Background work on the program has to date centred on initial interim data collection and consolidation, including the establishment of an initial data repository containing existing hospital acute care data using the department's existing Oracle infrastructure.

Further interim data collection and consolidation, including additional data collections and reference data sets to support the initial operations of the National Health Performance Authority and Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, has also been carried out.

Phase one of the program, to go live by 1 July 2012, will include support of activity-based funding and National Health Performance Authority reporting.

Phase two, to go live by 1 July 2013, will include reporting abilities and data access to enable health authorities to meet contractual, reporting, monitoring and policy analysis requirements.

Phase three, to go live by 1 July 2014, will include optimisation and automated reporting functionality, and support for the matured requirements of the department and health agencies.