North Ryde. Hospital wins an award

The Private Hospitals Association of Queensland presented Macquarie University Hospital with an award for Innovative Practice in the Private Sector, non-clinical/ operational innovations. The hospital won the award for developing a robust system that manages scanning and automated upload processes for paper of all patient related clinical documents. Currently in Australian hospitals, patient-related documents are stored in a number of places throughout a hospital. "At Macquarie University Hospital our health care information is recorded electronically … to provide information that can be immediately accessed and tracked throughout a patient's journey," Azad Ekmekjian, manager, health information services