Adeney Private Hospital in Melbourne has taken less than 14 weeks to implement Dedalus webPAS as its core patient administration system – a new benchmark timeframe for PAS deployment. 

The typical timeframe for PAS roll-out was 5-18 months, but the speedy implementation was further expedited by a week and a half when it became apparent that patient bookings and theatre run-throughs needed to occur well before the hospital’s opening. 

Adeney Private CEO Louise O’Connor said the hospital’s leadership turned to Dedalus webPAS after being faced with “immovable deadlines and the need for proven workflows.”

“From the outset we had confidence in Dedalus, having previously worked with them in large Victorian Private Hospitals. Dedalus are proven to deliver PAS outcomes that are tailored to the needs of the Australian market,” Ms O’Connor said.

The hospital, which opened its doors on March 4, is a joint venture between Amplar Health, backed by Medibank, and a team of experienced medical professionals. 

It is the first and only private hospital in Australia to offer privately insured patients zero out-of-pocket costs across all hospital services for participating health funds, a concept that  Adeney said was a “market-changing innovation in the Australian healthcare landscape.” 

Adeney Private ICT project director Paul Gladwell said the joint project teams leveraged webPAS’s capabilities and workflows to meet accelerated timelines for roll-out. 

“Just goes to show what you can achieve when an awesome group of people work really well together. Thanks also for your willingness to work around our necessarily ‘agile’, and resource ‘lean’, project approach.” 

Likewise, Dedalus Patient Administration Systems business manager Paul Beraldo said he had confidence in helping Adeney Private achieve its digital health goals and “confidently open the hospital.”

“Despite tight deadlines, we relied on our industry experience, skilled team, and proven product. In our view, no other PAS in the region matches the diversity of our implementations across public and private sectors and has the breadth of functionality,” Mr Beraldo said.

Adeney Private’s 60-bed facility aims to prioritise operational efficiency and patient experience, with patient flow from pre-admission to discharge being a central focus. 

Dedalus webPAS covers admissions, discharges, billing, revenue management, patient notifications, and proven interfaces for general ledger and coding solutions.