State and Territory Implementation Plans
The States and Territories have collaborated with NEHTA in a joint approach to integration of the HI Service. The cornerstone of this approach is the identification of early implementations to build experience of implementation of the services and specifications across the healthcare provider and vendor community.
Steps for early implementations include:
- Implementation planning study including high level business and architecture analysis and advice as to how NEHTA services and specifications should be integrated into clinical information systems and business processes in healthcare settings;
- Development of business requirements and functional specifications for system software modifications (based on the Implementation Planning Study);
- Vendor integration within existing systems in States and Territories; and
- Development and maintenance of implementation and deployment guidelines covering software modifications (specifications), lessons learned, testing regimes and business processes (including ongoing quality management).