The brief is to monitor and measure progress of the personally controlled e-health record (PCEHR) program through an analytical and evaluation framework.
Health Minister Nicola Roxon said the successful bidder would have a key role in ensuring the system delivered real benefits to patients.
“The organisation will put in place a framework underpinning the development of e-health records,” she said. “It will analyse the benefits as they are progressively delivered, and evaluate the system’s growing capability.”
The partner will also “examine trends affecting the roll-out”, and provide “ongoing feedback” to the Health department and its project manager, the National E-Health Transition Authority.
Ms Roxon said the tender would ensure maximum benefits were realised from the government’s investment, with an emphasis on efficient and cost-effective delivery.
“Today’s call comes on the back of the e-health conference in Melbourne, and underlines our commitment to making more health information available to Australians at the click of a mouse,” she said.
An industry briefing for what’s been described as the first major tender for the PCEHR will be held in Canberra on January 17 and tenders close on February 11.
The government has spent more than $2.5m on developing a business case and sourcing strategy for the PCEHR in the past year.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Karen Dearne
Quelle/Source: Australian IT, 17.12.2010
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