Health Translation Queensland (HTQ) has launched a snapshot of Queensland’s health research digital ecosystem which will help drive healthcare value by encouraging collaboration and data sharing between healthcare and research organisations.

Queensland’s Health Research Digital Ecosystem Capability Statement will enable health researchers to better navigate the health and medical research digital ecosystems to safely access and share research materials, to improve health care for Queenslanders.

The Health Research Digital Ecosystem Capability Statement was funded by Queensland Health, bringing together world leading experts from Queensland Health, CSIRO’s Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) and The University of Queensland’s Queensland Digital Health Centre (QDHeC) to map and describe the health research digital ecosystem in Queensland including electronic medical records.

Currently, the data needed to make complex healthcare decisions is stored in both paper and electronic records, making it hard to access and connect with. Increased capability and capacity is needed to improve the translation of this data into knowledge in order to rapidly transform the health care system and improve healthcare outcomes.

Queensland is at the forefront of the digital hospital agenda in Australia with the integrated electronic medical record (ieMR) supporting Queensland Health’s Digital Health 2031 strategic vision.