A New Era in Clinical Communications: A Report on the Past Year's Work at NEHTA

Abstract

Across Australia there is a groundswell of support for a better more connected healthcare system. More than 80 per cent of Australians are in favour of electronic health records and the sector is increasingly aware of the safety and quality benefits that e-health can deliver. On behalf of the governments of Australia, the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) is developing a national e-health infrastructure that will underpin the success of a connected healthcare system. This involves a body of work that includes clinical terminologies, unique healthcare identification and the development and recommendation of standards for the safe transmission and access of healthcare information. Read an update of NEHTA's work and progress in 2008.