W O R K I N G H I S T O R Y

Manfred Queteschiner

2012 to Current

South Western Melbourne Medicare Local

The South Western Melbourne Medicare Local is a government funded health care organisation providing delivery of

primary health care services, improved awareness and access to primary health care by linking community health

care organisations, general practitioners, allied healthcare professionals and local hospitals.

2012 to 2014

eHealth Coordinator

Disseminate and configure eHealth applications (Personally Controlled Health Care Records (PCEHR)) according to

national standards and prepare health providers to centralised health care information sharing for better access to

public health information.

Responsibilities

Assess health provider organisation eHealth readiness

Disseminate and integrate Healthcare Identifiers and configure clinical IM systems for eHealth

Disseminate messaging implementation: promotion, advice, supplier liaison

Disseminate ePrescribing services supporting electronic transfer of prescriptions (ETP) through promotion,

advice and supplier liaison

Facilitate demographical data aggregation, analyse and report using Classic CAT

Support health services with:

recording client data internally

coding clinical data as per National eHealth requirements for PCEHR

Achievements

Liaised with Western Health Hospital in a Secure Messaging Delivery (SMD) project, “Gateway Pilot”, to de-

liver secure messaging opportunities between hospital and health organisations exchanging hospital dis-

charge notifications. SMD of all otherwise faxed documents from hospitals to general practice sites, leading

to improved patient outcomes resulting from streamlined workflow and reduced handling errors.

Advised on clinical eHealth conformant IT systems for Victoria University training clinic for newly graduated

doctors working with patients under supervision of experienced doctors, resulting in enhanced learning ex-

perience for registrars

Communicated the electronic practice incentive payments scheme (ePIP), achieving 100% uptake of ePIP

eHealth elements, resulting in the greatest potential benefit of the health to patients in the catchment area.

Coordinated the National eHealth Agenda uptake with favourable outcomes for GPs, allied health, pharma-

cies, hospitals, consumers