HealthConnect Implementation Strategy
The HealthConnect Implementation Strategy positions HealthConnect as a key enabler for health care reform by supporting improved availability of information.
The HealthConnect Implementation Strategy has been informed by:
- consultation on the HealthConnect Business Architecture v1.9;
- lessons learned from the MediConnect Field Test and HealthConnect Trials;
- discussions with the HealthConnect Board; and
- stakeholder feedback on HealthConnect documentation.
The strategy will be used:
- by Australian, State and Territory governments to drive implementation;
- by the HealthConnect National Implementation Steering Committee as the 'road map' to guide decision making and monitor progress;
- by staff in Australian, State and Territory Government Departments of Health to align regional initiatives to national interoperability standards;
- as the foundation for establishing agreement amongst relevant parties on implementation principles and plans; and
- to guide development of an implementation compliance framework.
The HealthConnect Implementation Strategy will be progressively developed as implementation progresses. Key stakeholders will be engaged in this process. The latest version will be maintained on this website.
Implementation activities are progressing in Tasmania, South Australia and the Katherine region of the Northern Territory, while discussions about implementation initiatives and projects in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory are underway.