The Financial Management Act 1994 (FMA) governs the financial administration, accountability and reporting of the Victorian public sector. It requires the annual preparation of a consolidated financial report of the state, known as the Annual Financial Report of the State of Victoria (AFR).
At 30 June 2013 the State of Victoria controlled net assets of $123 632 million and during 2012–13 collected revenue of $54 203 million. Public accountability for the collection, spending and management of the state's resources is fundamental to good government. In Victoria the legislative framework requires the government to report on the state's finances, and the Auditor-General to audit that report.
Ordered to be printed
VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT PRINTER November 2013
PP No 279, Session 2010–13
In accordance with section 16(3) of the Audit Act 1994 a copy of this report was provided to the following agencies:
In order to understand the true value of a transformative ICT investment, there needs to be effective identification and monitoring of benefits after installation, including both expected and unexpected benefits.
The Department of Health (DH) has not established processes to oversee the performance of installed clinical ICT systems for HealthSMART and non-HealthSMART sites.
A clinical ICT system should be configured to support clinicians to effectively deliver patient care, with all users adequately trained in how to competently use the system.
The original funding decision for the HealthSMART program was to implement the clinical ICT system at all major Victorian hospitals by 2007.
The Department of Health (DH) has failed to complete the expected implementation of clinical ICT systems across 19 Victorian health services. This is due to poor planning and inadequate understanding of the complex requirements of designing and implementing clinical ICT systems.
Timely and reliable patient information is fundamental to the effective planning, management and delivery of clinical healthcare. Advances in ICT are having a profound effect on healthcare, including raising expectations that patient information will be readily available to clinicians in electronic rather than paper formats.
 Auditor-General |
Audit team Paul O'Connor—Sector Director Elsie Alcordo—Team Leader Kate Day—Senior Analyst Celinda Estallo—Analyst Annie Skelton—Analyst |