Launching the system, Assistant Minister for Defence, Stuart Robert said the demands of service life could at times lead to physical injury or mental illness.
"It is therefore essential that Defence's health services are at the cutting edge to ensure the provision of the best possible health care for our people," Mr Robert said.
"While the new system will certainly reduce red tape, it will also improve the availability of accurate, up-to-date health data to Defence members' treating clinicians and health care providers."
He said it would allow health information to be easily and accurately passed to the Department of Veterans' Affairs as well as to civilian health providers.
"Ultimately, Defence's eHealth System will improve patient outcomes and improve Defence's combat effectiveness," Mr Robert said.
The system has been successfully trialled in Defence health facilities in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It will be fully implemented at all Defence health facilities across the rest of Australia by the end of 2014.
Mr Robert said the system marked a milestone in both the Government's and ADF's commitment to providing personnel with the best possible health care.
"The Defence eHealth System supports all primary health care services to ADF members and establishes Defence as the first organisation in Australia to introduce a national eHealth record management system," he said.
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Quelle/Source: PS News, 23.09.2014
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