Australian Open Disclosure Framework
The framework is designed to enable health service organisations and clinicians to communicate openly with patients when health care does not go to plan.
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Real-time prescription monitoring
Information about Real-time prescription monitoring (RTPM) in Australia including clinician resources to support its effective use in clinical practice.
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Two key factors in supporting healthcare professionals are:
Open disclosure project details
Legal history
In 2010, Professor David Studdert of the University of Melbourne conducted a review of the legal aspects of open disclosure in Australia. The review covered:
These have been developed for each of the four clinical processes, and a combined guide has been developed for the four organisational prerequisites.
Using the guide
This comprehensive Guide to Support Implementation of the National Consensus Statement (the guide) will help facilities to:
Benefits of using the NRMC
- Fewer prescriptions to write
- A central point for information
- Duration/length (charting cycle) of the NRMC and supply of medicines is a maximum of 4 months.