Over the next 5 to 10 years high-speed broadband will enable a number of new
services in the health sector including telemedicine consultations, electronic
health records, eLearning for clinicians, and personalised medicine and
participatory healthcare. Currently, there are a variety of piecemeal data
connectivity arrangements with multiple connections and service providers in the
health sector. For the healthcare sector to take advantage of high-speed
broadband, delivering an efficient and effective transformation of service
delivery and supply chain reform, integrated planning and better coordination of
data connectivity are essential.
At present there is little information exchange and knowledge sharing across
the health sector. This project, by Kathleen Gray and others at the Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society, addresses this gap in knowledge and will develop
a systematic and strategic map of health provider connectivity pathways. The
research team will review scientific, technical and policy literature to analyse
data connectivity requirements in health care environments producing a white
paper that will inform debate within the sector. In addition to the literature
review, empirical research will explore the typical current arrangements and
future requirements among major Victorian health provider organisations.
Finally, this project will develop service delivery models to support the
financing, management and governance of data connectivity. (APO 3 July 2013)
No comments:
Post a Comment