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The Australian Digital Health Agency has updated the Secure Messaging end product to reflect the following changes. The introduction of FHIR provider directories as a replacement for Endpoint Location Services; and
The discontinuation of the previous Conformance Assessment Scheme for Secure Message Delivery. 

Overview

The Australian Digital Health Agency has updated the Secure Messaging end product to reflect the following changes:

  • The introduction of FHIR provider directories as a replacement for Endpoint Location Services; and
  • The discontinuation of the previous Conformance Assessment Scheme for Secure Message Delivery

To support the introduction of FHIR provider directories, this release:

  • Describes how HL7 v2 addressing components are supported by the Australian Provider Directory FHIR Implementation Guide;
  • Provides guidance and clarity on how directory identifiers and secure message addressing interact; and
  • Introduces the new Use of HL7 v2 MDM message for CDA package v2.4 to update and replace the previous Clarification on Messaging and CDA Packaging v1.4 from the Clinical Documents end product. 

The previous Conformance Assessment Scheme for Secure Message Delivery relied on NATA-accredited testing laboratories. As no NATA-accredited testing laboratories continue to offer testing for Secure Message Delivery, this Conformance Assessment Scheme is being withdrawn, and the Agency will work with industry to develop a new scheme.

For a more detailed description of the changes, please refer to the Release Note.

Who does this affect?

  • Developers and implementers of clinical information systems
  • Developers and implementers of secure messaging systems

More Information

Secure Messaging v1.1  is available for download from the Australian Digital Health Agency's Developer Centre:

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Date: 
Tuesday, March 23, 2021