What are eHealth sites?

A key element of the PCHER system’s implementation will be through eHealth sites. The Federal Government has funded  
12 eHealth sites in a program managed overall by NEHTA. Most lead sites involve chronic and complex disease patients,
young mothers and babies and some with focus on indigenous Australians.

The purpose of the eHealth sites will be to:

• Deploy and test national eHealth infrastructure and standards in real world healthcare settings;
• Demonstrate tangible outcomes and benefits from funded eHealth projects;
• Build stakeholder support and momentum behind the national PCEHR system work program; and
• Provide a meaningful foundation for further enhancement and roll-out of the national PCEHR system.