Tender Call Marks New Stage in e-health Development
The Australian Government’s personally controlled electronic health record (PCEHR) system took a further step forward today with the call for an organisation to evaluate the benefits and capabilities of the new system.
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17 December 2010
The Gillard Government’s personally controlled electronic health record (PCEHR) system took a further step forward today with the call for an organisation to evaluate the benefits and capabilities of the new system.
This first major Request for Tender for the PCEHR system, issued today, was welcomed by the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon.
“This organisation will have a key role in ensuring the implementation of e-health records will deliver real benefits for patients,” Ms Roxon said.
“The successful tenderer will put in place the analytical and evaluation framework that will underpin the development of e-health records.”
Today’s call for tenders comes on the back of the successful national e-health conference in Melbourne, and underlines the Government’s commitment to make more health information available to Australians at the click of a mouse through personally controlled electronic health records.
The successful tenderer will monitor and measure the progress of the program, analyse the benefits being progressively delivered, and evaluate the system’s growing capability.
The successful tenderer will also examine the trends that will affect the roll-out of the system, and provide continuing feedback to the Department of Health and Ageing and the National E-Health Transition Authority, as the managing agent of the program.
“This call for tenders is a key element to ensure the Government’s $466.7 million investment in the PCEHR system realises its full benefits, and does so in the most efficient and cost-effective way,” Ms Roxon said.
An industry briefing on the RFT will be held in Canberra on 17 January, 2011. Tenders close on Friday, 11 February 2011. Interested parties can access the documentation through the AusTender website https://www.tenders.gov.au.
For more information, contact Ms Roxon’s Office: (02) 6277 7220
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