The Government of Jersey start their digital journey with IMS MAXIMS to digitise their health economy
Jessica Buswell
IMS MAXIMS has been selected as the preferred Electronic Patient Record (EPR) supplier to work alongside the Government of Jersey to contribute towards a more sustainable and continued improvement in clinical care for the people of Jersey, to support the Jersey Care Record and to propel the island to achieving the maximum level of digital maturity: HIMSS Level 7.
Jersey has a high standard of healthcare across the island and provides a wide range of core and specialty services across primary, acute, social, community and mental health care. The Department of Health and Community Services (HCS) is responsible for Jersey’s healthcare and set the below key objectives for 2021:
Improved Islanders’ experience of Health and Community Services
Improved health outcomes of Islanders
Improved partnership working to deliver person-centred, sustainable and safe health and community services as detailed in the Jersey Care Model (JCM)
Improved working environment for staff increasing recruitment and retention
Improved resilience of Health & Community Services, particularly in relation to any Covid-19 related surge in health cases
High-quality safe services with good clinical and corporate governance functions
Deliver services within the financial envelop assigned to HCS