Federal-state collaboration advances electronic health agenda
Source: Australia. Minister for Health and Ageing. Media Release
"The Minister for Human Services, Senator Joe Ludwig, and the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, have welcomed the signing of a contract between Medicare Australia and the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) for the development of a Unique Healthcare Identifier (UHI) service. The UHI service will accurately and uniquely identify people who receive healthcare in Australia and the people who provide healthcare, as well as the places where it is provided. The UHI program is being developed to support progress toward the proposed establishment of a national Shared Electronic Health Records System (SEHR), a system with the potential to save lives and reduce costs. "