A trial that gives district nurses remote access to GPs' notes is expected to be rolled out before April next year.
District nurses based at The Hastings Health Centre, Totara Health and Te Mata Peak Practice have remote access to GPs' patient notes.
The Hawke's Bay District Health Board (DHB)-employed nurses can also update patient notes and schedule doctor appointments, while visiting patients in their homes.
The trial has been hailed a success, adding momentum to DHB moves to integrate health services.
The Hastings Health Centre GP Alan Wright said district nurses were at the "coal face of health care".