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The Strategy Delivery Roadmap sets out clear and measurable steps for how stakeholders across the nation will implement Australia's National Digital Health Strategy. The initiatives from the roadmap are outlined below and will help implement the strategy through its 12 priority areas and 4 health system outcomes

Select an outcome or priority below, then scroll down to discover the related initiatives.

Priorities

Initiatives

Item Initiative Leads Partners Target Status
2.3.01

2.3.01: Support secure information sharing by enhancing authentication services

  • Services Australia
  • All health departments
  • Healthcare providers
  • Industry and technology vendors
Target: Ongoing implementation to 2028 Status: Underway
2.3.02

2.3.02: Identify options to develop a national health legislative framework authorising health information sharing across care settings and borders

  • Department of Health and Aged Care
  • Australian Digital Health Agency
  • All health departments
  • Consumers
  • Healthcare providers
  • Industry and technology vendors
Target: Development by 2025 Status: Underway
2.3.03

2.3.03: Implement system changes to store and manage individual and organisational healthcare provider details

  • All health departments
  • Healthcare providers
  • Industry and technology vendors
  • Australian Digital Health Agency
Target: Implementation by 2026 Status: Planning
2.3.04

2.3.04: Progress integration between the national digital identity solution and healthcare systems

  • Department of Health and Aged Care
  • Department of Finance
  • Australian Digital Health Agency
  • Industry and technology vendors
Target: Initiate planning by 2023 Status: Planning
2.3.05

2.3.05: Review and implement regulatory requirements for consent management for access and use of patient health information

  • Department of Health and Aged Care
  • Healthcare providers
  • Industry and technology vendors
  • All health departments
Status: Future
2.3.06

2.3.06: Ensure service provider details in healthcare provider directories are accurate and kept up to date

  • Healthdirect Australia
  • Services Australia
  • Healthcare providers
  • All health departments
  • Australian Digital Health Agency
Status: Future
Date last updated: 28 March 2024