E-Bulletin Aug 2018
National Data Period Two 2018
National data for Audit 2 2018 has now been released - click here to view it
(National data is available on the website after the NHHI Advisory Committee meeting. This occurs approximately 6 weeks from the close of the audit period).
HHA Workshop At the ACIPC Conference
HHA are pleased to announce the we are running our annual Hand Hygiene workshop in conjunction with the ACIPC conference.Blood Collection Guidelines
Updated Blood Collection Guidelines are now available. These guidelines are not intended to be a technical document on how to collect blood but rather a guidance document for when hand hygiene should be performed when blood is collected. There are 2 documents available:
HHCApp - New department Type - 'Emergency Services'
- Purposely designated and equipped area with designated assessment, treatment and resuscitation areas.
- Ability to provide resuscitation, stabilisation and initial management of all emergencies.
- Availability of medical staff available in the hospital 24 hours a day.
- Designated emergency department nursing staff 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and a nursing unit manager.
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2017-18
HHCApp user tidy Up
The HHCApp User Tidy Up continues. Organisations will continue to be reviewed to ensure that all auditors are meeting the current requirements. Organisations will then be contacted with an individualised list of auditor compliance.
https://www.hha.org.au/audits/auditor-training/auditor-validation-requirements
Once your organistion has been reviewed, HHA request that the following be completed in order to ensure all auditors are validated and up to date.
Please ensure that those auditors who:
1. HAVE NOT completed the online module, do so
2. HAVE collected some data but not enough, collect enough to meet the 100 moments requirement
3. HAVE NOT collected any data, as indicated on the spreadsheet, follow the lapsed auditor pathway found here.
HHA would appreciate the above steps being completed within one month of receiving the email. After this time we will be in contact with you to ensure this follow up has occurred and any auditors who have not completed the outlined requirements at this time will then have their auditor role removed.
In addition, HHCApp has an automated process that updates daily. Auditors who have not collected any data in more than 2 years will have their auditor role removed. These auditors will become “users” in HHCApp (not deleted) and will be able to have their profile reattached as an auditor once you are able to confirm that they have successfully completed the lapsed auditor pathway.
Administrators will lose access if they have not logged in for the last 2 years.
If there is anyone who this affects that still requires access, please reply with their name, email and if possible HHCApp username and we can have them reinstated.
HHCApp - department type Definition - Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology departments should be assigned Department Type 'Radiology'. If you have a Radiation Oncology department in your department list in HHCApp, please check that it is assigned to the correct Department Type.
How to change Department Type
>Organisations tab (horizontal menu, top of page)
>Select organisation under blue line
>Departments tab (vertical menu, right side of page)
> Click on Department Name under the blue line
>Select Department Type 'Radiology'
> Save
HHCApp - User Role Restructure - coming Soon
- Organisation Administrators and Audtiors will remain unchanged.
- Department Administrators will transition to a 'Data Entry' role.
- The NUM role will transition to a 'Reporter Role'.
HHCApp - Save as PDF
Currently, there is an issue with saving custom report graphs as a PDF. Until this issue is resolved, custom report graphs can still be saved using a modern browser via the Print button, and then choosing 'Save as PDF' as the printer destination.
After generating a graph, click on the print button below the graph.
Click on the 'Change' Destination button.
Select 'Save as PDF'. This will change the Print button to the Save button.