Information Technology
IT Questions & Answers
Browse our searchable repository of frequently asked IT questions and answers at www.gpit.ie/faq.
The National General Practice Information Technology (GPIT) Project
The General Practice Information Technology (GPIT) Group is made up of representatives from the Irish College of General Practitioners and the Health Service. The aim of the GPIT Group is to promote computerisation in general practice and primary care. There are two parts to the group, an educational section that is currently being restructured, and a projects section with Dr Brian O'Mahony as project manager.
GPIT Webinars in 2013
GPIT Information Leaflet on Practice Websites
Click here to view the leaflet
2012 Wexford GPIT Roadshow Presentations
Click here for the presentations
2012 Summer School GPIT Presentations
- How to Make Audit Easier - Dr Seán Higgins
- Cloudy With a Chance of Organisation - Dr John MacCarthy
ICGP Guidance Document for GPs on National Referral Form to Secondary Care
This document presents a new referral letter format, developed by HIQA in collaboration with the Irish College of General Practitioners, as a national standard. It also contains guidance for GPs on how to complete the new referral form.
A Guide to Data Protection Legislation for Irish General Practice
Education
The GPIT Training Programme has undergone a restructuring with a number of new appointments. The change is intended to meet the changing needs of GPs for advice and training and to support the many developments in primary care IT by providing GP representation on national and regional groups. The National GPIT Co-ordinator and the Regional GPIT Co-ordinators will form the management committee for the GPIT Education & Training Programme which will address all aspects and activities of the programme. The GPIT Education & Training Committee will report to the National GPIT (HSE/ICGP) Group. The new appointments to the group are as follows:
National GPIT Co-ordinator: Dr Conor O'Shea
Regional Co-ordinators:
- Dr Frank Hill (Southern region)
- Dr Kieran Murphy (Western region)
- Dr Keith Perdue (Dublin/Mid Leinster)
- Dr John MacCarthy (with responsibility for National Electronic Referral Pilot Project)
GPIT Advisors:
- Dr Donal Buckley (Dublin/Mid Leinster)
- Dr John Sweeney (Western region)
- Dr Fergus McKeagney (Dublin/Mid Leinster)
- Mr Paul Gaffney (Dublin/North East)
- Dr John Cox (South East)
- Dr Sean Higgins (Galway)
- Dr Brian Blake (Tallaght/Kildare)
- Dr. Brian Meade (Dublin)
GPs can contact the programme for advice and support through Niamh Killeen at the ICGP niamh.killeen@icgp.ie.
Projects
The projects section is headed up by Dr Brian O'Mahony and includes the following activities:
Project Tasks During past 12 Months
- Working with Healthlink and the National Cancer Control Programme on electronic cancer referrals from GP practice software systems
- Communicating the needs of GPs and primary care to developers of information systems throughout the health services
- Membership of the Project Board of the National Integrated Medical Imaging System (NIMIS) Project, which is bringing digital radiology to hospitals and electronic radiology reports to GPs
- Promoting interoperability and health informatics standards in the health services
- Contributing to the HIQA eHealth Standards Advisory Group (eSAG)
- Cooperating on a specification to enable electronic communication of cervical smear test results to GPs via Healthlink
- Writing monthly IT questions and answers for Forum, the Journal of the Irish College of General Practitioners, available at http://www.gpit.ie/faq
Dr O'Mahony is keen to hear from individuals and groups who wish to input into the certification process or any of the project activities of the GPIT Group. Please contact Niamh Killeen of the ICGP with comments and queries, email niamh.killeen@icgp.ie or phone 01 6763705.