Infrastructure gaps must be filled to make e-health a reality

摘要

An e-health system that connects patient information across health care settings – and tonwhich treating doctors and other health workers have access, and to which they can contributen– will improve the safety and quality of medical care in Australia.nA well-designed e-health system makes the best use of existing health care services and avoidsnerrors, duplication and waste. Although Australia has made significant progress in developingntechnical specifications and standards for e-health systems, the time has come to build thenoverarching infrastructure to make e-health a reality.