State Government Public Health Services
Scope / Challenge
Our client launched a project to enhance health information sharing across the state’s public health services. Supported by recent legislation, the initiative centres on developing a secure solution that will integrate with existing health systems.
The project aims to provide healthcare professionals with timely and accurate patient information, complementing an existing national health information platform.
The initial phase focuses on establishing a scalable solution for efficient, secure patient data sharing across the state.
Solution
The success of the initiative required highly skilled consultants with technical expertise and a deep understanding of public health.
INDEX Consultants played a crucial role by navigating the unique challenges of government projects, including tight deadlines and complex requirements. Leveraging a pre-vetted network of experts, INDEX quickly deployed the right resources, minimising onboarding time and providing the department with essential expertise throughout the project.
With a strategic and agile approach, including flexible engagement models tailored to project needs, INDEX delivered optimal deployment of resources. By engaging consultants with prolific expertise in public health workflows and integration technologies like Rhapsody, TrakCare, and Cerner, INDEX was able to successfully ensure secure and accurate data exchange within the platform.
INDEX Delivery
INDEX Consultants utilised their resource management framework, including several key steps:
- Identifying Capabilities: Drawing on an extensive database of 100,000 technology professionals, using various sourcing channels to find qualified candidates. INDEX’s talent sustainability focus includes a redeployment program, ensuring that consultants with high Net Promoter Scores (NPS) remain within the group, fostering stability in the talent pool.
- Internal Expertise: In-depth interviews, both virtual and in-person, conducted with internal specialists to assess candidates’ technical skills and cultural fit for the project.
- Consultant Care: INDEX’s award-winning contractor care program assigned each successful candidate a dedicated point of contact throughout the engagement, ensuring continuous support.
- Consultant Benefits: To reduce attrition and boost engagement, INDEX offered contractors additional benefits, such as access to social events, training opportunities, industry events, and other perks. The focus on employee satisfaction establishes further stability in the workforce.
- Quality Management: Adhering to ISO 9001:2015 quality management standards, INDEX ensures consistent and reliable service delivery, to further enhance the success of the project.
Additionally, INDEX emphasises continuous improvement through:
- Design Thinking Workshops
- Fostering Innovative Thinking
- Process Improvements
Beyond technical support, INDEX provided strategic guidance and project management, ensuring the project stayed on course and met its objectives – a critical factor in the success of this high-stakes government project.
Outcome
As the project moved forward, the collaboration between the department and INDEX proved key to its success.
By leveraging INDEX’s rapid deployment capabilities, flexible engagement models, and deep domain expertise, the project was well-positioned to achieve its goal of enhancing health information sharing across public health services.
The project’s successful implementation achieved its objective to improve quality of care and, in turn, set a new standard for healthcare delivery in the state.