Cliniforge

The problem In Australian healthcare and community services, critical communication still breaks down. Handovers get lost, staff use personal phones, and escalations are slow. Poor communication is a known driver of clinical risk, delays, and burnout — and most tools on the market are overseas, expensive, or not built for real local workflows. The solution CliniForge is a secure clinical communication platform built in Tasmania for Australian teams. It delivers: • Structured SBAR handovers • Patient-context messaging • Priority / emergency alerts • Audit trails and role-based access
Designed around NSQHS Standard 6 and the Privacy Act — not bolted on later. Why me I’m Katy Gromek. I spent years in community services in Tasmania and saw the cost of broken communication firsthand — delayed information, stressed teams, and preventable risk. I’m not solving a theoretical problem. I’m building the tool I wished existed on the frontline: practical, compliant, and usable under pressure. Why now Australian health systems are under pressure to improve clinical communication and digital safety. Offshore platforms don’t fit local standards, data residency expectations, or community-care realities. There is a clear window for a focused, Australia-first product. Inspiration

CliniForge is a closed-loop clinical communication board for Australian wards, community teams and aged care. It is not another messaging app. It is the missing last step of handover: the moment ownership actually moves. Hospitals already teach ISBAR and iSoBAR. The mnemonic is on the wall. The failure is in the corridor. A call is made, a note is written, someone says “okay” — and nobody can say who holds the patient. NSQHS Standard 6 asks for structured content, three identifiers, and a transfer of accountability. CliniForge is built for that transfer. Identify the patient by name, date of birth and MRN. Record the situation in one sentence. Put observations in as numbers. Keep background to what belongs to this problem. Name the plan, the action, and the time. Then stop. Seeing the board is not owning the patient. The receiving clinician must read the plan back. Until they do, accountability stays with the sender. The trail is immutable: send, acknowledge, read back and accept.

Built With

• grok
• supabase