Implementation partners, including IT companies, will be able to participate in the process in a few key areas, National E-health Transition Authority chief Peter Fleming said.
"We will be looking for implementation partners in the private sector that will work with us as we go through the journey of implementing the unique healthcare identifier program, then the packages such as discharge referral and then the electronic health record," Mr Fleming said.
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Communications Minister Stephen Conroy announced yesterday Coffs Harbour has been selected for the next roll-out of the National Broadband Network.
This stunning coup will transform the region’s economic future if we capitalise on the early-adopter window of opportunity.
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In a statement released yesterday, Health Minister Nicola Roxon outlined the government's "roadmap to reform" in health over the next two years, including the government's plans for an e-health portal. Roxon had previously indicated that she expected the delivery of the online portal that would allow patients access to their e-health records to take around two years, but in her statement yesterday she set a more exact deadline of July 2012.
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The Centrelink solution is designed to also support Medicare Australia and the Child Support Program (CSP), which manages the collection of child support payments from separated parents.
The new platform will aim to provide departmental officers with a greater control of document creation and modification, which is currently hampered by 20-year old mainframe technology that requires the intervention of programmers at crucial stages. It is expected to take four years to be fully implemented.
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The Government’s ambitious plan to reform our health system is a complex and extensive task, particularly after so many years of neglect under the former Government.
It is vital that the implementation of these extensive reforms is carefully planned and well-executed.
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