Australian Digital Health Standards Advisory Group
Providing specialist advice on digital health standards to the Australian Digital Health Agency and Council for Connected Care
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
Member list
| Organisation | Representative | Position |
|---|---|---|
| MedicAlert Foundation | Mr Christopher Radbone (Chairperson) | Chief Executive Officer |
| Australian Digital Health Agency | Mr John Borchi | Chief Technology Officer |
| Australian Digital Health Agency | Ms Cath Koetz | Director, Standards Adoption |
| Australian Digital Health Agency | Mr Ryan Mavin | Branch Manager, Informatics and Standards |
| Australian Digital Health Agency | Ms Lisa Murphy | Director Standards Strategy |
| Australian Digital Health Agency | Mr Peter O’Halloran | Chief Digital Officer |
| Australian Digital Health Agency | Mr Reuben Daniels | Strategic FHIR Advisor |
| ACT Health | Mr Holger Kaufmann | Chief Information Officer and Executive Group Manager |
| Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | Dr Paul Miles | Director, Digital Health and Chief Information Officer |
| Australian e-Health Research Centre, CSIRO | Ms Kate Ebrill | Interoperability Lead |
| Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) | Ms Lisa Kalman | Consultant/Senior Program Officer, Healthcare Systems Integration Lead, Health Foundation |
| Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | Ms Vicki Bennett | Unit Head, Pacific Health Information and Classifications Support Unit |
| Consumers Health Forum of Australia | Ms Jo Root | Director, Policy and Research |
| Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (DHDA) | Mr Jeremy Sullivan | Director, Digital Connectivity and Standards |
| Department of Health, Victoria | Mr Rod Amos | Principal Adviser: National Initiatives, Connecting Care |
| eHealth NSW | Mr George Thurnell | Lead Enterprise and Senior Manager |
| eHealth Queensland | Mr Daniel Scott | Executive Director, Strategy, Architecture, and Information Services Branch |
| Global Community Resourcing | Ms Anne Livingstone | Director of Projects and Research |
| GS1 Australia | Mr Michel Hulzebos | Director – Industry Development Healthcare |
| HL7® Australia | Ms Sari McKinnon | General Manager |
| Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority | Ms Julia Hume | Executive Director, Costing and Data Infrastructure |
| Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise | Dr Vince McCauley | Chair, IHE Australia |
| Medical Software Industry Association | Ms Jessica White | Board Director |
| Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA) | Mr Andrew Wiltshire | Head of Digital Health |
| NT Health | Dr Andrew Bell | Chief Clinical Information Officer |
| Services Australia | Ms Tasma Vyver | National Manager, Digital Health |
| Standards Australia | Mr Ben Russell | Engagement Manager – Health Sector |
| Tasmanian Department of Health | Mr Quentin Campbell | Senior Manager, Digital Enterprise Services |
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