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Recommendations for enhancing the implementation and utility of shared digital health records in rural Australian communities
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 14:24 authored by Helen Almond, Elizabeth CummingsElizabeth Cummings, Paul TurnerPaul TurnerInternationally, shared digital health records are becoming an important addition to improving contemporary healthcare provision. In 2012, Australia launched its version of a shared digital health record, My Health Record, but enrolment is slow and there remain challenges in its practical implementation. Further, people living with complex and chronic conditions in rural and remote communities often experience challenges in obtaining equitable access to contemporary healthcare provision, including eHealth services. This paper reports on research that explored the experience of and engagement with My Health Record, in a rural Australian community setting. Based on the key research findings, recommendations are presented for improving national roll out of My Health Record. The findings highlight, to understand and engage vulnerable communities and support their adoption and use of shared digital health records, there is a need to move away from traditional models of healthcare delivery toward person-centred care delivered from a digital complex adaptive systems perspective.
History
Publication title
Connecting the System to Enhance the Practitioner and Consumer Experience in Healthcare: Selected Papers from the 26th Australian National Health Informatics ConferenceVolume
252Editors
E Cummings, A Ryan, LK SchaperPagination
15-20ISSN
0926-9630Department/School
School of NursingPublisher
IOS PressPlace of publication
NetherlandsEvent title
26th Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2018)Event Venue
SydneyDate of Event (Start Date)
2018-07-29Date of Event (End Date)
2018-08-01Rights statement
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