National eReferrals Evaluation: Findings for Hutt Valley District Health Board

Abstract

The National Health IT Plan proposes an improved and rationalised health IT infrastructure for New Zealand that will ultimately support a transformed and more sustainable healthcare system. One of the core applications required by the plan is electronic referrals (eReferrals). This report provides results from the first of four in a series of evaluations of eReferral implementations in New Zealand. The evaluation, including this report, has been prepared by the National Institute for Health Innovation (NIHI) under commission of the National Health IT Board (NHITB).