iCare would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy, Safe and Prosperous New Year.
2011 has been a busy year in the eHealth space in preparation for the launch of the Federal Government’s Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) in July, 2012.
The impact of legislation passed in 2010 that enabled the use of Healthcare Identifiers (HIs) – unique 16 digit numbers that will guarantee the identification of sensitive health information of an individual – became a reality in 2011 with projects such as MedView.
MedView will see consented patient’s consolidated medication histories made available to pharmacies, GPs, hospitals and aged care facilities. IHI’s will ensure the right health information is associated with the right individual in this repository.
To further support current and future eHealth implementations in aged care, the National eHealth Transition Authority (NeHTA) has called for expressions of interests from aged care software developers to establish a vendor panel. Financial assistance will be offered to successful panellists who will be required to upgrade their existing software to provide the required functionality to meet NeHTA specifications.
This will help ensure aged care providers have the right information, software and tools to take advantage of the efficiencies and opportunities eHealth and the launch of the PCEHR will provide.
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On a final note, in 2012 it is iCare’s 10th birthday and we look forward to celebrating this milestone with you and keeping you up to date on eHealth developments throughout the year.
