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The National E-Health Transition Authority was established in 2005 by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to help transform Australia’s health system by building the foundations for a national eHealth infrastructure.

NEHTA’s purpose is to lead the uptake of the eHealth systems of national significance and to coordinate the progression and accelerate the adoption of eHealth by delivering urgently needed infrastructure and standards for health information.

In the year ahead NEHTA, in collaboration with consumers, healthcare provider organisations, industry and governments, will continue to drive the national uptake of eHealth. In particular, building on the progress achieved to date with the 12 eHealth sites NEHTA will continue to focus on driving take-up and transitioning the sites to national adoption.

NEHTA will also further enable the improved continuity and coordination of care; medications management; the use of diagnostic information to enhance specifications and standards development.

In 2013 NEHTA will:

  • Continue to develop and rollout the national infrastructure and adoption support required for eHealth in Australia, as mandated and funded by COAG;
  • Support the health sectors transition to the effective use of eHealth; and
  • Develop specifications and standards for other conforming health sector participants to connect to the national eHealth records system which commenced operation in July 2012.

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