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ACT Health—Digital Health Records system
(Question No 919)

Ms Castley asked the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 23 September 2022:

(1) How many staff (a) full-time equivalent and (b) headcount, are working on Digital Health Records (DHR) and what is their classification.

(2) What are the teams within the DHR program and how many staff are in each team.

(3) When will the project complete testing and how many staff are testing the system.

(4) Is testing of the system outsourced; if so, what is the cost of this.

(5) When will the project be complete.

(6) Will DHR be implemented in all areas of ACT healthcare on this date; if not, what areas will have DHR and what areas will not.

(7) Can the Minister Provide an estimated implementation date for each division that will be using DHR in ACT.

Ms Stephen-Smith: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

1. As of September 2022 salary reports, there are 187.34 FTE staff, with a headcount of 195, within the ACT Health Directorate (ACTHD) DHR Program team. Classifications ranged from Admin Service Officer 3 (AS03) to Executive Group Manager.

Canberra Health Services has a DHR Readiness Team that incorporates 24.21 FTE staff with a headcount of 24 with resources ranging from ASO3 to SOGB levels.

Calvary Public Hospital Bruce has a DHR Readiness Team of 4.8 FTE with a headcount of 5 ranging from SOGC to SOGA.

2. The ACTHD DHR Program teams are:

a. Overall Program – 4

b. Implementation – 157

c. Technical – 24

d. Data and Business Intelligence – 10

3. The core testing phase is complete. All DHR implementation application analyst staff and technical staff have been involved in testing and health service subject matter experts have been involved in elements of testing.

4. Testing has not been outsourced.

5. The DHR System will Go-Live across all ACT public health services on Saturday 12 November 2022. The DHR implementation program will be complete by 24 March 2023. Like other information technology systems, the DHR will then require maintenance and updating, including in response to user feedback, and a team will be employed to undertake this ongoing work.

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