Extra funding for the personally controlled e-health records
(PCEHR) will be required in order to support sharing and storage of
diagnostic images, according to the Australian Diagnostic Imaging
Association (ADIA).
The government has laid out $466.7 million in funding for the implementation of its e-health agenda, with PCEHRs scheduled to be made available to the public by 1 July.
While these records will allow sharing of basic medical information,
more funding will be required to ensure that x-ray images and other
medical diagnostic images are able to be shared between healthcare
providers, the association noted in a submission to a parliament
inquiry.
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