In this video from the Wild Health Sydney summit, panellists who delivered the US 21st Century Cures Act tell us what Australia can learn.
The Department of Health and Aged Care has announced several new initiatives to push a ‘sharing by default’ agenda in Australia, some of which looks a lot like the 21st Century Cures Act journey in the US.
On this panel from the Wild Health Sydney Summit we bring the most influential people in the development and delivery of the Cures Act to tell us about their journey and ask how it might compare to the journey to which Australia has recently committed.
Panellists:
- Dr John Halamka, president of the Mayo Clinic Platform
- Ryl Jensen, CEO of the Digital Health Association New Zealand
- Daniel McCabe, DoHAC’s first assistant secretary of Medicare benefits and digital health
- Dr Priit Tohver, head of sustainable development at the North Estonia Medical Centre
- Kate Quirke, CEO of Alcidion
We also examine the comparison between the US journey on big EMRs versus Australia’s current journey – where do these big systems fit into the future of our now rapidly transforming system? Is there room for some sort of “EMR light” strategy for some of the states, especially in rural and remote regions? How will EMRs become part of a “sharing by default” paradigm over time?
The panel discusses what lessons might be applicable in Australia from the US experience, and how that experience compares to two other interesting reform countries, Estonia and New Zealand.
Session moderator is Jeremy Knibbs, publisher of The Medical Republic and Health Services Daily.
