Chronic disease early detection and improved management in primary care (CD IMPACT)
Complete
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Telemental health pilot (Tele-HELP)
COMPLETE
This was an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Lead organisation
Ambulance Victoria
Summary
Many of the mental health patients who call Triple Zero (000) for assistance would receive more appropriate care from a specialist mental health clinician than from the paramedics that staff a typical ambulance.
Artificial intelligence in cardiac arrest (AIDE)
COMPELTED
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Lead organisation
Ambulance Victoria
Analytics improve chronic disease consequences (ACDC)
COMPLETED
This was an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Lead organisation
Northern Health
Summary
Northern Health’s ‘Staying Well’ initiative focuses firstly on identifying patients with chronic and complex health requirements and then providing a service that supports them in the community.
Developing ambulatory care services for women in Peninsula Health
Complete
This was an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Lead organisation
Peninsula Health
Summary
Each year, Peninsula Health performs approximately 520 procedures on women who are admitted for surgery to investigate abnormal uterine bleeding (hysteroscopy) or to manage early pregnancy loss.
Preventing delirium
Complete
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Lead organisation
Austin Health
Partner
La Trobe University
Summary
Delirium is a serious medical condition which can cause disturbed thinking and behaviour, and fluctuating consciousness. Being in hospital can compound the challenges of this condition, as patients can find the environment unfamiliar and socially isolating.
Novel models of care for patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders
Complete
This was an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Lead organisation
Alfred Health
Partner
Monash University Department of Translational Nutrition
Summary
Gastrointestinal symptoms suggestive of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are one of the most frequent presenting complaints to Australian general practitioners and the most common reason for specialist referral to a gastroenterologist.
Responsive acute palliative intervention and decision assistance project (RAPID Assist)
Complete
This was an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Lead organisations
- Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Partners
- Melbourne City Mission Palliative Care
- Mercy Palliative Care
Summary
Supporting patients to die in their place of choice can improve quality of life, satisfaction with care and avoid unnecessary healthcare expenses.
Closing the gap on maternal immunisation
Complete
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Lead organisation
Monash University
Bridging the gaps in health using telehealth for people with young onset dementia (BRIGHT-YOD)
Complete
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Lead organisation
Melbourne Health (NorthWestern Mental Health Neuropsychiatry Unit at The Royal Melbourne Hospital)