IBM Selected for E-health Authentication Service
The National E-Health Transition Authority has selected IBM to design and build the National Authentication Service for Health, a key building block in developing personally controlled e-health records for Australia.
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1 March 2011
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, today announced that the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) has selected IBM to design and build the National Authentication Service for Health (NASH).
The National Authentication Service is a key building block in the development of personally controlled e-health records for Australians and is fundamental to the Gillard Government’s determination to equip our health system for the future.
Minister Roxon said that NASH will improve the security of electronic health communications, such as referrals, prescriptions and personally controlled electronic health records (PCEHR).
“It is critically important that when our doctors and nurses use e-health systems they know that they are sending and receiving communications to and from the right people,” Minister Roxon said.
“This system will put in place strong access control mechanisms for PCEHR so that patients will be able to grant access to their information – and be able to track which providers have accessed their records.”
Minister Roxon said that today’s announcement is another step towards PCEHR being available to Australians who want to sign up from 1 July next year.
”The NASH will be designed in consultation with both clinicians and consumers to ensure that it meets the needs of the Australian health care system and its patients,” Minister Roxon said.
This system will support the implementation of robust audit and monitoring processes for both local health provider systems and national e-health services.
NEHTA undertook an open tender process to enable industry participation and clear evaluation of the options for the design and build of the NASH.
As part of the contract, IBM will utilise its combined hardware, software and services capabilities to manage the project delivery of the NASH system for Australia’s healthcare providers. This includes industry and technology consulting expertise, security and access management technologies, and IT infrastructure management services.
The NASH will be built to meet the standards and requirements of the National e-Authentication Framework, the Gatekeeper PKI Framework and the National Smartcard Framework managed by the Australian Government Information Management Office.
For more information, contact Ms Roxon’s Office: (02) 6277 7220
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