Welcome to the HealthSMART Website

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

HealthSMART is the program implementing Victoria’s $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 ocio.generalenquiry@health.vic.gov.au

Projects

Clinical Systems

The HealthSMART Clinical System has been implemented at lead agencies Eastern Health, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Austin Health and Peninsula Health.

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

Used to support human resource activities (e.g. payroll and rostering) and finance and materials management activities.

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 deliver 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

Common Technology Infrastructure (CTI) initiative

The Common Technology Infrastructure (CTI) initiative is aimed at improving productivity and reducing the overall cost of ICT service delivery within the sector. The initiative exists within the overall support of the Clinical Systems portfolio however it will offer benefits outside of the Clinical context.