Best practices for implementing Electronic Records Management (EDRMS) using AS ISO15489
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History y CAAC began at a meeting held on 9 June 1973. Over one hundred people from
town and bush talked about the need to safeguard and promote the interests of Aboriginal people. Name modelled on the Congress Party of Mahatma Gandhi y Congress' first service was the 'Tent Program', providing shelter to Aboriginal people in town. Later on it included issues like housing, education, and land. But health remained a great concern for Aboriginal people. In 1975, Congress started a Medical Service in a house in Hartley Street. At Congress we: * provide culturally appropriate comprehensive primary health care * train Aboriginal Health Workers * assist Aboriginal communities to take control of their health, and * advocate on matters affecting our health. y We know that there are no simple solutions to these problems. Copyright © CAAC 2011 |
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In the beginning… y The first attempt at RM failed y There was no concept of records management when
I came to CAAC, just truck loads of paper files in the shed, offices, cup‐boards, under desks and abandoned storerooms. y Funding was sought from OATSIH. I was employed to build a RM system from the ground up in compliance with the AS ISO 15489, the Australia Standard for records management. y CAAC has the benchmark in all areas of management
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Audit In 2011
As of the March 2007 there were
157computers with 182 account users CAAC Information audit • 364,279 documents on 4 servers • Storage growth is over 20% p.a. • 250 00 + 1 million archived emails & growing at 200 000 p.a. •
317 active computer accounts. · 55 servers and 2 exchange servers · Storage is increasing at more than 30% per annum. · 453,562 files and 63441 folders on shared drives · More than 5million emails. • 4 IT staff ·
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AS ISO 15489 implementation methodology
Conduct preliminary investigation Analyse business activity Identify requirements for records Assess existing systems Identify strategies to satisfy requirements Design records system Implement records system Conduct post‐implementation review
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Generic outline plan EDRMS program design EDRMS technology solution design EDRMS technology implementation Support development Training development Data migration System testing User acceptance testing Local preparation Training Pilot Go live Communication Copyright © CAAC 2011 |
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Conduct preliminary investigation: Standards, Laws & Regulations y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y
Initial assessment of organisation’s legal and business environments
AS ISO 15489.1‐2002, Records Management ‐ Part 1: General and AS ISO 15489.2‐2002, Records Management ‐ Part 2: Guidelines. HB 189‐2004: Knowledge Management Terminology and Readings ‐ An Australian Guide AS/NZS 4450.3:1997: Information and documentation ‐ Bibliographic data element directory ‐ Information retrieval applications AS/NZS ISO 23081.2:2007: Information and documentation ‐ Records management processes ‐ Metadata for records ‐ Conceptual and implementation issues. AS 5037‐2005 Knowledge management ISO TC 46/SC11 Archives/Records Management ISO/TC171/SC2N450 ‐ ISO/DTR 22957 Document management ‐ Analysis, selection, and implementation of Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) Regulations National Archives Australia (2006). Functional requirements for Electronic Records Management Software Designing and Implementing Recordkeeping Systems (DIRKS) Common law Associations Act 2004 (NT) (38. Minutes; Part 5 Accounts & Audit ; Part 12 Handling of documents) NT Poisons And Dangerous Drugs Act (2007) Part IX Records, 50 Retention of Records Health and Community Services Complaints Act 1998 (NT) Community Welfare Act 1983 (NT)‐ Sect 87 Employment and Training Act (NT) Workplace Health and Safety Act 2011 (NT) Archives Act 1983 Evidence Act 1995 (Commonwealth) Limitations Act 1969. Tax Ruling TR 2004/D23, Income tax: record keeping‐electronic records. Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Commonwealth) Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Crimes (Document Destruction) Act 2006 Copyright Privacy Act 1988 (Commonwealth) 8
RIMRWG: Pre‐Pilot ground work y CAAC Records & Information Management Policy (October y y y
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2008). CAAC TRIM Business Rules (October 2008). We went for a 'vanilla/out of the box' implementation. TRIM consultant Anastasia Govan loaded the TRIM software, set up 10 folders... etc Train RMO (Administrator) & did Train The Trainer Training (RIMRWG). I trained the rest of our staff. The 6 month Pilot Project included Directorate (11staff) & Corporate Services (17 staff). After the successful pilot, software rolled out on a branch‐by‐branch basis. We ran 2 systems until all TRIM components were fully tested. The EDRMS is the largest IT project undertaken at CAAC. 9
Needs Analysis & Software Selection y Interviewed all senior staff with questionnaire. y R1. “Implementing a Records Management System at CAAC” y R2. “Records & Information Management Plan” y Needs analysis ‐ Core Requirements of CAAC’s EDRMS y Software research & investigation y Software Selection – TRIP to Sydney ‐ Software evaluation y (Knowledge One – K1) y Dataworks (Avand) y Alchemy (Captaris) and y TRIM (Tower Software).
y Recommendation: y It is recommended that Congress implement the TRIM for the following reasons: y It displayed the most comprehensive and most intuitive capabilities exceeding all of the
other applications and CAAC’s core requirements. y The installation of TRIM will go a long way to ensure that CAAC achieve the benchmark in Records Management. y Copyright © CAAC 2011 |
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#1. Challenge: archives projects y Identify vital records
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archive y Develop vital records processes and procedures y Identify archives y Develop archival processes and procedures y Fix 20 000 medical files culled randomly – 3 months to fix
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#2. No Records Act for private organisations y State Records Act y NT Information Act y Federal Legislation y ARRM ‐ Australia has over 2000 different pieces of
legislation on recordkeeping. y In the US organizations that must manage documents and records in a specific manner to ensure compliance with regulations and standards have:, y FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and EU GMP Annex 11 related to electronic records and signatures in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries. y HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) in the medical/healthcare sector y Sarbanes‐Oxley in accounting and financial services. Copyright © CAAC 2011 |
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# 3. Empowerment & High staff turn over • CAAC policy – empowerment
• 52% of the workforce is filled by Aboriginal people • In 2009 for every working day we lost a staff member. • Managers 22% • AHWs & Doctors 27% • Nurses 86% • Allied health 104% • 40% of corporate knowledge is in the heads of staff [Gartner]. • TRIM training never stops. Copyright © CAAC 2011 |
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#4. RM shoestring.
y We are a not‐for profit Primary Health Care Provider to Aboriginal
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Australians in the middle of the outback tying to meet compliance on a shoestring RM staff = 1 (Team of One). Project will take 5 years to complete. Implementing on a shoestring budget. $23,342 inclusive of GST y 97% of our funding comes from the Federal Government. y 3% from the NT Government We have 84 licenses & 315 staff. Another 215 licenses = $250 000. Our doctors & nurses are not allocated TRIM licenses as they use Communicare 99% of the time. As a TRIM business rule, no personally identifiable medical information, treatment, consultation, medication etc is filled in TRIM. Our Driver & Cleaners will have their own site in SharePoint that does not file in TRIM. Copyright © CAAC 2011 |
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What are CAACs Functions 1. Childcare ‐ 2. Clinical Governance 3. Community Relations 4. Compensation 5. Equipment & Stores ‐ 6. Establishment 7. Government Relations– 8. Financial Management 9. Fleet Management 10.Health Care: 11. Industrial Relations 12.Information Management 13.Legal Services 14.Occupational Health & Safety 15.Personnel 16.Property Management 17.Publication 18.Staff Development 19.Strategic Management 20.Teaching & learning 21.Technology & Telecommunications
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#5. 4 Unique CAAC functions Health Care
Clinical Governance
Child care
Teaching & Learning
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#6. Retention & Disposal Schedule y A Rec. Retention Manual (2009) y REC. 21 – Keep Permanently y y y y y y
Unique records include: ‐ Childcare – 24+ years [Standards for NT Child Care Centres 2007] ‐ Student files – 30 years [ARRM 2006] ‐ Stolen Generation files – Permanent Retention [Rec. 21] ‐ Pharmacy prescriptions – 2 years (NT Poisons & Dangerous Drugs Act 2007). ‐ Bus Passenger lists – 5 years [CAAC] ‐ Paper Patient files (Non‐attending) – 2yrs(clinic) + 3 yrs (onsite) + Permanent (offsite) 17
#7. Scanning legal advice y Our legal advisor did not find any NT legislation apart from the
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Information Act (2003) (applies only to NT public sector organisations), no guidance on the length of time a document must be retained after it is scanned. In Commonwealth proceedings, a copy of an original is sufficient if it can be proved the copy is accurate, properly copied, etc The NT Evidence Act specifically refers to public documents – e.g. a birth certificate. The NT Evidence (Business Records) Interim Arrangements Act (NT) ‐ section 14, provides that a copy of a document may be used and a record of information made by the use of a computer may also be used. With regard to documents that are scanned and destroyed, CAAC needs to have an approved scanning procedure. This is essential to persuade the court that in the absence of the original, the scanned version should be entered into evidence. Copyright © CAAC 2011 |
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# 8. Geographic Challenges y Linking 7 locations around town y Billy Goat Hill (site of cultural & religious importance to local people) y Australian Air Services owns the space at the top of the McDonnell Range y AAS took 6 months to approve link on the Range y The Melanka development goes ahead across the road they will
need dark fibre (very expensive) ‐ the high rise will obstruct line of sight to the range.
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Top of the Range
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# 9. Technological Challenges y Line of sight y Dark fibre ‐ Remote Health Branch y Links for 7 locations across town. 100MB Wireless link
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needed for WestPoint to go around Billy Goat Hill. 6 months delay. TRIM not compatible with Sun (finance) software I had 2 major failures with the wireless link during TRIM training for Directorate Branch. Technophobia Our Board will not approve our medical records being hosted in the cloud or in a 3rd world country. We have the largest IT network outside the NT Government
y Maintained by 4 staff. Copyright © CAAC 2011 |
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#.10 Consultants are 1500 km away y CAAC engaged the services of Whitehorse Strategic Group to
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implement best practice records management utilising TRIM’s full Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) capabilities (version 6.2.2). The consultation took the form of 2 parts i.e. 2 trips were undertaken to Alice Springs. Two weeks (14.5 days) were set aside to complete all the tasks & the Records Management unit staff to be trained. Consultancy costs for pilot implementation. $23,342 inclusive of GST Owing to there being no TRIM administration online help desk support in the NT that we could call upon, we took HP’s advice and had to source this critical support for our records from interstate. Kapish Services (Melbourne) are on call & dial into our TRIM system & fix issues immediately 80% of the time. Copyright © CAAC 2011 |
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#11 Remote Health Records y CAAC 20% admin fee for auspicing clinics that are out bush y We have 5 auspiced clinics: y Amoonguna Health Service Aboriginal Corporation – 17km south
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east y Santa Teresa Health Service Aboriginal Corporation – 80 km south y Mutitjulu Health Service Aboriginal Corporation – 470 km south west y Areyonga Health Service Aboriginal Corporation – 205 km west y Hermansburg Health Service Aboriginal Corporation – 130 km west Each community Board & retains ownership of clinic records CAAC cannot touch auspiced clinic records Auspiced clinics cannot access our Intranet Solution ‐ SharePoint 2010 Intranet / extranet. Copyright © CAAC 2011 |
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#12.Cultural change in Private Health Change management lessons learned:
y Do not ignore the corporate culture y Change is a slow process that requires effort over time y Organisations do not generally go from no RM program y y y y y
to world‐class information management in one go. Users will trying to “wait out” change Changed behaviours must become habits How does 1 staff support 315 when the shared drives are shut down. EMPOWERMENT ‐ Staff skills range from none to PHD. Technophobia ‐ Influential technophobics Copyright © CAAC 2011 |
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# 13. Moving to e‐Health 1. y CAAC is moving to full electronic health records ‐
All paper files are being archive (Rec.21) y E‐Health will support a more accessible and equitable health system by: y Patients can locate care providers and their services y Care providers can locate other providers for timely referrals. y Rural, remote and disadvantaged communities will have better access to health care services e.g. Telehealth y • Supporting health care managers with access to quality data sources for workforce planning. Copyright © CAAC 2011 |
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# 13. Moving to e‐Health 2. y E‐Health will improve system efficiency by: y Automating appointments booking, ordering
treatments, and sharing information across the health sector y Reducing duplicated treatment activities e.g. diagnostic tests y Chronic conditions will be addressed timeously. y Reducing travel time to & from rural and remote communities y 95% of the 43,000 people in the NT signed up for PCEHR thus far are Aboriginal/ Torres Strait Islanders. y Important instrument that will assist in “Closing the Gap.” 26 Copyright © CAAC 2011 |
#14. Uptake ‐ TRIM & SharePoint in the Cloud.
y TRIM uptake has been poor. This is aided by the fact that I cannot y y y y y y
shut down the shared Drive. TRIM use is currently not mandatory. RM uptake at CAAC will be greatly improved with SharePoint integrated with TRIM. TRIM 7’ has 2 additional modules with integrate with SharePoint 2010 i.e. the integration module & the archiving module. SharePoint would provide the collaboration platform & TRIM will provide the compliance. The cloud is a cheaper option for CAAC. Thereafter staff will no longer receive TRIM training. The P:/ drive (shared) would sit inside SharePoint. The intranet [policies, procedures, HR forms, job adds, telephone lists etc] & P:/ drive would be accessible to all & store content required by staff without a TRIM license (drivers / cleaners) [& doctors & nurses who only use Communicare.] Copyright © CAAC 2011 |
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WHAT THE ORGANISATION WILL LOOK LIKE AFTER TRIM EDMS ISLANDS OF INFORMATION REPOSITORIES WITHOUT STRUCTURE OR SECURITY
P DRIVES C DRIVES
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Filing Boards
PAPER
E-MAIL BOXES OFFICE
REASONABLE RECORDS MANAGEMENT
2010 -Transition
STRUCTURED SHARED DRIVES CD/PRINT LOOSE PAPER
REGISTRY FILES
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
EDMS
2012 TRIM‐ SharePoint in the cloud
SECURED LEGACY PAPER KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT 28
HARD DISK
CLEAR DESK
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