2016 has been a big year for the HealthPathways Community.

Improvements in pathway quality and the efficiency of localising and reviewing pathways are key motivators for a new Streamliners project called Base HealthPathways.

A new style manual will form one part of a two-pronged approach to improve pathway quality and efficiency of HealthPathways’ programmes.

This weekend, the Streamliner’s Information Systems team will release an update to Dot’s Feedback section will enable users to select more than one item in the Feedback dropdown menus.

At a strongly attended launch event in Bendigo, Murray PHN CEO Matt Jones described HealthPathways as "a tangible way to address the fragmentation of our health systems".

The pre-conference tramping trip to the West Coast of New Zealand proved to be great preparation for some delegates.

Red zone tour gives conference delegates a first hand look at the challenges and opportunities for Christchurch after the 2010/2011 quakes.

The 2016 HealthPathways Conference Dinner was a chance for delegates to network and let their hair down halfway through the three-day event.

When it comes to patient information there's myriad choices for clinical editors to choose from. But which sources are the best? and what's the best way to present the information?

It's better to aim for "better" rather than perfection - this is the practical but inspirational message delivered by Chief Implementation Advisor Andy Froggatt on the morning of the last day of the 2016 HealthPathways Conference.

HealthPathways is just one of many platforms for enabling whole of system change in Canterbury, as delegates learned on their site visits to Pegasus Health.

A high trust, low bureaucracy collaborative system that sees primary care providers as true partners of their hospital colleagues is key for improving care and meeting the growing pressures placed on health systems.

A one system approach that breaks down the silos preventing collaboration needs a space for brainstorming and experimenting with new processes, and educating staff from every field. And that place is the CDHB Design Lab.

Delegates were today shown how business intelligence tools inform operational decision making with a tour of Christchurch Hospital’s Operations Centre, the new cutting edge facility which could claim to be the nerve centre for Canterbury’s health system.

There was something for everyone during the first workshops on day one of the 2016 HealthPathways Conference.