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Australian Digital Health Standards Advisory Group

Providing specialist advice on digital health standards to the Australian Digital Health Agency and Council for Connected Care

Resources

Meeting calendar

Next meeting:
16 December 2023

Communique

Updates to be confirmed

Terms of reference

Updates to be confirmed

About the Australian Digital Health Standards Advisory Group

The Group provides strategic and technical advice to the Council for Connected Care and the Agency regarding the development, implementation and use of digital health standards. The group is pivotal in ensuring that Australia can achieve a more connected healthcare system through the use of standards that support safe, secure and seamless sharing of information to improve healthcare experiences and patient outcomes.

Role of the Standards Advisory Group

The Standards Advisory Group will:

  • Provide advice to the Council for Connected Care on digital health standards
  • Facilitate and support the implementation of the Connecting Australian Healthcare – National Healthcare Interoperability Plan 2023-2028
  • Identify priority areas for future standards use, development and implementation to support digital health in Australia
  • Provide advice on the National Digital Health Standards Catalogue.

Members

The Standards Advisory Group membership comprises of a broad representation of digital health stakeholders and standards development organisations.

Member list

Professor Wendy Chapman - Chair Associate Dean of Digital Health and Informatics University of Melbourne
Ms Vicki Bennett Unit Head, Metadata, Information Management and Classifications Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Mr John Borchi Chief Technology Officer Australian Digital Health Agency
Mr Reuben Daniels Board Director HL7™ Australia
Ms Sarah Dibley Assistant Director, Standards Uplift and Governance Australian Digital Health Agency
Ms Kate Ebrill Business Development Manager Australian e-Health Research Centre, CSIRO
Associate Professor Berne Gibbons Standards Stakeholder Engagement Advisor Australian Digital Health Agency
Mr Toby Hodgson Digital Health Senior Manager Medical Technology Association of Australia
Ms Lisa Jansen Branch Manager, Digital Service Performance Digital Transformation Agency
Ms Catherine Koetz Director GS1 Australia
Dr Vince McCauley Chair, IHE Australia Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise
Dr Paul Miles Director, eHealth and Medication Safety Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Ms Lisa Murphy Director Standards Australian Digital Health Agency
Mr Peter O’Halloran Chief Digital Officer Australian Digital Health Agency
Mr Javier Ribalta National Manager, Digital Health Branch Services Australia
Mr Ben Russell Engagement Manager – Health Sector Standards Australia
Mr Jeremy Sullivan Director, Digital Connectivity and Standards Department of Health and Aged Care
Mr Mark Upton Director, Strategy Information Management and Governance Tasmanian Department of Health
Mr Peter Williams Executive Director Healthcare Industry, Oracle Japan and Asia Pacific Australian Industry Information Association
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Interoperability and digital health standards

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