HIMAA Symposium 2008

1. HIMAA Symposium 2008 Paul Frosdick, Clinical Terminology and Safety Manager

2. E-health: Snapshot of projects • 60,000 people are participating in Health-e-link in NSW • 25,000 people are participating in the NT shared electronic Health records service around Katherine • The NT has successfully piloted e-prescribing and medications management with 2 pharmacies, an aged care home two clinics and the Darwin Hospital

3. GP partners are leading electronic health records trials in Queensland • Queensland, ACT, Vic, SA, and WA are planning major trials of electronic discharge summaries this year • Vic and WA are leading trials on coordinated care planning using e-health services for diabetes SA GP participating in e-health project

4. Consumers have told us: • “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

5. “It is unethical to carry on what we are currently doing.” Professor Sir Muir Grey NHS Head of Knowledge Management 01st October 2004

6. “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. • “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.”

7. What is the role of NEHTA? NEHTA was established out of recognition that only a national approach will work. Our vision is to: • Developbetter ways of electronically collecting and securely exchanging health information, and • Facilitate e-health systems that unlock quality, safety and efficiency benefits

8. Progress being made • Joint work program with Standards Australia and HL7 • National drive for e-health procurement using the National Product Catalogue • Demonstration reference platform released

12. Foundation work : Core Connectivity • Right Patient: Individual health Identifier (IHI) • Right Provider: Health Provider Identifier (HPI-I and HPI-O) Referred to as unique health identification

13. Foundation work: • Right Information: Clinical Models and Terminologies (SNOMED CT) • National Product Catalogue in operation in NSW • Australian Medical Terminology Prescribables 99% complete by June 2009 • PBS items by October 2008

14. Right Product: National Product Catalogue (NPC) Consistent Messaging protocols and processes • HL7 and IT-14 (ISO standards) • Sent Securely: Core Connectivity / National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) / Service Instance Locator (SIL)

15. Appropriately Packaged: Patient Terminologies Provider Organisation Provider Individual Data Specifications Exchange Formats

16. Pathology package release Sept 1 • NEHTA’s Pathology business package standardises the way that electronic messages regarding pathology reports are created and sent, creating the following benefits: • There is one set of standards used for the electronic exchange of information; and • The pathology information being exchanged is consistently represented using uniform structure and terminology. • Public feedback event in Sydney on Monday September 29

17. Milestone for terminology • First pathology terminology release • Mapping tool released

20. Next steps • Board has approved the NEHTA work program until June 2009. • COAG will hear the NEHTA business case early October. • The national e-health strategy is due within weeks. • Peter Fleming: A new Chief Executive starts Monday September 29

21. Close and questions