Webinar recording now available. The Australian Digital Health Agency is offering healthcare software developers financial assistance to design new or enhanced My Health Record–related functionality in clinical information systems and electronic medications management systems used by residential aged care facilities.
The purpose of this webinar, hosted by the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) is to provide an overview of the Request for Tender (RFT), to design new or enhanced My Health Record–related functionality in clinical information systems and electronic medications management systems used by residential aged care facilities.
The Goals of Care clinical document type is used to capture advance care information in alignment with Western Australia’s Goals of Patient Care Summary documents.
Advance care planning enables individuals to make choices about their future medical treatment in the event that they are cognitively impaired or otherwise unable to make their preferences known.
Advance care documents let individuals make choices about their future medical treatment in the event that they are cognitively impaired or otherwise unable to make their preferences known.
Webinar recording now available. The Australian Digital Health Agency is offering healthcare software developers financial assistance to design new or enhanced My Health Record–related functionality in clinical information systems and electronic medications management systems used by residential aged care facilities.
The purpose of this webinar, hosted by the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) is to provide an overview of the Request for Tender (RFT), to design new or enhanced My Health Record–related functionality in clinical information systems and electronic medications management systems used by residential aged care facilities.
The Clinical Documents Integration Toolkit contains libraries for the creation, packaging and presentation of clinical documents through the use of style sheets.
The Australian Digital Health Agency has released the HIPS Provider Application (HPA) v1.0.
HPA allows clinicians in public and private hospitals access to My Health Record patient data on mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets.
HPA is a mobile web application that may be added to an existing HIPS v7.1 or higher instance operated by a HIPS site.
HPA enables clinicians to list, download and display CDA™ documents while engaging with patients in ward and bed-side settings.
The key features of the application are:
Specifications, guidance and associated collateral applicable to all types of clinical documents.
The Goals of Care clinical document type is used to capture advance care information in alignment with Western Australia’s Goals of Patient Care Summary documents.
Specialist Letter documents are used in replying to a referral or reporting on a health event and contain information related to the event or the requested diagnosis or treatment by a specialist.
The Clinical Documents Integration Toolkit contains libraries for the creation, packaging and presentation of clinical documents through the use of style sheets.
The Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) captures vaccinations given to people of all ages in Australia through general practice and community clinics.
The Medicare and Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) benefits report records information about pharmaceutical items prescribed and dispensed to an individual that were partially or fully funded under the Pharmaceutical Benefit Schedule (PBS) or Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS)
The Medicare and DVA benefits reports records information about Medicare and Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) funded services provided to an individual.
Medicare DVA Benefits Report in the Australian context
The Australian Organ Donor Register (AODR) is the national register for people to record their decision about becoming an organ and tissue donor.
If you are a consumer looking for how to access you COVID-19 digital certificates refer to these sites:
The Agency’s Electronic Signatures Recommendations document explores the legal context for eSignatures on clinical documents, explains key concepts relating to eSignatures, and analyses the clinical and business risks.
Reading & Development: 2 hours. In this guide, we will cover; How to implement CIS to NPP into your software, Solution overview and Conformance Test Requirements
Reading 15 minutes, Registration 30 minutes. Learning objectives: In this guide, you'll learn, Introduction to CIS to NPP service, CIS to NPP Limitations, Register for CIS-to-NPP implementation, Testing, Vendor conformance process and Go Live requirements
On this page find information on SNOMED® CT-AU, National Clinical Terminology Service and Open Source Software.
Specifications, guidance and associated collateral applicable to all types of clinical documents.
The Information Quality Rules (IQ Rules) is a tool that helps developers, testers and analysts determine the quality of clinical documents including the conformance of clinical documents to the My Health Record system conformance requirements.
The participation data specification is a foundation document for the suite of data specifications that the Australian Digital Health Agency is developing for the Australian Health Informatics community across a range of health topics.
The Clinical Package Validator is a tool to automate some of the tests needed to assess conformance of clinical documents and clinical packages with the eHealth Specifications.
This document defines the Australian Digital Health Agency’s required data types as a logical level profile that conforms directly to the draft ISO 21090 standard. The detail included in this specification is less than that specified in the ISO document and the technical detail becomes relevant within the scope of this profile, during construction/implementation of Agency information products.
The Detailed Clinical Model Library is a suite of logical models that underpins the national My Health Record system.
Referrals in the Australian context
Referrals are communications with the intention of initiating a transfer of responsibility for some aspects of a consumer’s ongoing management from one provider to another across a range of healthcare and human services fields.
The aim of a shared health summary is to provide key pieces of information about an individual’s health status, facilitating care across their entire healthcare domain.
Shared health summary in the Australian context
A discharge summary is defined as "A collection of information about events during care by a provider or organisation." [AS4700.6(Int)2007]. It comprises a document produced during a patient's stay in hospital.
Discharge summaries in the Australian context
Specialist Letter documents are used in replying to a referral or reporting on a health event and contain information related to the event or the requested diagnosis or treatment by a specialist.
This Developer Guide provides guidance for developers on how to test their NASH SHA-2 software enhancements and submit evidence of their product’s readiness to the Agency for assessment.
This Developer Guide is for the use of developers whose products connect to the Healthcare Identifiers (HI) Service, My Health Record, Electronic Prescribing and Secure Messaging with a National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) PKI Certificate.
This process defines the steps for prescribing and/or dispensing Clinical Information System (CIS) software developers that connect to an open Prescription Delivery Service (PDS) to declare software conformance with the Agency’s Electronic Prescribing technical framework.
Reading & Development: 2 hours. In this guide, we will cover; How to implement CIS to NPP into your software, Solution overview and Conformance Test Requirements
Reading 15 minutes, Registration 30 minutes. Learning objectives: In this guide, you'll learn, Introduction to CIS to NPP service, CIS to NPP Limitations, Register for CIS-to-NPP implementation, Testing, Vendor conformance process and Go Live requirements
In this guide, you will; Understand high level concepts regarding the HI Service, Register as a developer for the HI Service, Request Test Certificates and Test Environment Data, Install the Test Certificates locally and Import Certificates in CIS Software
My Health Record is a secure online summary of an individual’s health information and is available to all Australians. Healthcare providers authorised by their healthcare organisation can access My Health Record to view and add patient health information.
The Information Quality Rules (IQ Rules) is a tool that helps developers, testers and analysts determine the quality of clinical documents including the conformance of clinical documents to the My Health Record system conformance requirements.
To better meet the expectations and requirements of developers, the Agency now provides sample code libraries directly from GitHub and NuGet.
The HI Integration Toolkit is a collection of sample code available in both .NET and Java. This toolkit is available for download via this website, GitHub and NuGet. If you are following the HI Service Developer Guides, you will download the .NET NuGet package in Guide 1.
The My Health Record integration toolkit contains libraries for business-to-business (B2B) connectivity to the My Health Record system. The toolkit provides sample code for all operations, schemas used and sample SOAP request and response messages.
The eHealth integration toolkits are a collection of integration tools and sample code resources available in both .NET and Java. The sample code and integration tools are used within the eHealth reference platform, forming part of the code library for tools and simulators.
The eHealth integration toolkits are a collection of integration tools and sample code resources available in both .NET and Java. The sample code and integration tools are used within the eHealth Reference Platform, forming part of the code library for tools and simulators.
The Clinical Package Validator is a tool to automate some of the tests needed to assess conformance of clinical documents and clinical packages with the eHealth Specifications.
Australian pathology services are provided by public and private laboratories and provide the foundations on which much of the science of medicine is based.
Pathology in the Australian context
Diagnostic imaging services are provided by radiology providers in the public and private sectors.
Access to miscellaneous supporting documents
eHealth pathology reports can be used to share information about pathology tests via an individual's digital health record.
Changes to the National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) PKI certificates - The Australian Digital Health Agency has been working closely with Services Australia and the medical software industry to upgrade the NASH authentication system to enhance security when accessing digital health services.
This package contains the conformance test specifications for Electronic Prescribing.
These technical framework documents are provided to software vendors and demonstrate what is required to enable electronic prescribing.
This process defines the steps for prescribing and/or dispensing Clinical Information System (CIS) software developers that connect to an open Prescription Delivery Service (PDS) to declare software conformance with the Agency’s Electronic Prescribing technical framework.
Electronic prescribing provides an option for prescribers and their patients to have a digital prescription as an alternative to a paper prescription. Electronic prescribing is not mandatory, and patients and prescribers will be able to choose an electronic or a paper version of their prescription.
The following steps will assist software developers who wish to build products that support electronic prescribing. The Agency offers a range of support services including consultative support and scheduled information sessions. If you require any support to understand the Agency’s conformance requirements or other technical specifications please contact [email protected].
The Australian Digital Health Agency provides the following documents relating to Electronic Prescribing.
The following Electronic Prescribing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are categorised into the following topics: General, Dispensing and Technical Questions along with a Glossary and links to more information.
eHealth prescription record documents can be used to share information about prescribed medications via the individual’s digital health record. Documents of this type do not represent actual prescriptions, but merely support the sharing of information about medication prescriptions via the individual’s digital health record.
Electronic Transfer of Prescription (ETP) involves the creation of an electronic message (alongside a legal paper prescription) which is transmitted to a prescription exchange service (PES).
eHealth Prescription and Dispense View documents represent an electronic summary of information about medication prescriptions and dispensations contained in an individual’s My Health Record.
These documents provide background and guidance for healthcare provider organisations, and conformance, compliance and accreditation requirements for vendors, regarding the Healthcare Identifiers Service.
An issue was identified with the Healthcare Identifiers (HI) Service IHI Inquiry web services, affecting the date of birth field. This issue resulted in a timezone to the consumer date of birth value in the IHI search response.
The following frequently asked questions relate to the use of Healthcare Identifiers in Health Software Systems.
In this guide, you will; Understand high level concepts regarding the HI Service, Register as a developer for the HI Service, Request Test Certificates and Test Environment Data, Install the Test Certificates locally and Import Certificates in CIS Software
From the 1st of November 2020, the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) will be conducting Healthcare Identifier (HI) Conformance testing.
My Health Record is a secure online summary of an individual’s health information and is available to all Australians. Healthcare providers authorised by their healthcare organisation can access My Health Record to view and add patient health information.
All products developed, or updated, to connect with the HI Service are required to undergo testing before production access is granted.
There are two mandatory testing processes that you will need to complete:
The Healthcare Identifiers Service (HI) is a national system for uniquely identifying individuals and healthcare providers. HIs help to ensure individuals and providers can have confidence that the correct information is associated with the correct individual at the point of care.
The HI Integration Toolkit is a collection of sample code available in both .NET and Java. This toolkit is available for download via this website, GitHub and NuGet. If you are following the HI Service Developer Guides, you will download the .NET NuGet package in Guide 1.
Services Australia advice: Scheduled outage to the vendor environment – 10 November 2021 - Services Australia advises that due to scheduled maintenance, the vendor environment will be unavailable from 8.00pm – 11:30pm Wednesday 10 November 2021 (AEDT).
The Australian Digital Health Agency has released the HIPS Provider Application (HPA) v1.0.
HPA allows clinicians in public and private hospitals access to My Health Record patient data on mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets.
HPA is a mobile web application that may be added to an existing HIPS v7.1 or higher instance operated by a HIPS site.
HPA enables clinicians to list, download and display CDA™ documents while engaging with patients in ward and bed-side settings.
The key features of the application are:
The HIPS Provider App (HPA) v1.0 is a mobile web application enabling users to list, download and display CDA™ documents and views from a patient’s My Health Record on their mobile or tablet device.
The HIPS product enables the seamless integration of digital health systems with national digital health infrastructure services, such as the Healthcare Identifiers Service, the My Health Record system.
Electronic prescribing provides an option for prescribers and their patients to have a digital prescription as an alternative to a paper prescription. Electronic prescribing is not mandatory, and patients and prescribers will be able to choose an electronic or a paper version of their prescription.
The Pharmacist Shared Medicines List (PSML) is a new clinical document type supported by the My Health Record system.
The PSML contains detailed information about medicines the consumer is known to be taking when the list was created.
eHealth prescription record documents can be used to share information about prescribed medications via the individual’s digital health record. Documents of this type do not represent actual prescriptions, but merely support the sharing of information about medication prescriptions via the individual’s digital health record.
Electronic Transfer of Prescription (ETP) involves the creation of an electronic message (alongside a legal paper prescription) which is transmitted to a prescription exchange service (PES).
Dispense Records are used to transfer details of a dispense record, in a format suitable for sharing within My Health Record.
Dispense Records in the Australian context
The My Health Record Mobile Developer Welcome Pack is a collection of forms and guides to help new app developers connect to the My Health Record system for the first time.
My Health Record Release 13 Go-Live - Production Environment - The My Health Record System Operator advises there will be a planned upgrade to the My Health Record system Production environment on Thursday, 25 November 2021.
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The Australian Digital Health Agency has released the HIPS Provider Application (HPA) v1.0.
HPA allows clinicians in public and private hospitals access to My Health Record patient data on mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets.
HPA is a mobile web application that may be added to an existing HIPS v7.1 or higher instance operated by a HIPS site.
HPA enables clinicians to list, download and display CDA™ documents while engaging with patients in ward and bed-side settings.
The key features of the application are:
The Agency, in partnership with Queensland Health, is leading work to consider a national assessment framework for mHealth apps.
The Agency, in partnership with Queensland Health, is leading work to consider a national assessment framework for mHealth apps.
Technical specifications to enable developers to connect applications to the My Health Record system via the FHIR® Gateway.
The Australian Digital Health Agency aims to increase adoption of the My Health Record by connecting the My Health Record platform to mobile applications through industry standard APIs.
Included below is key information about getting started and key forms required to connect to My Health Record Mobile Gateway. Learn more....
The Australian Digital Health Agency aims to increase adoption of the My Health Record by individuals as well as healthcare professionals by connecting the My Health Record platform to mobile healthcare applications (apps) via industry standard Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
The My Health Record Mobile Developer Welcome Pack is a collection of forms and guides to help new app developers connect to the My Health Record system for the first time.
My Health Record Release 13 Go-Live - Production Environment - The My Health Record System Operator advises there will be a planned upgrade to the My Health Record system Production environment on Thursday, 25 November 2021.
My Health Record Release 13 Go-Live - SVT Environment - The My Health Record System Operator advises there will be a planned upgrade to the My Health Record system Software Vendor Test (SVT) environment after 5:00pm (AEDT) on Tuesday 26 October 2021.
The Australian Digital Health Agency has released the HIPS Provider Application (HPA) v1.0.
HPA allows clinicians in public and private hospitals access to My Health Record patient data on mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets.
HPA is a mobile web application that may be added to an existing HIPS v7.1 or higher instance operated by a HIPS site.
HPA enables clinicians to list, download and display CDA™ documents while engaging with patients in ward and bed-side settings.
The key features of the application are:
The Agency, in partnership with Queensland Health, is leading work to consider a national assessment framework for mHealth apps.
The Agency, in partnership with Queensland Health, is leading work to consider a national assessment framework for mHealth apps.
Changes to the National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) PKI certificates - The Australian Digital Health Agency has been working closely with Services Australia and the medical software industry to upgrade the NASH authentication system to enhance security when accessing digital health services.
Technical specifications to enable developers to connect applications to the My Health Record system via the FHIR® Gateway.
The My Health Record SVT environment allows software vendors to build and test the B2B Gateway web services for interactions with the My Health Record system.
Overviews, guides and conformance material relating to the My Health Record system.
Reading & Development: 2 hours. In this guide, we will cover; How to implement CIS to NPP into your software, Solution overview and Conformance Test Requirements
Reading 15 minutes, Registration 30 minutes. Learning objectives: In this guide, you'll learn, Introduction to CIS to NPP service, CIS to NPP Limitations, Register for CIS-to-NPP implementation, Testing, Vendor conformance process and Go Live requirements
The high level system architecture is a critical deliverable for the My Health Record system and describes the fundamental organisation of the My Health Record system, embodied in its components, their relationships to each other and the environment, and the principles governing its design and evolution.
The Australian Digital Health Agency aims to increase adoption of the My Health Record by connecting the My Health Record platform to mobile applications through industry standard APIs.
Included below is key information about getting started and key forms required to connect to My Health Record Mobile Gateway. Learn more....
To better meet the expectations and requirements of developers, the Agency now provides sample code libraries directly from GitHub and NuGet.
The Australian Digital Health Agency aims to increase adoption of the My Health Record by individuals as well as healthcare professionals by connecting the My Health Record platform to mobile healthcare applications (apps) via industry standard Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
The National Consumer Portal (NCP) is the front-end for participating individuals to access My Health Record via desktop or mobile devices.
Consumer functions
Access to:
Notice of changes: Changes are coming for National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) PKI Certificates and the Healthcare Identifiers (HI) Service. Make sure your work plan includes: Transition from SHA-1 to SHA-2 NASH PKI certificates and using a NASH PKI Certificate to access the HI Service. Learn more
The My Health Record integration toolkit contains libraries for business-to-business (B2B) connectivity to the My Health Record system. The toolkit provides sample code for all operations, schemas used and sample SOAP request and response messages.
The eHealth integration toolkits are a collection of integration tools and sample code resources available in both .NET and Java. The sample code and integration tools are used within the eHealth Reference Platform, forming part of the code library for tools and simulators.
The Australian Digital Health Agency has updated the My Health Record FHIR Gateway specification.
The Australian Digital Health Agency is presenting a one hour introduction to integrating software with the My Health Record system.
The Australian Digital Health Agency is presenting a one hour introduction to integrating software with the My Health Record system.
Consumer provided information is a way for consumers to capture information about their health which they believe will assist when dealing with health care.
Context in digital health
My Health Record Release 13 Go-Live - Production Environment - The My Health Record System Operator advises there will be a planned upgrade to the My Health Record system Production environment on Thursday, 25 November 2021.
My Health Record Release 13 Go-Live - SVT Environment - The My Health Record System Operator advises there will be a planned upgrade to the My Health Record system Software Vendor Test (SVT) environment after 5:00pm (AEDT) on Tuesday 26 October 2021.
The Australian Digital Health Agency has released the HIPS Provider Application (HPA) v1.0.
HPA allows clinicians in public and private hospitals access to My Health Record patient data on mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets.
HPA is a mobile web application that may be added to an existing HIPS v7.1 or higher instance operated by a HIPS site.
HPA enables clinicians to list, download and display CDA™ documents while engaging with patients in ward and bed-side settings.
The key features of the application are:
The My Health Record SVT environment allows software vendors to build and test the B2B Gateway web services for interactions with the My Health Record system.
Overviews, guides and conformance material relating to the My Health Record system.
NASH SHA-2 PKI Certificate Readiness Assessment v1.0 PDF This provides detailed guidance for developers on the NASH SHA-2 readiness assessment use cases, technical requirements, testing approach and processes. The NASH SHA-2 Readiness Assessment v1.2 XLS Introduces minor changes to the declaration form. It provides a step-by-step NASH SHA-2 software testing guide along with a template for developers to create evidence of the testing undertaken as well as a statement of readiness. It also includes references and links to DH-3518:2021 NASH SHA-2 - CPV Test Certificates v1.1.
Changes to the National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) PKI certificates - The Australian Digital Health Agency has been working closely with Services Australia and the medical software industry to upgrade the NASH authentication system to enhance security when accessing digital health services.
This Developer Guide provides guidance for developers on how to test their NASH SHA-2 software enhancements and submit evidence of their product’s readiness to the Agency for assessment.
The Agency will be hosting a webinar to provide information on the transition from NASH SHA-1 to SHA-2 certificates.
The following frequently asked questions relate to the transition to NASH SHA-2 compliant certificates by 13 March 2022. NASH SHA-1 Certificates will no longer be issued after this date.
This Developer Guide is for the use of developers whose products connect to the Healthcare Identifiers (HI) Service, My Health Record, Electronic Prescribing and Secure Messaging with a National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) PKI Certificate.
Australia’s Digital Health system is rapidly growing and evolving and as part of that evolution, the Agency is working closely with Services Australia, software developers, and healthcare organisations to implement enhancements to the National Authentication Service for Health (NASH). These enhancements will provide enhanced security protection for healthcare information and reduce the need for healthcare organisations to manage multiple certificates.
My Health Record is a secure online summary of an individual’s health information and is available to all Australians. Healthcare providers authorised by their healthcare organisation can access My Health Record to view and add patient health information.
Notice of changes: Changes are coming for National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) PKI Certificates and the Healthcare Identifiers (HI) Service. Make sure your work plan includes: Transition from SHA-1 to SHA-2 NASH PKI certificates and using a NASH PKI Certificate to access the HI Service. Learn more
The National Secure Messaging Network (NSMN) is a secure messaging solution being developed by the Agency and its industry partners.
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Changes to the National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) PKI certificates - The Australian Digital Health Agency has been working closely with Services Australia and the medical software industry to upgrade the NASH authentication system to enhance security when accessing digital health services.
Accurate and reliable information about healthcare services is a key foundation to support a digitally connected healthcare system including Secure Messaging.
The Agency’s Electronic Signatures Recommendations document explores the legal context for eSignatures on clinical documents, explains key concepts relating to eSignatures, and analyses the clinical and business risks.
The Agency is providing developers of clinical information and secure messaging systems with a financial incentive to deliver enhanced functionality in an accelerated timeframe.
The eHealth integration toolkits are a collection of integration tools and sample code resources available in both .NET and Java. The sample code and integration tools are used within the eHealth reference platform, forming part of the code library for tools and simulators.
The Clinical Package Validator is a tool to automate some of the tests needed to assess conformance of clinical documents and clinical packages with the eHealth Specifications.
Latest: Specialists Software Industry Offer - 2nd Tranche - Industry Briefing - 8 April 2021. Refer Slide Pack, Webinar Recording and Q&A Panel Session. Learn more.
The Agency is pleased to announce a second tranche for the Specialist Software Industry Offer, for software developers whose clinical information systems are used by private specialists in Australia to enhance their systems to seamlessly and securely integrate with My Health Record.
eHealth prescription record documents can be used to share information about prescribed medications via the individual’s digital health record. Documents of this type do not represent actual prescriptions, but merely support the sharing of information about medication prescriptions via the individual’s digital health record.
Specialist letters are used in replying to a referral or reporting on a health event. They contain information related to the event or the requested diagnosis or treatment by a specialist.
The aim of an event summary is to add significant health care information to an individual’s electronic health record, at the discretion of the clinician and with the consent of the individual.
My Health Record Release 13 Go-Live - SVT Environment - The My Health Record System Operator advises there will be a planned upgrade to the My Health Record system Software Vendor Test (SVT) environment after 5:00pm (AEDT) on Tuesday 26 October 2021.
These documents provide background and guidance for healthcare provider organisations, and conformance, compliance and accreditation requirements for vendors, regarding the Healthcare Identifiers Service.
Overviews, guides and conformance material relating to the My Health Record system.
From the 1st of November 2020, the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) will be conducting Healthcare Identifier (HI) Conformance testing.
The following steps will assist software developers who wish to build products that support electronic prescribing. The Agency offers a range of support services including consultative support and scheduled information sessions. If you require any support to understand the Agency’s conformance requirements or other technical specifications please contact [email protected].
All products developed, or updated, to connect with the HI Service are required to undergo testing before production access is granted.
There are two mandatory testing processes that you will need to complete:
By operation of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Establishing the Australian Digital Health Agency) Rule 2016, on 1 July 2016, all the assets and liabilities of NEHTA will vest in the Australian Digital Health Agency. In this website, on and from 1 July 2016, all references to "National E-Health Transition Authority" or "NEHTA" will be deemed to be references to the Australian Digital Health Agency. PCEHR means the My Health Record, formerly the "Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record", within the meaning of the My Health Records Act 2012 (Cth), formerly called the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012 (Cth).
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