eHealth Support Officer Program
Funded for 2011-12, the eHealth Support Officer Program promotes the take-up and continued use of eHealth in the primary care sector.
eHealth Support Officer Program
The eHealth Support Officer Program supports the eHealth agenda nationally by providing appropriate resources and increasing knowledge and understanding of the eHealth environment among general practice and primary care.In 2011-12, this program is part of the Department of Health and Ageing’s implementation of the ‘Change and Adoption’ workstream described in the National E-Health Strategy (2008).
Overview of the eHealth Support Officer Program
e-Health Support Officers in each jurisdiction work to provide support and education to General Practice Networks to allow them to support the primary care sector to adopt and continue to use eHealth systems and services as they become available.This Program aims to:
- Improve capacity in the primary care sector to use and adopt available eHealth systems and services in accordance with the National E-Health Strategy.
- Improve communication between healthcare providers and service delivery facilities.
- Increase eHealth literacy and information management capacity across the Network through the provision of education to general practice network staff.
- Increase the integration of information management, eHealth and data governance principles into the delivery of core general practice network services and programs.
- Promote the benefits of eHealth through the continual identification and dissemination of information, resources, and lessons learned.
- Provide reliable and nationally consistent data on the capacity and use of eHealth systems and services via engagement with general practice networks.
- Improve state-level advocacy and facilitation of communication between key stakeholders.
- Improve the consistency of eHealth messages delivered through the Network nationally.
- Improve the quality and management of data nation-wide by developing and maintaining a national methodology and framework.
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eHealth Support Officer Contacts
ACT Medicare Local
Eleonor Geoghegan
P - 02 6287 8099
F - 02 6287 8055
E.Geoghegan@ACTML.com.au
ACT Medicare Local
Lona Rethman
P - 02 6287 8099
F - 02 6287 8055
L.Rethman@ACTML.com.au
General Practice Queensland
David Millichap
P - 07 3105 8300
F - 07 3105 8301
dmillichap@gpqld.com.au
Kat Murray
P - 07 3105 8300
F - 07 3105 8301
kmurray@gpqld.com.au
Julia Leigh
P - 07 3105 8300
F - 07 3105 8301
jleigh@gpqld.com.au
General Practice NSW
Jacqueline Owens
P - 02 9239 2900
F - 02 9239 2999
jacquelineowens@gpnsw.com.au
Paul Bruce
P - 02 9239 2900
F - 02 9239 2999
paulbruce@gpnsw.com.au
Melaine Smith
P - 02 9239 2900
F - 02 9239 2999
melaniesmith@gpnsw.com.au
General Practice Network NT
Jill Naylor
P - 08 8982 1036
F - 08 8941 5579
jill.naylor@gpnnt.org.au
General Practice South Australia
Mark Endacott
P - 08 8179 1702
F - 08 8271 8344
mark.endacott@gpsa.org.au
Marcus Windle
P - 08 8179 1726
F - 08 8271 8344
marcus.windle@gpsa.org.au
Tasmiania Medicare local
Richard Wylie
P - 03 6220 6413
F - 03 6224 3384
rwylie@tasmedicarelocal.com.au
Phil Evans
P - 03 6220 6406
F - 03 6224 3384
pevans@tasmedicarelocal.com.au
Gary Walker
P - 03 6425 0800
F - 03 6425 0888
gwalker@tasmedicarelocal.com.au
General Practice Victoria
Paulette Kelly
P - 03 9341 5200
F - 03 6425 0888
p.kelly@gpv.org.au
David Osman
P - 03 9341 5200
F - 03 9341 5299
d.osman@gpv.org.au
Western Australian General Practice Network
Shirley Teshome
P - 08 9472 2922
F- 08 9361 9611
steshome@wagpnetwork.com.au
Tom Moreton
P - 08 9472 2922
F - 08 9361 9611
tmoreton@wagpnetwork.com.au
The National E-Health Transition Authority
