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    Study on eHealth Information SystemsFor the purposes of our report, we have chosen the eHealth system of the Ministry of Health and Aging . This choice differs slightly from the mission instructions in that e-health is not a current information system, that is, it is still being designed and implemented. The main motivation behind this decision was that we believed that management would much prefer a report on a new and upcoming system rather than one that they would likely already be familiar with. If we are to write a report to management, they don't need to analyze their current systems, they need to know them. We therefore decided to provide an analysis on a system currently being implemented. Choosing e-health gave us greater room for maneuver. the inclusion of our own considerations and analysis, which is most evident in the rich image and transaction process diagrams we have created. Conversely, one of the drawbacks of this choice was that the need for assumptions was increased. We have also detailed our assumptions in this report. Context of e-health “E-health is the electronic management of health information aimed at providing safer, more efficient and better quality health care. The Australian Government is fully committed to eHealth and has allocated more than $188 million to facilitate the transition from paper-based clinical record keeping to electronic means for better information exchange. health sector. The main drivers of this movement aim to improve the security, reliability, accessibility and quality of patient information. eHealth is a proposal that aims to create a standardized electronic health information service for all stakeholders in the health sector. It will provide a variety of information currently stored entirely in files and on paper. The main task of eHealth is to reduce costs while increasing the speed and accessibility of this information while strengthening the security of this sensitive information. E-health in the news Health has been an issue firmly in the public eye for a long time. Much like Centerlink's Smart Card project, e-health is subject to political motivations that constantly push its implementation. He claims its implementation dates back to the early 2000s, as evidenced by Health Minister Tony Abbott's description of its need: "..an electronic health record, communicated electronically between health care providers , would be safer, better, more practical and more efficient. health care. For doctors and other professionals, this means less repetitive taking of