A Department of Health grants report shows NEHTA had an extension to Council of Australian Governments funding from June 5 to June 30 next year.
US software firm MMRGlobal has alleged the government agency infringed its patents. MMR has hired legal firm Rockwell Olivier.
US-based MMRGlobal chief executive Robert Lorsch is expected to visit Australia in July for meetings.
NEHTA also received $82,100 to undertake personally controlled e-health records case studies.
Standards Australia will get $9.3m in e-health related funding while CSIRO has gained more than $4m for National Broadband Network telehealth pilot programs.
Other organisations to receive NBN pilot grants include Feros Care ($2.7m), Hunter New England Local Health District ($1.7m), Integrated Living Australia ($2.3m), Royal District Nursing Service ($3.3m), Uniquest ($3m) and Flinders University ($2.5m).
A memorandum of understanding with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in relation to the e-health legislation and Privacy Act is valued at $4.6m.
The government will assist Medicare Locals push its e-health agenda and increase the take-up rate to the tune of more than $11m.
As at June 5, 250,000 had registered for an e-health record.
About $4.8m will be set aside to fund programs to support Medicare Locals in their cluster to achieve e-health change, adoption and goals.
Stelede will receive $2.2m for the expansion of allied, mental, dental and telehealth services in Townsville, Queensland. More than $618,000 will go to the Northern Territory e-health unit proposal.
Grand Pacific Health and Wentwest were awarded $656,880 and $1.2m respectively to assist in the rollout of e-health record systems.
Meanwhile, the Health Department confirmed an error on the AusGovBoards website, which described NEHTA as "part of the Health and Ageing portfolio, functioning in an advisory capacity". The error has since been rectified.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Fran Foo
Quelle/Source: Australian IT, 18.06.2013
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