Ms Halton told a Senate Estimates committee that the "nerd-relevant things which the public do not have any interest in but which are needed to make the system workable" were now getting "pretty close".
The Health Department was working towards the first version of a universal health record, which would be available in the short to mid-term.
"People will start to see the benefits of the investment and the tangible difference it makes in the near future," she said. "Until now a lot of e-health has been invisible to patients." Ms Halton said the National E-Health Transition Authority's work on infrastructure meant messages could be sent securely and interpreted reliably.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Karen Dearne
Quelle/Source: Australian IT, 28.10.2008
