title: Northern Territory HealthConnect: shared electronic health record service implementation experiences and benefits realised in indigenous health.
abstract: This presentation summarises the learnings from the HealthConnect Northern Territory (HCNT) Shared Electronic Health Record Service (SEHR) from Trial to Implementation and the emerging benefits realized as the project is implemented across the Northern Territory of Australia. The presentation: * explores the challenges and experiences of implementing a SEHR service in urban and in some of the remotest regions on the Australian continent. * demonstrates the emerging health benefits e-Health can provide in enabling the sharing of medical information between public and private health service providers in particular the service delivery and benefits provided to a highly mobile Indigenous population who currently experience the greatest health problems and experience difficulties accessing continuum of care created by factors which include remoteness, mobility and communication. * explores the evolvement of the "opt in" consumer consent model adopted by the Territory for the implementation of the HCNT SEHR.* advises of plans for future development, which inform other implementations, and NeHTA standards development for the implementation of the National SEHR Service. * Informs project plans to incorporate NeHTA standards as they are developed and transition the HCNT SEHR to the National SEHR Service when implemented recognising the importance of developing strong partnerships with key stakeholders, in particular consumers, health care providers and system vendors who inform project development and implementation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health & Community Services, Northern Territory Government of Australia.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moo
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fletcher
mesh_terms: D006303:Health Services, Indigenous / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D015876:Northern Territory; D033283:Patient Access to Records; D018511:Systems Integration