The aim of the Rural and Remote Digital Innovation group (RRDIG) is to inform and assist in the dissemination of resources, guidelines, support tools, and outcomes of digital innovation projects in Australia that impact rural and remote communities.
RRDIG will also act as an advisor to the group’s members and the ACRRM Digital Health Committee, responding to technical, clinical or professional questions from practicing doctors and other health stakeholders.
RRDIG will support the implementation and meaningful use of digital health technologies, with an emphasis on improving access to health care in rural, remote and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across the primary and secondary care continuum using telehealth.
The Rural and Remote Digital Innovation group is administered by ACRRM as part of its grant from the Rural Health Outreach Fund.
Originally established in 2011 this group was known as the ACRRM Telehealth Advisory Committee (ATHAC) with the aim to share information and ideas regarding clinician support to encourage telehealth to be incorporated in routine clinical practice for eligible patients.
ACRRM and other members of ATHAC were keen to maintain and expand this committee to support the implementation and meaningful use of digital health technologies, with an emphasis on improving access to health care in rural, remote and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across the primary and secondary care continuum using telehealth.
In 2018 the group was renamed to the ‘Rural and Remote Digital Innovation group’ and will focus on technology and information management that is patient focused and supports care at a distance that includes comprehensiveness, coordination and continuity of care in rural and remote and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Membership
One member from the following organisations:
- Australian Association of Practice Management
- Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association
- Australian College of Nurse Practitioners
- Australian College of Midwives
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
- Allied Health Professions Australia
- Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
- CRANA Plus
- Commonwealth Department of Health
- Primary Health Networks Branch - PHN rep
- Digital Health
- Primary Care and Diagnostics (Health benefits)
- Medical Specialists Services (Health benefits)
- Medical Benefits
- Health Consumer organisation
- National Rural Health Alliance
- Rural Health workforce Australia
- Australasian College of Dermatology
- Australia and New Zealand College of Anesthetists
- Royal Australasian College of Psychiatrists
- Royal Australasian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Royal Flying Doctors Service
- Rural Doctors Association of Australia
- Australian Telehealth Society
- Australasian Institute Digital Health
- Australian Digital Health Agency
- Flinders Digital Health Research Centre
RHOF Administrators
- NSW Rural Doctors Network
- NT Department of Health
- CheckUp Australia
- Rural Doctors Workforce Agency - SA
- Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services
- Rural Health West
- Rural Workforce Agency of Victoria
Jurisdictional Health Departments
- Queensland Health
- Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania
- Department of Health and Human Services Victoria
- Northern Territory Health
- WA Country Health Services
- NSW Health
- SA Health