1. The future of health in a digital world
Richard Royle

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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