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Coasters to get mobile reminders from doctors
Coasters to get mobile reminders from doctors
Greymouth, 12 November 2012
Media Release
The West Coast PHO, in collaboration with the Canterbury District Health Board and Pegasus Health in Christchurch, will be offering Vensa Health’s TXT2Remind practice-patient messaging system, to General Practices in South Westland, Greymouth and the Buller region.
Anthony Cooke, CEO of
the West Coast PHO is excited by opportunities this
initiative can provide. “TXT2Remind is a great tool for
engaging with a geographically spread enrolled population,
and will help to improve health outcomes by maximizing
patient/doctor time and reducing the level of missed
appointments. A more targeted approach to specific health
needs, such as diabetes, smoking cessation and heart health
can also be achieved. I would like to thank Pegasus Health
and CDHB for their help, and support in this
project.”
General Practioner Dr. Carol Atmore the
Medical Director for the West Coast PHO and Chief Medical
Officer for the West Coast District Health Boards says,
“TXT2Remind helps ensure more patients attend the
appointments they need at the right time to stay well in
their community. Using the system GPs can be very proactive
and effectively target priority health areas such as
immunisations for 8 month olds or better diabetes services.
When sending screening or immunisation reminders, they can
also include information about why these appointments are
important.”
The system will be free of charge across General Practices in the South Westland, Greymouth and Buller regions that provide primary health services to over 31,000 enrolled patients.
Ahmad Jubbawey, Chief Executive of Vensa Health says, “TXT2Remind helps ensure more patients attend the appointments they need at the right time. Seeing patients in their community in a primary healthcare setting means less people will end up in hospital beds due to not getting early intervention. mHealth initiatives like this are vital for service integration, they also deliver real savings to the healthcare system and peoples wellness, so everybody wins.”
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About
Vensa Health
Vensa Health’s mission is to
close the gap for people and their health, one by one.
Vensa Health is the leading mobile health (mHealth)
solutions provider in New Zealand focusing on delivering
mobile health innovations worldwide. If you have received an
SMS from your doctor, hospital or physio almost certainly
Vensa Health was responsible for its delivery. Vensa Health
is focused on offering solutions and innovations, which add
value to their clients, and it’s the fundamental
philosophy underpinning all of their services and technology
offerings. With nearly 80% adoption of mobile health in
New Zealand and a solid customer base, Vensa Health is
focusing on Australasia and Middle East regions in its
expansion. www.vensahealth.com
About the West Coast PHOThe West
Coast PHO is a not-for-profit community trust that plans,
co-ordinates, funds and provides primary health care for
West Coasters. It is also the network of health
practitioners who work out of general practices, rural
clinics or medical centres up and down the West Coast.
www.westcoastpho.org.nz
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