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Recognition and response systems are facing increasing demand in our hospitals, with a rapid response call activated about every 15 minutes in Victoria.

One of VAHI’s key contributions to the COVID-19 pandemic response has been to adapt our reporting program across performance, health outcomes and patient experience to ensure that the impact of COVID-19 can be assessed, monitored and appropriately responded to.

VAHI was pleased to release the second statewide report on Victorian Health Incident Management System (VHIMS) reported incidents in October. The release of this report marks an important milestone: the first time that medication-related VHIMS data have been reported at a statewide level.

The VAHI Year in review 2019-20 has highlighted its continuing work to deliver trusted information to inform better decisions that improve the health and wellbeing of Victorians.

There has been exciting progress in the reform of the Victorian Healthcare Experience Survey (VHES) program over the past few months. These reforms will assist Victorian public health services to action patient experience feedback sooner and more effectively to support patient-centred care.

The launch of the VAHI Portal was fast tracked in March to support the public health and broader health system response to COVID-19.

Health data and information literacy is front and centre in a new educational video series produced by VAHI. The five videos describe how to interpret common data visualisations, allowing report audiences to make the most of the information they receive.

The statewide tender for Victorian public and community health services’ Victorian Health Incident Management System (VHIMS) arrangement is now ready – with two options for services:

Despite a challenging year for Victorian healthcare, there have also been many achievements and improvements.

Released today, the Safer Care Victoria annual report 2019-20 opens by thanking healthcare workers for their continued efforts to provide safe care to Victorians.