Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy and Ms Roxon will speak at the conference, to be held on November 30 and December 1.
It is understood E-Health: Revolutionising Australia's Healthcare is being organised by the Health Department, but no other program details are available to date.
Ms Roxon said the Gillard government was investing almost $470m to introduce e-health across the system -- including the introduction of personally controlled e-health records from July 2012 -- on top of $392m committed during the election campaign to Medicare rebates for online consultations.
"These reforms will derive clear benefits from the rollout of the national broadband network and will enable better and safer care for patients," Ms Roxon said.
"That's why I want to get the stakeholders together, so that we can get maximum value out of the government's investment and ensure there is detailed discussion about the plans leading into broader community consultation."
Ms Roxon described the Melbourne event as "a landmark forum" with representatives from governments, industry, the private and public sectors, clinicians and consumers attending.
"It will be an important opportunity for cross-sector collaboration and discussion around the design, implementation and vision for future capabilities," she said.
This week, Health said it was seeking to fund further e-health sites, following the selection of three lead implementation sites in Brisbane, East Melbourne and the NSW Hunter Valley.
The department has invited healthcare organisations, partnerships and business consortia to register their interest in receiving notification of site funding guidelines and opportunities.
"These sites will enable Australians living in regions where funding is provided, and who choose, along with their approved healthcare providers, to securely access their health information online," Health said.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Karen Dearne
Quelle/Source: Australian IT, 28.10.2010
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