1. Making e-health a reality Peter Fleming, Chief Executive, National E-Health Transition Authority

2. Challenges facing healthcare Ageing population Increasing rates of chronic disease Rising expectations from health consumers Fractured systems of healthcare delivery – e.g. limited information-sharing capabilities Equity and accessibility Decline in health workforce

3. NEHTA’s Purpose To lead the uptake of e- health systems of national significance; and coordinate the progression and accelerate the adoption of e-health by delivering urgently needed integration infrastructure and standards for health information.

4. How do we get the health sector to the same point? National E-Health Infrastructure Standards to support connectivity Smart policy making to drive the health sector past the tipping point Coordinated implementation by the States and Territories Innovative Private Sector Solution which leverage the foundations

5. Strategic overview Four strategic priorities: Urgently develop the essential foundations required to enable e-health. Enable the progression of the priority e-health solutions and processes. Accelerate the adoption of e-health. Lead the progression of e-health in Australia.

6. Our work program to date ePathology eDischarge eReferral eMedications Terminology Secure Messaging Identifiers Authentication Shared Health Profile Event Summaries Self Managed Care Complex Care Management Clinician Information Individual Information Shared Information (Others) Individual Electronic Health Record E-Health Services E-Health Solutions National Infrastructure Components

7. New Identifiers for Individuals, Providers and Organisations Ensures that the right information is associated with the right person Operational July 2010 Leverages Medicare New Identifiers

8. Getting the Sector Connected Over the next 2 years the sector will be supported in taking up a common approach to secure online connectivity Based on internet standards and secure authentication Vendors can be certified, so providers can buy software with confidence Incentives are provided to help GPs with the burden of upgrading NEHTA will have connectivity projects with every State and Territory

9. e-health and nursing Increasingly health information will be electronic Nurses will need skills to access and use this information Nurses can help refine and develop e-health solutions Adopt ‘e-health compliant’ IT systems (ask NEHTA)

10. The ability for the consumer to choose how and where their health records can be accessed IEHR Business Case with COAG What next?

11. Thank you & questions?