There are a number of critical issues that the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) and its newly appointed CEO Tim Kelsey need to face in the short term, not the least of which is the definition of 'meaningful use' of the My Health Record and the need to repair many of the fraught relationships spilling over from the days of the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA), industry figures say.
The appointment of Mr Kelsey, a former director of information at the UK's National Health Service (NHS) and most recently director of strategy for Telstra Health, has come as a surprise to many in the industry considering the short time he has been in the country, although most Pulse+IT spoke to were willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for the time being.
