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eHealth is set to enhance the way that health information
is shared in Australia. So we’re looking at how successful
eHealth models have been introduced around the world.
The electronic transferring of health information has already begun
in the US, UK, Denmark, Singapore and Hong Kong, with
many other countries already in the process of introducing
their own eHealth systems. A non-government, not-for-profit
organisation has even been formed to assist in the implementation
of eHealth globally – the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth,
or ISfTeH for short. Nobel Prize laureate for peace, Desmond Tutu,
is an ISfTeH ambassador. To date, over 60 countries are
represented in the ISfTeH. You can Google ISfTeH for more information.
Australian eHealth officials have already met with system experts
from the US, UK and Canada to discuss their approach
to eHealth strategies and technologies. Through these talks we will
gain valuable insights into the best eHealth systems and technologies
from around the world and achieve global alignment wherever possible.
In doing so, we can simplify the deployment of eHealth,
learn from previous successes, and be cost-effective through
the implementation of tried and tested eHealth forerunners.
That said, there’ll naturally be differences in the way that
eHealth is deployed in Australia when compared to the rest
of the world, because of our existing privacy laws and
other contributing factors. The important thing to remember is that
we’re working to provide Australians and our visitors with the
very best eHealth system available worldwide.
For more information visit www.ehealthinfo.gov.au