Highlights and Features
A growing amount of research is now available to highlight the important role e-health will play in delivering Australians a higher quality, safer, more equitable and more efficient health system. The cost of health in this country as a proportion of GDP is expected to grow from 9% today to an estimated 16-20% by 2045. Read more >
How will e-health make a difference? Better use of information technology can play a role in national healthcare reform. It has the potential to seamlessly integrate with existing systems, deliver value, solve communication problems between multiple healthcare providers and reduce costs. Read more >
Standards are relevant to all areas of e-health, and provide rigour as well as a means of validation with external experts. Having standards facilitates the work of vendors in developing the software applications that support a broad range of communication with the health community. Read more >
As significant amounts of sensitive and personal information are being sent electronically around the globe, there is a need to guarantee the authenticity and validity of the information that is being exchanged. In the case of personal health information, there is an even greater imperative to ensure that information is collected and securely exchanged.
The National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) will deliver a nationwide authentication service for healthcare organisations and providers. Authentication will be based on digital certificates, managed through Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and secured by smartcards. Certificate-based authentication will be available to any healthcare provider organisation registered with a HPI-O and individual providers registered with a HPI-I.