Extensia’s research into health focuses on improving the quality, safety and efficiency of health care through the application of whole-of-sector collaborative information and knowledge sharing tools. National approaches to electronic health records, service coordination and knowledge dissemination are seen as key drivers for our research program.

A national Electronic Health Records (EHR) network is the starting point for better health care, allowing providers to spend less time on paper work and more time on providing high quality care. This network can be extended to enable better coordination between health providers, and other organisations participating in the health industry, and greater self-management of their health by consumers. Aggregated health information allows more precise identification of public health trends leading to superior resource allocation and risk management. Health workers can be kept up-to-date with clinical innovations using priorities derived from day-to-day needs and broader trends.