New Zealand Confirms It Does Not See A National Centralised Electronic Health Record As A Sensible Way Forward.

This appeared late last week:nHIP approved by Cabinet13 September, 2019   eHealthNews.nz editor Rebecca McBethThe high-level business case for the national Health Information Platform has been approved by Cabinet.The Ministry of Health is now developing a detailed business case that is due to go back to Cabinet early next year.The nHIP is founded on the notion of interoperability and replaces the idea of developing a single Electronic Health Record.  “It will have the ability to assemble a virtual electronic record on an “as required” basis from multiple trusted sources, and provide access to data and services,” Ministry group manager digital strategy and investment Darren Douglass previously told eHealthNews.nz. This will enable cons umer‐related information from multiple sources to be available to those who need it, when and where needed, subject to appropriate security and privacy. More here:https://www.hinz.org.nz/news/469586/nHIP-approved-by-Cabinet.htmOf course... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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