The future of health in a digital world Richard Royle
Relevant experience in digital health Implemented Australia’s first fully integrated digital hospital St Stephens Hervey Bay – opened October 2014 Key lessons from implementation Change management 101 – not an IT installation Clinical engagement and clinical governance fundamental Integrated solutions, not best of breed Plan for data extraction from the start Strong project management skills required
Relevant experience (continued) Chaired the review into the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record – December 2013 Key lessons learned: Australians are keen to see digital health systems that give them useful personal information about their own health Appropriate governance structures are fundamental Interoperability of health software is a key problem Cyber security is fundamental Criticality of Jurisdictions and Federal Government alignment
Relevant experience (continued) Established the Australian Digital Health Agency – July 2016 Priority focus areas for the new Agency: Establishment of a standardised secure messaging platform Development and implementation of interoperability standards Further population of My Health Record information Active encouragement of innovation in digital health Electronic medication management and diagnostics information
Consumers will drive the future of digital health There are currently approximately 160,000 health and wellbeing apps worldwide My Health Record – currently 17% of the Australian population signed up Consumers will increasingly be demanding their clinicians to be actively engaged in digital health – especially those with a chronic disease Population Health (predictive analytics) and genomics - the future in health 5. The use of big data will become a significant issue for health