A Curious Case of Self-Diagnosis
Andrew Love, RN
Aug 01, 2015|AEDR 2015 Vol. 3 Issue 2|Case Study
Clinical call handlers at a contact center in Queensland Health, Australia, use a clinical decision support system (CDSS) called Priority Solutions Integrated Access Management (PSIAM™) (PSIAM version 3.6.1.1, 2012 release, Priority Solutions Inc., Salt Lake City, USA) to provide community members with telephonic triage, referrals, and health information. The contact center operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and all calls are handled by Registered Nurses (RNs). Callers requiring emergency services, usually an ambulance attendance, are transferred to Emergency Medical...