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Frequently Asked Questions

Virtual Trauma and Critical Care Unit

What changes have been approved so far for this project?
How are project issues classified and prioritised?
How are project risks prioritised?
What sites are involved as providers of support?
Are VMIA involved? Have they provided guidance on the areas of compliance, consent, patient information and privacy?
Will the Cerner patient records replace existing patient records?
How will users be authenticated to the ViTCCU system?
Will headsets be provided for the pilot to reduce noise for clinician?
How does this project fit in with other initiatives run by other alliances (eg. SWANET and GRHANET)?
If patient requires transfer, how is this handled?
Is the support interaction able to be streamed into a PDA or home phone environment?
Will training on the new equipment be provided to clinical staff?
Does this new infrastructure run across our existing network?
Who owns the new infrastructure?
Can we use the new infrastructure for other purposes when not being used?
Why would we want to be involved in this pilot?
How are metro staff being paid for their support work?
Where is the best place to install the metro ViTCCU workstation?
A previous trial of this technology failed, what is different?
Who controls the camera?
What will be the impact to the Hospital during installation?
What is the incentive for provider hospitals?
Will agreements between agencies mandate their involvement?
Can electronic documents be attached to the Cerner application?
How will radiology images be ported across to the Cerner application?
How will medical monitor data be ported across to the Cerner application?
At what level will the initial engagement be at the provider hospital?
On what patients would ViTCCU be used?
Is there money in the project budget to enable backfill of staff involved in project design or implementation?
The project is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Clever Networks program