Andrew Southcott (Boothby, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Primary Healthcare) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Health and Ageing, in writing, on 24 March 2011:

In respect of the introduction of a personally controlled electronic health record,

(a) what sum of funding has been allocated for the introduction of a personally controlled electronic health record, and in which years, and

(b) what measurable outcomes will be achieved with this funding, and

(c) what key performance indicators, benchmarks and deadlines are being monitored in this expenditure.

Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(a)

(b) The investment over two years will fund the core national infrastructure, standards and tools to provide all Australians with the ability to choose to register for a secure PCEHR from July 2012.

(c) A summary of key milestones and timeframes are listed in the publication A National Health and Hospital Network for Australia’s Future: Delivering the Reforms in the table below: