Welcome to the HealthSMART Website

This site provides information about HealthSMART, Victoria's whole-of-health information and communication technology (ICT) strategy.

HealthSMART is a six-year $360 million strategy to modernise and replace ICT systems throughout the Victorian Public Healthcare Sector. The ICT improvements provide healthcare agencies with the tools required to meet the growing healthcare demands expected in the future.

HealthSMART is providing the tools that will assist agencies to:

Increase the quality and safety of care and improve health outcomes
Develop more consumer-oriented healthcare
Increase the efficiency of healthcare provision
Improve the management and utilisation of resources
Attract, retain and support a highly-skilled workforce through the strategic application of information and communications technologies.

HealthSMART is achieving these outcomes by:

Replacing obsolete, unsupported core applications with capable, industry-standard products
Introducing new systems capable of supporting the transformation of healthcare
Refreshing and developing the ICT infrastructure
Delivering ICT services through a shared service model featuring the use of core infrastructure across a sophisticated telecommunications network.

This website includes information on the:

HealthSMART program
HealthSMART portfolio areas
Latest HealthSMART news.

If you would like more information on the HealthSMART program, email ohis.generalenquiry@dhs.vic.gov.au

If you would like more information on the office responsible for the implementation of the HealthSMART program please visit the Office of Health Information Systems website.

Projects

Clinical Systems

The HealthSMART Clinical Systems implementation program has kicked off at lead agencies Eastern Health and Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital.

Patient & Client Management Systems

Patient management and client management systems are used to support all functions associated with the administration and management of patients and clients.

Resource Management Systems

Responsible for the Human Resource Management Systems and Finance and Materials Management Systems projects.

Health Applications

Projects that relate to improving the use of information by the Victorian public health care agencies but fall outside the key HealthSMART portfolios.

Picture Archiving Communication Systems

Hardware and software that enables digital communication, archiving, processing and viewing of images and image-related information.

HealthSMART Services

Delivers the technology and associated support for HealthSMART applications.

HealthSMART Design Authority

The HealthSMART Design Authority and Integration Services delivers the enterprise application integration (EAI) solution and associated services to integrate HealthSMART applications.

FMIS Alliance Implementation Project

Applications that support core health agency financial management.

Whole of Health ICT Strategy 2009-13

The Office of Health Information Systems is in the process of developing the next Victorian Whole of Health Information and Communication Technology Strategy, 2009-13.

Clinical Systems Overview (PDF, 779kb)
June 2009
HealthSMART Project Overview (PDF, 83kb)
June 2009
HealthSMART Project Summaries (PDF, 86kb)
June 2009
Patient & Client Management Systems Newsletter
April 2009
HealthSMART Services Newsletter
April 2009
HealthSMART Services news (PDF, 79kb)
January 2009
Patient & Client Management Systems news (PDF, 446kb)
January 2009
HealthSMART update (PDF, 747kb)
November 2008
Clinical Systems news (PDF, 80kb)
September 2008
Victoria's Whole of Health ICT strategy 2009-13
Resource Management Systems news (PDF, 48kb)
March 2008

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Welcome to the HealthSMART Website

Projects

Recent Updates