21 November Critical Roadmap to equip Australian health workers for global digital transformation November 21, 2019 By Danielle Cranefield Announcement, Digital Health, Digital Health Agency 0 The Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency), in collaboration with the Digital Health CRC, hosted the National Digital Health Workforce and Education Summit. The Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency), in collaboration with the Digital Health CRC, hosted the National Digital Health Workforce and Education Summit. This crucial Summit brought together leading academics, industry, policy makers, consumers and health and care workers nationally to discuss and collaborate on the draft National Digital Health Workforce and Education Roadmap (the Roadmap) to support the Australian health workforce in the global transformation to a digital health future. The Roadmap builds upon Australia’s National Digital Health Strategy and the associated Framework for Action. The Roadmap describes the current state of the workforce in health, including volunteers and health consumers and their associated digital capability. The Roadmap also anticipates how the application of digital health tools and technologies in health is currently impacting and is likely to impact the health workforce in the future. In addition to the requirements for digital health education and training in the short to medium term, it provides a framework for target setting and measuring success. Read More Related Articles The Australian Digital Health Agency has today opened an online consultation for all Australians The Australian Digital Health Agency has today opened an online consultation for all Australians, including frontline clinicians, consumers, healthcare organisations and the technology sector to have their say on a more modern, digitally connected health system. Winners of the Australian Digital Health Agency's Innovation Challenge announced My Health Record – Australians to decide on a smarter and safer way to share their important healthcare information By the end of 2018, a My Health Record will be created for every Australian, unless they choose not to have one. If people choose not to have a My Health Record, they will be able to opt out of having one created for them during a three-month period, starting on Monday 16 July and ending on October 15 2018 The Australian Digital Health Agency 2018–19 Annual Report The Australian Digital Health Agency Annual Report describes the operations and performance of the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) during 2017-18. My Health Record kits being distributed to Australian healthcare providers The Australian Digital Health Agency is pleased to announce nearly 20,000 My Health Record education kits are being distributed to healthcare providers and Australia Post offices across Australia. The kits will equip providers and Agency partners with information and resources to help them advise all Australians about My Health Record Australian Digital Health Agency launches nation-wide Innovation Challenge The Australian Digital Health Agency has launched an Innovation Challenge to support the national COVID-19 effort and future proof Australia’s healthcare system. Comments are closed.