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HIMAA Symposium 2008
Paul Frosdick, Clinical Terminology and Safety Manager
E-health: Snapshot of projects
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60,000 people are participating in Health-e-link in NSW
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25,000 people are participating in the NT shared electronic
Health records service around Katherine
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The NT has successfully piloted e-prescribing and
medications management with 2 pharmacies, an aged care
home two clinics and the Darwin Hospital
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GP partners are leading
electronic health records
trials in Queensland
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Queensland, ACT, Vic, SA,
and WA are planning major
trials of electronic discharge
summaries this year
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Vic and WA are leading trials
on coordinated care planning
using e-health services for
diabetes
SA GP participating in e-health
project
Consumers have told us:
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“It is our right, as
an Australian
citizen, as a
consumer of
health, as a
taxpayer, to have
this, because it’s
the only way we’re
going to have safe,
timely, effective
healthcare.”
NEHTA responds to questions at a
consumer forum
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“It is unethical to
carry on what we are
currently doing.”
Professor Sir Muir Grey
NHS Head of Knowledge
Management
01st October 2004
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“The longer we wait, the more likely we are to have
lots of little projects going on that are never going to
talk to this project, so we need to get it out there.
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“There needs to be an iterative process so that it can
continually build upon itself and grow - so we start
minimal and we go big.”
What is the role of NEHTA?
NEHTA was established out of recognition that only a national
approach will work.
Our vision is to:
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Develop better ways of electronically collecting and securely
exchanging health information, and
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Facilitate e-health systems that unlock quality, safety and
efficiency benefits
Progress being made
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Joint work program with Standards Australia and HL7
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National drive for e-health procurement using the National
Product Catalogue
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Demonstration reference platform released
Foundation work : Core Connectivity
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Right Patient:
Individual health Identifier (IHI)
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Right Provider:
Health Provider Identifier (HPI-I and HPI-O)
Referred to as unique health identification
Foundation work:
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Right Information:
Clinical Models and Terminologies (SNOMED CT)
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National Product Catalogue in operation in NSW
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Australian Medical Terminology Prescribables 99% complete
by June 2009
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PBS items by October 2008
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Right Product:
National Product Catalogue (NPC)
Consistent Messaging protocols and processes
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HL7 and IT-14 (ISO standards)
Sent Securely:
Core Connectivity / National Authentication Service for Health
(NASH) / Service Instance Locator (SIL)
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Appropriately Packaged:
Patient
EHR
Terminologies
Folder
Value Domain
Terminologies
& Codesets
Structured
Document
Provider
Organisation
Data Group
Element
Element
Data Group
Element
Element
Element
Element
Data Specifications
Exchange
Formats
Provider
Individual
Pathology package release Sept 1
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NEHTA’s Pathology business package standardises the way
that electronic messages regarding pathology reports are
created and sent, creating the following benefits:
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There is one set of standards used for the electronic exchange
of information; and
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The pathology information being exchanged is consistently
represented using uniform structure and terminology.
Public feedback event in Sydney on Monday September 29
Milestone for terminology
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First pathology terminology release
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Mapping tool released
Next steps
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Board has approved the NEHTA work
program until June 2009.
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COAG will hear the NEHTA business case
early October.
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The national e-health strategy is due
within weeks.
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Peter Fleming: A new Chief Executive
starts Monday September 29
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Close and questions