Help desk support services
Free to use
ISO 27001 cybersecurity certification
Capacity to complete an audit entry in two clicks (i.e. < 5 seconds)
Available for use by anyone?
The RAPA tool is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), it can be used, shared and adapted by anyone at any organisation
Weekly AMS recommendation uptake rate dashboards
Weekly appropriateness and intervention profile dashboards
Infectious indications readmission rates and length of stay dashboards
(note this is a paid premium feature within the RAPA tool which is available only to sites with an EMR)
AMS IV vs PO duration dashboards
(note this is a paid premium feature within the RAPA tool which is available only to sites with an EMR)
Integration with EMR to identify AMS interventions (e.g. antibiotic drug interactions or renal dose mismatches)
(note this is a paid premium feature within the RAPA tool which is available only to sites with an EMR)
Ability to select who you share your data with (i.e. shared dashboards with your selected collaborators)
Integration within the Clinical Branches product
(note, both a freeware and paid premium version of Clinical Branches is available for use, the RAPA tool integrates with both)
Integration within the Guidance AMS product
State cloud service provider registration
The RAPA tool has approved cloud service provider registration in 9 Australian Health Services with 3 approvals underway. The NAPS has had no cybersecurity approvals that we are aware of.
Antifungal auditing functionality
Quality improvement activity recording
Aged care auditing
Surgical auditing functionality
Australian DoH and ACSQHC partnership
eLearning packages and auditor assessment program
The RAPA tool is focused on internal quality improvement, there are no auditor assessments or training courses. A 2 minute guided walkthrough is conducted the first time a clinician opens the tool.
Use of either the NAPS or the RAPA (or both) can be used as examples for hospital accreditation.
The data you enter into the RAPA tool is your own, it is even isolated from other user's data in your own personal state or service database.
On using the RAPA tool your data is encrypted and stored according to modern cybersecurity standards and undergoes regular penetration testing. As part of the cybersecurity approvals process a data governance agreement will be provided re-iterating the fact that your data is the property of your health service and for use by nobody else (unless you want them to have it).
