e-Health review flagged
November 4, 2013
Federal health minister Peter
Dutton has confirmed a review
of the “struggling” Personally
Controlled Electronic Health
Records program.
The investigation will be chared
by Richard Royle, Executive
Director of the UnitingCare Health
group in Queensland, who’s also
vice president of the Australian
Private Hospitals Association and is
overseeing the country’s “first fully
integrated digital hospital” in a pilot
project at Hervey Bay.
Dutton said that a year after
the scheme had been introduced
only a fraction of Australians have
established a record, and for those
who have just a few hundred
doctors have added a Shared
Health Summary.
“This defeats the purpose of
having a national, electronic system
that is meant to help save lives.
“The government fully supports
the concept of electronic health
records but it must be fit for
purpose and cost effective,” he said.
Dr Steve Hambleton, president of
the Australian Medical Association
and Andrew Walduck, Chief
Information Officer of Australia Post
will also assist in the review.
The review encompasses the
patient experience, clinician
experience and that of pharmacists
and other health care professionals,
other current and potential
stakeholders and the role of the
private sector in providing solutions.
Public submissions will be sought,
with the review to report back by
the middle of next month.
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