<s>
HealthConnect	B-Application
has	O
been	O
Australia	O
’s	O
change	O
management	O
strategy	O
to	O
transition	O
from	O
paper-based	O
and	O
legacy	O
digital	O
health	O
records	O
towards	O
electronic	B-Application
health	I-Application
records	I-Application
planned	O
system	O
of	O
electronic	B-Application
health	I-Application
records	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
long-term	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
HealthConnect	B-Application
strategy	O
is	O
to	O
deliver	O
better	O
health	O
outcomes	O
through	O
standardised	O
,	O
sharable	O
clinical	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trials	O
were	O
carried	O
out	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
HealthConnect	B-Application
strategy	O
in	O
various	O
parts	O
of	O
Australia	O
during	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defunct	O
research	O
consortium	O
Distributed	O
Systems	O
Technology	O
Centre	O
(	O
DSTC	O
)	O
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
A	O
$2.9	O
million	O
contract	O
to	O
develop	O
technology	O
for	O
HealthConnect	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
upgraded	O
and	O
renamed	O
"	O
Shared	O
Electronic	B-Application
Health	I-Application
Record	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
