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| eHealthNT implementation is a joint initiative of the Australian Government's Department of Health and Ageing and the Northern Territory Government's Department of Health and Community Services |
Governance
The Australian and Territory Governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in June 2005, which outlines the framework for cooperation between the Commonwealth and the Territory for the implementation of eHealthNT projects in accordance with the National Implementation Strategy. The MOU aims to achieve national interoperability and consistency of health information through machine-interpretable data.
The eHealthNT Implementation Steering Committee
The eHealthNT Implementation Steering Committe is responsible for providing advice on policy and business issues associated with the implementation of eHealthNT projects in accordance with project objectives formalised in a Memorandum of Understanding between the Territory and the Commonwealth, and a national Implementation Strategy.
Role of the committee
The role of the eHealthNT Implementation Steering Committee is to:
- Provide strategic direction, advice and guidance for the implementation of eHealthNT projects and decide on proposed changes in scope in accordance with national / NEHTA guidelines and standards as implementation progresses in the Northern Territory;
- Facilitate alignment between the program scope with the aspirations of stakeholder groups;
- With due reference to the aims and objectives of eHealthNT implementation in the Northern Territory:
- Review the progress of implementation against its objectives
- Review functional arrangements between Stakeholders
- Ensure that governance arrangements are clear and that decision-making is transparent
- Set policy advice for Implementation Management
- Provide a reference group to Implementation Management in respect to, but not limited by the following:
- National program developments;
- Health service delivery and related matters impacted by Implementation;
- Consumer engagement and participation;
- Provider engagement and participation;
- Health information privacy issues;
- Implementation evaluation;
- Marketing and promotion.
The eHealthNT Implementation Steering Committee is tasked with providing advice on policy and business issues associated with the implementation of eHealthNT projects in accordance with project objectives and the National Implementation Strategy.
Membership
A number of sub-committees inform the eHealthNT Implementation Steering Committee.
The membership of the eHealthNT Implementation Steering Committee:
- Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services
- Chief Information Officer / Director eHealthNT (Chair)
- Director eHealthNT Shared Electronic Health Record
- Policy & Privacy Manager eHealthNT
- IT Manager eHealthNT Shared Electronic Health Record
- Director of Medical Services, Katherine Hospital
- Director Remote Health Services Branch
- Director of Medical Services, Katherine Hospital
Aboriginal medical services representatives:
- CEO, Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT (NT wide AMS representative)
- Katherine Region Aboriginal Health & Related Services representative
- Central Australian Aboriginal Medical Service representative
Department of Health and Ageing:
- Assistant Secretary eHealth Group
- NT Program Manager
Medicare Australia:
- NT Manager
Divisions of General Practice:
- Chief Executive Officer, Top End Division of General Practice
Consumer representatives:
- Indigenous/cultural representatives x 2 (one male and one female)
- Consumer representative - general population
- Consumer representative - central Australia
General provider organisation representative(s):
- As determined by the Steering Committee.
Sub-Committees reporting to the HCNTISC:
- Implementation Management Group
- eHealthNT Shared Electronic Health Record Consumer Advisory Group
- eHealthNT Shared Electronic Health Record Clinical Advisory Committee
- eHealthNT Shared Electronic Health Record Information Technology Advisory Committee
- Privacy Advisory Group
- Secure Electronic Messaging Service Management Committee
