E-health deal announced
August 16, 2011
HEALTH minister Nicola Roxon has
today announced the selection of
IT firm Accenture to “lead the
building of the IT infrastructure for
Australia’s national personally
controlled electronic health record.”
She said Accenture would be
responsible for designing and
building the physical PCEHR system
which will be used by consumers to
register for and view their own
e-health records.
Accenture is experienced in the
sector, having successfully
delivered a similar system for
Singapore earlier this year.
The project also includes the
development of internet portals for
health providers to view and
update a patient’s record when
given access by the patient, as well
as a full audit trail that will show
when and by whom a person’s
record was accessed.
“Personal, secure electronic
health records are a critical part of
the Gillard Government’s national
health reform,” Roxon said.
She said the system would drive
improvements over time to make
the country’s health and hospitals
system more efficient and effective.
A key responsibility of Accenture
will be to ensure that the system
has high availability, including in a
medical emergency, “and that it
works effectively and securely for
patients and providers alike”.
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