How we help

If you need support or have any questions regarding the digital systems that are available to community midwives through MMPO, please click here.

BadgerNet Global and Automated Claiming

The BadgerNet Application is a fully integrated digital product that helps ensure not only a comprehensive pregnancy record that will keep you and the woman (and baby) safe, but also give you confidence that the woman’s and your health data is secure and private.

BadgerNet is an important part of the National Woman’s Maternity Record and helps allow real time integration and access to key information for both the Woman and Maternity teams using MCIS (Maternity Clinical Information System) in Te Whatu Ora tertiary hospitals.

Community midwives can access and update BadgerNet through either a desktop/laptop set up or an iPad device.

The BadgerNet iPad solution is an exciting new development that makes BadgerNet even better by utilising current technology (smart navigation, flow and functionality) with the right amount of time and $.

Click here for a look at the iPad.

The information entered into the woman’s record will automatically populate your claim, and Tiaki will electronically submit it to Te Whatu Ora, Health NZ each day. You do not need to do anything else.

Maternity Notes (Pinks) and Paper Claiming

The MMPO provide and support community midwives choosing to use Maternity Notes (affectionately referred to as the ‘Pinks’) to manually record and maintain a full pregnancy record of the woman’s care.

We have a dedicated Data Entry Team whose priority is to enter information to generate claims and receive and disburse your Section 94 monies to you daily.

Section 94 Claiming and Payment Service Support

The MMPO work together with Te Whatu Ora, Health NZ Section 94 team, and the College around professional guidelines, quality frameworks and the impact that these may have on Section 94 claiming.

Our Digital Support and Data Entry Consultants provide comprehensive Section 94 support, including claiming advice that helps to keep your claims and monies up to date and you safeguarded.

We will help and support you to manage all rejected claims, date clash claims and resubmissions.

Woman’s (Maternity) Notes

The MMPO have also been intimately involved in the design and development of an app that can be used by the woman giving her secure and private online access (through any digital device) to relevant parts of her pregnancy record. There is also the ability to help manage appointments and access key resources (including online leaflets).

This project involved considerable time and effort by the MMPO and both Aotearoa women and community midwives to gain clear and valuable input and insights. This was softly launched late last year and is now being used by over 1,000 women throughout Aotearoa.

There are further planned releases that will bring even more access and benefits to both the woman and you the community midwife.

Click here for a look at the Woman’s Notes.

Tiaki - The Community Midwifery App

Tiaki as a verb “meaning to guard, preserve, foster, protect and shelter. So, notions of care and protection are at the heart”, which aligns perfectly with the purpose of the MMPO.

Tiaki is being designed to better help and support you as a self-employed community midwife in your everyday working life to meet your indirect care and business needs and requirements with tailored functionality (all in one place).

The first stages of this development are live with a significant number of initiatives underway, supporting you to connect and communicate with people and organisations.

Click here for a look at the Tiaki App

Business Workshops

Our tailored and interactive Business workshops have been designed to help and support community midwives with knowledge, services and systems to meet the business part of being self-employed, ensuring sustainability within the profession and saving you time and $.

Access to a Group Equipment insurance scheme is just one of the successful initiatives to come out of these workshops.

Group Insurance Scheme - Equipment

The MMPO have negotiated and implemented a Digital and Midwifery Equipment Group Insurance Policy, offering significant risk cover and savings to community midwives.

For just $75 plus GST per annum, you have peace of mind knowing that your IT and Midwifery Specific Equipment are covered anywhere, anytime and anyplace within New Zealand.

For more details, and to sign up, please click here.

Data Collection and Reporting

Community midwives using BadgerNet or Maternity Notes contribute data that is anonymised and forms the annual Activity and Outcome Database Reports.

This valuable reporting supports retrospective profession review and development as well as providing benchmarking for individual midwives to review, reflect and compare themselves against.

National Paging Solution

The MMPO manage a national paging contract on behalf of community midwives needing to access and utilise a reliable and connectable service especially those midwives operating in areas of Aotearoa where mobile coverage is either limited or unreliable.

To find out more about this service, please email [email protected] or phone us on 03 377 2485 ext 4.

Data Security and Privacy

Data governance, security and privacy is of utmost importance to the MMPO as it is to midwives and the women they support.

The MMPO have made a significant investment to ensure that the woman’s and midwife’s data is as secure and private as possible, and is stored within Aotearoa.

Our systems and processes are focused on best and safe practice and are constantly being reviewed to ensure that no data is compromised and if it is that robust business continuity processes including secure cloud-based back-ups are in place. The MMPO utilise a local Christchurch company who provide digital security and recovery services to the MoH and DHBs.

Within MIS, we also have systems in place to ensure the continued safety of community midwives – including ‘off-line mode’ and ‘partner present mode’.

Each care record has a clear audit trail to enable a full review of the care provided (if required) and identify any changes made to the woman’s record and by whom.

If you want to know more about this area, please call our Digital Care Team on 03 377 2485 ext 2.