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Electronic Prescribing – Frequently Asked Questions
Electronic Prescribing Frequently Asked Questions covering topics such as Prescribing Systems, Dispensing Systems, Mobile Applications, Mobile Intermediaries, Transitional eNRMC and Conformance Profile and more.
Electronic Prescribing Sunset Dates for Conformance Profiles
Type
Guide
Status
Active
Updated date
The Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) has published a series of Electronic Prescribing (EP) Conformance Profiles (CP) with incremental increases in functionality.
Electronic Prescribing - National Requirements for Electronic Prescriptions v1.0
National Requirements for Electronic Prescriptions
Category
Supplementary Resource
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-2625:2017
Type
Component
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The National Requirements for Electronic Prescriptions provide a set of key principles for a safe system to support prescribing and dispensing of prescriptions in the electronic environment within the relevant legislative framework.
Electronic Prescribing - General Prescribing Systems and Other Connecting Systems Conformance Profile v3.0.1
General Prescribing Systems and Other Connecting Systems Conformance Profile
ID
DH-3940:2024
Type
Component
Version
3.0.1
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
Electronic Prescribing – General Prescribing Systems and Other Connecting Systems Conformance Profile v3.0.1 includes requirements related to General Prescribing Systems and Other Connecting Systems such as Dispensing System, Mobile Applications and Mobile Intermediaries.
Electronic Prescribing - Medication Chart Prescribing Systems Conformance Profile v3.0.1
Medication Chart Prescribing Systems Conformance Profile
ID
DH-3941:2024
Type
Component
Version
3.0.1
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
Electronic Prescribing – Medication Chart Prescribing Systems Conformance Profile v3.0.1 includes requirements related to Medication Chart Prescribing Systems.
Electronic Prescribing - Conformance Test Specifications - Medication Chart Prescribing Systems v3.0.4
Medication Chart Prescribing Systems
ID
DH-3944:2024
Type
Component
Version
3.0.4
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
Electronic Prescribing – Conformance Test Specifications – Medication Chart Prescribing Systems v3.0.4 includes conformance test specifications related to Medication Chart Prescribing Systems.
Electronic Prescribing - Conformance Test Specifications - General Prescribing Systems v3.0.4
Conformance Test Specifications - General Prescribing Systems
ID
DH-3945:2024
Type
Component
Version
3.0.4
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
Electronic Prescribing - Conformance Test Specifications - General Prescribing Systems v3.0.4 includes conformance test specifications related to General Prescribing Systems.
Electronic Prescribing - Test Data - Prescribe and Dispense Personas v3.0.4
Test Data - Prescribe and Dispense Personas
ID
DH-3950:2024
Type
Component
Version
3.0.4
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
Electronic Prescribing - Test Data- Prescribe and Dispense Personas v3.0.4 includes conformance test data for prescribing and dispensing personas.
Electronic Prescribing - Conformance Test Specifications - Prescribing Systems v3.0.3
Conformance Test Specifications - Prescribing Systems
Category
Specification
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-3728:2022
Type
Standard
Component
Version
3.0.3
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
These test cases have been written against the specified requirements in the Electronic Prescribing - Software Conformance Profile v3.0.1 document.
Electronic Prescribing - CIS to NPDS or ASLR
Services
ID
DG-3045
Type
Guide
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The following steps will assist prescribing and dispensing Clinical Information System (CIS) software developers connect to the National Prescription Delivery Service (NPDS) and declare software conformance with the Agency’s Electronic Prescribing technical framework.
Electronic Prescribing - Technical Framework Documents v3.6
Electronic Prescribing - Technical Framework Documents
Services
ID
EP-4029:2024
Type
Product
Version
3.6
Access
None
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
This release of the end-product EP-4029:2024 provides the following updates: DH-3941:2024 Electronic Prescribing – Medication Chart Prescribing Systems Conformance Profile v3.0.1 is being added to EP Conformance Technical Framework Documents on its effective date November 2024 to support the development of electronic prescribing for Medication…
Electronic Prescribing - Declaration of Conformance v2.0
Electronic Prescribing - Declaration of Conformance
Category
Supplementary Resource
Services
Topics
Organisation
ADHA
ID
EP-3757:2023
Type
Standard
Product
Version
2.0
Access
Open access
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The Electronic Prescribing - Declaration of Conformance v2.0 has been developed in consultation with key participants in the Electronic Prescribing community to better address the requirements of the contemporary Conformance Assessment Scheme (CAS), and to clearly articulate vendor roles and responsibilities. It was redesigned as a form that can be filled,…
Electronic Prescribing - Conformance Test Specifications v3.0.5
Electronic Prescribing - Conformance Test Specifications
Services
Topics
ID
EP-4030:2024
Type
Product
Version
3.0.5
Access
None
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
This release of the end-product EP-4030:2024 provides the following updates: DH-3944:2024 Electronic Prescribing – Conformance Test Specifications – Medication Chart Prescribing Systems v3.0.4 is being added to EP Conformance Test Specification Documents on its effective date November 2024 to support the testing of electronic prescribing…
HI Service - Additional requirements for Electronic Prescribing
ID
DG-3041
Type
Guide
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
This guide will discuss potential changes which are required in your software.
Electronic Prescribing - CIS with a Direct PDS
Services
ID
DG-3046
Type
Guide
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The following steps will assist Clinical Information System (CIS) software developers with a direct Prescription Delivery Service (PDS), declare software conformance with the Agency’s Electronic Prescribing technical framework.
Electronic transfer of prescriptions, Part 5: Platform implementation specific prescription request HL7 Clinical Document Architecture implementation guide
Category
Technical Specification
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
ATS 4888.5-2013
Type
Standard
Access
Fees apply to access
Status
Active
Created
2013
This technical specification provides requirements for implementing the logical model of a prescription request detailed in ATS 4888.1 as an HL7 Clinical Document Architecture Release 2 (CDA) XML document. This is Part 5 of 6.
Electronic transfer of prescriptions, Part 4: Platform implementation specific dispense record HL7 Clinical Document Architecture implementation guide
Category
Technical Specification
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
ATS 4888.4-2013
Type
Standard
Access
Fees apply to access
Status
Active
Created
2013
This technical specification provides requirements for implementing the logical model of a dispense record detailed in ATS 4888.1 as an HL7 Clinical Document Architecture Release 2 (CDA) XML document. This is Part 4 of 6.
Electronic transfer of prescriptions, Part 3: Platform implementation specific e-prescription HL7 Clinical Document Architecture implementation guide
Category
Technical Specification
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
ATS 4888.3-2013
Type
Standard
Access
Fees apply to access
Status
Active
Created
2013
This technical specification provides requirements for implementing the logical model detailed in ATS 4888.1 as an HL7 Clinical Document Architecture Release 2 (CDA) XML document. This is Part 3 of 6.
Electronic Prescribing - Technical Framework Documents - Release Note v3.6
Release Note
ID
DH-4032:2024
Type
Component
Version
3.6
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
This release of the end-product EP-4029:2024 includes DH-3941:2024 Electronic Prescribing – Medication Chart Prescribing Systems Conformance Profile v3.0.1 in the Electronic Prescribing – Conformance Technical Framework Documents to support the development of Electronic Prescribing for Medication Chart prescribing systems.
Electronic Prescribing - Software Vendor Welcome Pack v20200731
Electronic Prescribing - Software Vendor Welcome Pack
ID
EP-3274:2020
Type
Product
Version
20200731
Access
Open access
Status
Archived
Created date
Updated date
The Australian Digital Health Agency provides the following documents relating to Electronic Prescribing. Software Vendor Welcome Pack In the welcome pack you will find the latest versions of the following: Notification of intent to operate as an Open Prescription Delivery Service or Active Script List Registry Service Developer contact list which outlines…
Electronic Prescribing - NPDS and ASLR
Services
ID
DG-3084
Type
Guide
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The following steps will assist software developers who provide National Prescription Delivery Service (NPDS) and/or Active Script List Registry capabilities to declare software conformance with the Agency’s Electronic Prescribing technical framework.
Electronic Prescribing - Declaration of Conformance - Release Note v2.0
Declaration of Conformance - Release Note
ID
DH-3756:2023
Type
Component
Version
2.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The Electronic Prescribing - Declaration of Conformance v2.0 has been developed in consultation with key participants in the Electronic Prescribing community to better address the requirements of the contemporary Conformance Assessment Scheme (CAS), and to clearly articulate vendor roles and responsibilities. It was redesigned as a form that can be filled,…
Electronic Prescribing - Solution Architecture v3.0
Solution Architecture
Category
Supplementary Resource
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-3542:2021
Type
Component
Version
3.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The purpose of the solution architecture is to provide an overview of the architectural components of the end-to-end national electronic prescribing system. It reflects: the scope of the project as defined by the Electronic Prescribing Working Group (EPWG); agreed overarching principles of the project that have informed development of the architecture;…
Electronic Prescribing - Mobile Applications - Conformance Process
Services
Topics
ID
DG-3076
Type
Guide
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
A mobile application or web-based application is used by a subject of care or carer to manage prescriptions and to present an electronic prescription token to a pharmacy.