click here to see information about each of our sites.
Telehealth allows us to also connect to patients, in specific circumstances, at a distance. This reduces travel times, costs and hassles, making for a much more fulfilling experience.
Factsheets and Brochures
Resources
The following resources are provided for staff of the NBMLHD. The resources are available through the NBMLHD intranet. Please ensure you are on an appropriate device with relevant login details.
Click here to access the resources.