Mrs Cathy Ford Chief Digital Strategy Officer eHealth Queensland

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Digital Health Strategic Vision
for Queensland 2026
Cathy Ford
Chief Digital Officer
eHealth Queensland
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Digital Health Strategic
Vision for Queensland 2026
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• Aligned to Advancing Health 2026
• A vision for system-wide technology
solutions, services and digital innovation
• Builds on capability and investment outlined
in the eHealth Investment Strategy

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Health
Ecosystem
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Commis
sion
services
Pilot
Dept. of
Health
Hospital
and
Health
Services
Other
Health care
partners
Primary health
networks
Universities
Research
organisations
Other
Gov’t
agencies
Australian
Digital
Health
Agency
Health
technology
partners
Private
Hospitals
Industry
The
patient
Pursuing
Innovation
Delivering
Healthcare
Promote
Wellbeing
Connecting
Healthcare

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Eight principles of digital health disruption
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Innovation focused
Co-designed healthcare Empowered consumers
Effective governance
Collaboration
Research into action
Sustainability
Empowered workforce

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Health service direction
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Promoting wellbeing
Preventative, healthy communities, safe
communities, increased participation
Connecting healthcare
Connected health service journeys
Delivering healthcare
Mobile and smart health system
Pursuing innovation
Access to information, harnessing innovation,
scaling innovation

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GoalsGoals
• Greater patient engagement
• Healthier and safer communities
• More productive and targeted care
EnablersEnablers
Promoting wellbeing
Improving the health of Queenslanders, through concerted action to promote healthy behaviours, prevent injury
and illness and address the social determinants of health

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GoalsGoals
• More systematic, high quality and safer care
• Improved resource management
EnablersEnablers
Delivering healthcare
The core business of the health system and improving equitable access to quality and safe healthcare in its
different forms and settings

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GoalsGoals
• Better Co-ordinated care
• Improved access to expert knowledge
EnablersEnablers
Connecting healthcare
Making the health system work better for consumers, their families and communities by tackling funding, policy
and delivery barriers

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GoalsGoals
• Continuous system improvement and learning
EnablersEnablers
Pursuing innovation
Developing and capitalising on evidence and models that work, promoting research and translating it into better
practice and care

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Mainstreaming Innovation
• Final stages of developing a Digital
Innovation Strategy
• Includes approaches to support
innovation from concept through to
implementation at scale
• Digital Enablement focus
– Customers
– Collaboration
– Capability
– Culture
– Co-Design
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Innovation
ProjectsProjects
Two new types of digital innovation projects
• Proof of Concept projects – no more the 120 days to test validity
of new technologies in addressing health problems
• Pilot projects to prototype and test within a health site
DemonstrationsDemonstrations
Opportunities for firms to demonstrate new and
emergent technologies to clinicians and business
areas across Queensland Health technology
showcases and demonstration events
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Our plan
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Horizon 1
Building
consistent and sustainable
capability
Horizon 2
Optimising
integrating, growing and
expanding digital health and
digital workforce capabilities
Horizon 3
Transforming
scaled digital health
within 3 years within 5 years within 10 years

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Digital Health Transformation
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• Revitalised systems underway
• Information interoperability
• Best of breed system integration
• Secure health information
• Contemporary ICT platform
• Integrated electronic medical records
• Connected health pathways
• Digital literacy uplift
Horizon 1 – Building Within 3 yearsHorizon 1 – Building Within 3 years

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Digital Health Transformation
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• Full electronic health record
• Active decision support
• Digital hospitals
• Consumer decision support
• Diagnostic images anywhere
• Wearables integration
• Standardised clinical terminology and health informatics
• Enhanced business intelligence
• Personalised mobile access to health information
• Access to Telehealth
Horizon 2 – Optimising Within 5 yearsHorizon 2 – Optimising Within 5 years

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Digital Health Transformation
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• Enhanced research and performance
• Portable diagnostics
• Optimised patient record and care planning
• Digital therapies
• Advanced analytics
• Personalised healthcare
Horizon 3 – Transforming Within 10 yearsHorizon 3 – Transforming Within 10 years

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Role of industry
• Recognition of the value in forming
strategic partnerships and
engagement with industry
• eHQ: direct and brokerage role
• Shift in our relationship with strategic
partners
• Industry participation opportunities
• Proof of concept, pilot initiatives,
innovation events
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Where to from here?
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Digital Health Strategic Vision for Queensland 2026
Digital Health for Queensland’s Rural and Remote Communities
Information Management Strategy
Digital Readiness Strategy
Digital Health Plans
Delivering healthcare Pursuing innovation Connecting healthcare Promoting wellbeing
Strategies