Innovation in Primary Care Program

Written By Cristy Houghton

22 General Practices from across the region have been successful in participating in the Innovation in Primary Care program. 

The aim of the initiative is to assist general practices in trialling two new technologies to support holistic care for patients with chronic disease. 

  • 20 General Practices are using Care Monitor platform to support patients to self-monitor and record their COPD and Heart Failure symptoms from home, using a mobile app. The program commenced in 2023 with participating practice installing software and onboarding patients into using the app. Proudly we now have active participants using Caremonitor with some exciting and positive health outcomes achieved within our local communities. 

  • 2 General Practices have commenced using the NSW Health Outcome and Patient Experience (HOPE) platform to collect patient reported measures (PRMs) data, using online surveys. 

As part of the initiative, participating practices have been supported to build these technologies into their workflow with the intention of providing care more efficiently and empowering patients to take a hands-on approach managing their chronic disease. 

For more information please contact Kelly Dal Broi, LWYW Senior Project Officer on 0488 004 970 or E: info@livingwellyourway.org.au

Cristy Houghton

Cristy's unique career has taken her from country NSW to the city lights of Clarendon Street South Melbourne and back again. With an early career in radio as a copywriter and creative strategist, she is now a Jill of all trades as a graphic designer, website builder, blog writer, video editor, social media manager, marketing strategist and more. 

In fact, give her any task and this chick will figure out how to do it! Go on, we dare you!

No, really, we DARE you!!

Cristy has won two Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) for Best Ad and Best Sales Promotion, and even has an 'Employee of the Year' certificate with her name on it.

Cristy and her husband James have traveled extensively through Russia, China and South East Asia, and have two fur-babies, Sooty (cat) and Panda (puppy). Cristy loves drinking coffee, meeting people to drink coffee, coffee tasting and coffee flavoured cocktails. She also enjoys road trips, TED Talks and watching cat videos on youtube.

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