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news.Australia's Department of Health and Ageing has granted a contract to Accenture to build a personally controlled electronic health record (PCEHR) system.
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Australia’s Department of Health and Ageing is investing $466.7m over two years to build the PCEHR system which aids patients to control what is stored in health records, manage provider access and connect medical records across national health systems.
The PCEHR also aids patients to involve in their own healthcare plan and clinicians to make more informed decisions with easier access to health summaries, reducing medication errors.
The group members of Accenture will get help from Orion Health for the consumer and clinician portals and Oracle in the management of patient records, while Telstra will offer the Cloud IO hosting model through the Telstra and Accenture alliance.
Accenture Health & Public Service lead Brad Cable said patients will have greater control and access to health information, while providers have greater insight and context to make informed health decisions.