A multi-centre research study is currently underway to test whether an eHealth solution can be harnessed to improve initiation of treatment for people with hepatitis C by GPs and to improve communication between clinicians, with the hope of one day integrating the solution into hospital and GP electronic medical records.
Called the HealthELink project, the study is currently concentrating on high-risk groups such as prison populations in the Northern Territory and South Australia and is recruiting GPs in those jurisdictions. It is run by a team of gastroenterologists from Royal Adelaide, Royal Darwin and Royal Melbourne hospitals, with a software solution designed by Australian digital business agency DB Results.
