Health Connect Australia Strategy and plans

The Health Connect Australia Strategy, Architecture and Roadmap articulates the overall architectural vision for creating a digital health ecosystem that enables secure, efficient and standardised information exchange across Australia's healthcare sector. It was developed in consultation with government, industry and peak bodies, and informed by more than 500 items of feedback from key stakeholders.  

Together with the Foundations Supplement, these documents provide the strategic direction and supporting detail for delivery.

Key Health Connect Australia strategy and planning documents include:

  • Health Connect Australia Strategy – provides an overview of the strategic intent and goals of the program including its architecture and delivery approach.

Download the Health Connect Australia Strategy (PDF, 1018.7 KB)

  • Health Connect Australia Architecture – outlines a high-level architecture for Health Connect Australia, designed to enhance national digital health interoperability. It provides a foundational framework to guide consistent solution design across the healthcare ecosystem. Further detail on specific technologies and solution architecture will be provided during each program phase.

Download the Health Connect Australia Architecture (PDF, 2.12 MB)

  • Health Connect Australia Roadmap – provides a high-level indicative representation of the program’s phases, including the key outcomes delivered in each phase. It also highlights the prioritised business themes, dependencies and key considerations for the program.

Download the Health Connect Australia Roadmap (PDF, 1.1 MB)

  • Health Connect Australia Supplement Phase One: Foundations – outlines progress delivered through the Provider Directory, the National Digital Health Authorisation Service and the national approach to Image Access. Collectively, these initiatives enable secure, standards based and interoperable sharing of health information to supporting safer, more connected and consumer centred care across the Australian health system. 

Download the Health Connect Australia Supplement Phase One: Foundations (PDF, 2.03 MB)

Learn more about Health Connect Australia.