
20 March 2019
How Ōtorohanga Medical is encouraging patient portal uptake
Ōtorohanga Medical has experienced a steady rise in the number of patients accessing their patient portal since beginning their push in September 2018.
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The latest news, stories and updates from across Pinnacle and our network, including blogs and reflections on primary care and community health.

20 March 2019
Ōtorohanga Medical has experienced a steady rise in the number of patients accessing their patient portal since beginning their push in September 2018.
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19 September 2018
Heath Te Aroha is embracing te reo in a big way. We had a chat with practice manager Dwayne Stewart about this impressive effort.
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9 August 2018
Pinnacle MHN and Lakes DHB have together designed a new approach to provide co-ordinated packages of care for high-need patients.
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4 July 2018
Pinnacle has developed a rural chest pain assessment method that allows low-risk patients in rural communities to be safely assessed and managed by their general practice, rather than travelling significant distances to hospital - often needlessly.
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25 June 2018
The owners of Hauraki Plains Health Centre were considering walking away from their practice rather than face burn out when the Health Care Home offered them a vision of a sustainable way forward.
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25 June 2018
Hayley Scott, GP Owner writes on how she feels about making the shift to Health Care Home.
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4 May 2018
We are delighted to publish the recent evaluation of our Health Care Programme undertaken by Ernst and Young.
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2 May 2018
Waikato Mum Sharnay smoked up to 20 cigarettes a day since she was 14 years old – it had been a decade.
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