The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) is hoping to move the Australian health system into a more interoperable environment within the next five to 10 years, issuing a request for tender (RTF) yesterday for a partner to develop a strategic framework offering a practical approach towards interoperability.

The successful tenderer will be required to do an international literature search and review the current state of interoperability efforts in healthcare and other industries, both here and overseas, and to provide a written overview of interoperability principles and the necessary component parts of an interoperable health system. The reports will be due by the end of August.