1. Child and Adolescent Community Health Child Development Information System (CDIS)
A client and clinical information management system for the Child Development Service
Delivering a Healthy WA

2. The Child Development Service
Part of Child & Adolescent Community Health within Child & Adolescent Health Service
Assessment, early intervention and therapy services to children with, or at risk of developmental disorders and delay.
Approx. 185 FTE employed out of 19 sites across the metropolitan area.
10 different professions including a range of allied health professionals and paediatricians, along with administrative staff.
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3. Identifying the need The HRIT review of child development services
Recommendations to support the delivery of high quality, consistent and timely services – a single electronic information system is seen as central to achieving this outcome
‘Data is incomplete and unreliable such that it is impossible to estimate demand or plan service demands accurately’.
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4. Developing CDIS - a clinician driven process
Project management within the policy unit
Defining the data requirements
Consultation and liaison with DoH IT
Analysis of existing local and national products
Tender
DRA contracted
Designing the system – embedding clinical practice
Ongoing support - the CDIS team, developers, DoH IT
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5. Child Development Information System (CDIS)
Client registration including TOPAS interface
Client demographics
Referral management
Scheduling
Clinical outcomes
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6. CDIS DATA INPUT SYSTEM FUNCTIONS 21 September 201821 September 2018
Assessment
Family, social, developmental, medical history
Standardised assessment score(s)
Other assessment result(s)
Clinical observations
Diagnosis/assessment category (ICD-10)
Referral
Client/family details
Unique Medical Record Number
Referrer details
Reason for referral
Prior assessment scores
Pre-assessment/intake
Family/social history
Primary history
Developmental history
Developmental concerns
Special needs, at-risk status
Prioritisation
Other agency involvement
Treatment/Transition/Discharge
Intervention(s)/care plan
Treatment outcome
Service outcome
DATA INPUT
CDIS
SYSTEM FUNCTIONS
Capture information
Client/family
Service utilisation
Schedule activities
Individual/group appointments
Manage waitlist
Manage clinical caseloads
Allocate resources
Coordinate across sites
Automated functions
Appointment reminders
Referrer/client feedback
Notifiable conditions/medications
Client follow-up/review
Link records
Other databases
Other family members in CDIS
Create and use standard templates
Assessment tools
Letters
Reports
Clinical pathways
Discharge summaries
Report on activities by category:
Client
Demographic characteristic(s)
Clinician/discipline
Assessment/diagnosis
Treatment/service outcome
Contact type
Non-client activities
Any data input category
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7. How are we using the data?
Fully operational for 12 months
Regular reporting to inform clinical, operational and management decisions eg.
Occasions of service
Wait lists
Waiting times
Number and age of referrals
Discharges
DNAs
CNPs
Delivering on the 2010 Budget commitments
Ongoing development of reports
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8. Questions? For further details contact: Erin Gauntlett (08) 9323 6669
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