Empowering the fight against Antimicrobial resistance
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Client background
The challenge
Accurately extracting, testing, and validating antimicrobial resistance data from laboratory systems required meticulous planning and precision.
The data needed to seamlessly integrate with the OrgTRx database – managed by Queensland Health – which plays a vital role, tracking and reporting AMR trends across Australia.
Our approach
In tackling this project, we combined our expertise in project delivery, quality assurance, and healthcare data management into a well-rounded approach:
Project Management:
Our team took great care in overseeing the essential steps of data transfer, checking, training, and validation testing. We prioritised clear communication and effective coordination among key stakeholders, including data experts and clinicians.
Testing and Quality Assurance:
The accuracy and reliability of data were paramount in the testing strategy. We worked with the Queensland Health team that conducted thorough data validation and regression testing, focusing on ensuring the integrity of the data from pathology labs when integrated into the OrgTRx database.
Healthcare data projects are inherently complex and vitally important. Our focus was on ensuring that every phase of the project was managed with careful attention. Our approach was not just about delivering a project but about contributing to a field that has far-reaching implications for public health and wellbeing.
Outcomes and benefits
Quality assurance:
We worked with Queensland Health to verify that the data in the OrgTRx database accurately represented the hospitals’ Laboratory Information Systems. This integrity is crucial for reliable AMR analysis.
Efficiency in data transfer:
We supported the establishment by Queensland Health of streamlined processes for transferring both historical and future data from the Laboratory Information Systems to OrgTRx. This automation is a feature of OrgTRx.
This project’s success extends beyond the technical achievements such as quality assurance and efficiency in data transfer.
By enriching the AMR dataset in OrgTRx, clinicians are now equipped with crucial information about the effectiveness of antibiotics against specific bacterial strains.
These datasets are instrumental in:
- Generating long-term data for specific organism-antimicrobial combinations.
- Producing cumulative antibiograms showing resistance rates over time for various organisms.
- Providing detailed resistance profiles of isolated strains.
- Offering tailored reporting for individual hospital units and state-wide health services.
With over 98 million bacterial susceptibility results, APAS now holds the largest volume of resistance surveillance data contributing to the AURA surveillance program. These data unveil geographical and organism-related trends in resistance, informing local, state, and national AMR response strategies. Our engagement in this project not only supported the ACSQHC but also marked a significant stride in society’s ongoing battle against antimicrobial resistance.
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