FHIR® Resources (Implementation Guides) FHIR® is an open-source healthcare data standard that enables continuous real-time data exchanges between healthcare applications. See the implementation guides below on how to connect your software to these products via FHIR®.
1007 - Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) identifiers - OID Register OIDs assigned by the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) for my health record (pcehr) identifiers use under the arc of 1.2.36.1.2001.1007.
Clinical Documents Integration Toolkit 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.
My Health Record Document Types The My Health Record system uses document class codes and type codes as critical metadata elements to enhance the search and discovery of clinical documents.
My Health Record FHIR® Mobile Gateway - Clinical Document Service In this guide, we will be accessing Prescription and Dispense List and Allergies List contained in a patient’s clinical document service
Open Source Sample Code Directory - GitHub and NuGet The Agency provides sample code directly on GitHub, NuGet, and Maven.
Pharmacist Shared Medicines List (PSML) The Pharmacist Shared Medicines List (PSML) is a clinical document type supported by the My Health Record system.
Software Developer Impact Roadmap This roadmap has been developed to capture known impacts to software developers across participating government organisations.
Australian Immunisation Register v1.2 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-3433:2021 Type Product Version 1.2 Status Active The Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) captures vaccinations given to people of all ages in Australia through general practice and community clinics. This includes vaccines funded under the National Immunisation Program and privately funded vaccinations. The AIR is administered by the Department of Human Services. Since 30 September 2016 the AIR has…
Clinical Package Validator v3.5 Services My Health Record Topics Clinical documents Testing and conformance ID EP-4085:2025 Type Product Version 3.5 Status Active The Clinical Package Validator (Validator) provides software developers with enhanced capabilities to achieve a greater degree of automation and depth of their conformance tests of clinical documents, SMD messages and HL7 v2 messages. Before formally declaring conformance of a software product, developers need to perform additional tests to ensure full…
Common - Clinical Document v1.7 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-3859:2025 Type Product Version 1.7 Status Active Specifications, guidance and associated collateral applicable to all types of clinical documents.
Common - Consumer Entered Information v1.2 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-1428:2013 Type Product Version 1.2 Status Withdrawn The Common - Consumer Entered Information end product component has been archived and the conformance points within that conformance profile have been republished in three different end products: Personal Health Summary Advance Care Document Custodian Personal Health Notes Please refer to these new profiles: Personal Health Summary - My Health Record…
Common - Continuity of Care v1.0.1 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-1458:2013 Type Product Version 1.0.1 Status Archived The Common - Continuity of Care end product has been archived. The remaining three components have been moved to Common - Clinical Documents. These are: FAQ Nullable Fields Guidance v1.1 FAQ Global Statements None Known v1.1 FAQ Undifferentiated Pathology and Radiology Results v1.3 Future updates to the FAQs will be published in Common - Clinical Document.
Common - P2P v1.1 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-1254:2012 Type Product Version 1.1 Status Active Common documents for the secure point-to-point (P2P) delivery of clinical documents.
Core Level One Clinical Document v1.0 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-2648:2018 Type Product Version 1.0 Status Active The Core Level One Clinical Document is a CDA container for the electronic representation of clinical information provided by source systems. For example, documents in PDF format could be included in the CDA container so it can be accepted by the My Health Record. Although this Core Level One Clinical Document could ostensibly be used for any clinical…
Data Types in NEHTA Specifications v1.0 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-1135:2010 Type Product Version 1.0 Status Active This document supports the Agency's detailed clinical model specifications and structured content specifications. It details a set of data types as a profile of the ISO 21090 data type specification.
Detailed Clinical Model Library v4.5 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-2522:2017 Type Product Version 4.5 Status Active The Australian Digital Health Agency is actively engaging with the healthcare community to develop computable clinical content definitions known as detailed clinical models (DCMs). Each DCM is inclusive of all data attributes and potentially terminology bindings that are useful to describe a single, discrete clinical concept for use in a broad range of…
Discharge Summary v1.7 Topics Clinical documents Coordinated care ID DH-4226:2025 Type Product Version 1.7 Status Active This release of the Discharge Summary includes the following changes to the Discharge Summary My Health Record Conformance Profile: Revision of HPI-I relaxation with change in document version from 1.6 to 1.7 Update to the 2.3.3 Relaxation inclusions for HPI-I Discharge Summary documents support the transfer of a patient from a hospital back to the care…
eDiagnostic Imaging v1.0 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-1147:2011 Type Product Version 1.0 Status Active eDiagnostic Imaging facilitates the development of a national approach to radiology services, creating more effective, efficient and safer patient care. This national approach will also promote greater continuity of care and enable increased responsiveness across the diagnostic imaging sector.
eHealth Diagnostic Imaging Report View v1.1 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-2052:2015 Type Product Version 1.1 Status Active eHealth diagnostic imaging reports containing one or more examinations or procedures may be uploaded by the diagnostic imaging provider to an individual's digital health record as a PDF. The eHealth Diagnostic Imaging Report View provides a mechanism to list, group and sort those reports in clinical information systems. NOTE: The Conformance Test…
eHealth Dispense Record v1.2.1 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-2690:2018 Type Product Version 1.2.1 Status Active eHealth Dispense Record documents can be used to share information about medication dispensations via the individual’s digital health record.
eHealth Pathology Report (pathology PDF plus results data) v2.1.1 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-3986:2024 Type Product Version 2.1.1 Status Active eHealth Pathology Report documents can be used to share information about pathology test results via a consumer's My Health Record. Such a report may contain one or more tests that are uploaded by a pathology provider to the consumer’s My Health Record. Reports will be in a PDF format but test results data may also be presented in another format. This…
eHealth Pathology Report View v1.1 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-2053:2015 Type Product Version 1.1 Status Active eHealth pathology reports can be used to share information about pathology tests via an individual's digital health record. A pathology report PDF may contain one or more tests that are uploaded by the pathology provider to the individual's digital health record. The eHealth Pathology Report View provides a mechanism to list, group and sort those…
eHealth Prescription and Dispense View v1.2.2 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-1657:2014 Type Product Version 1.2.2 Status Active 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. NOTES The Conformance Test Specification for PCEHR Views provides conformance tests for implementing eHealth Prescription and Dispense View and is available in…
eHealth Prescription Record v1.2.1 Services Electronic Prescribing Topics Clinical documents ID EP-2689:2018 Type Product Version 1.2.1 Status Active 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.
eReferral v1.5 Topics Clinical documents Coordinated care ID EP-4229:2025 Type Product Version 1.5 Status Active eReferral documents facilitate the transmission of significant patient information from one treating healthcare provider to another for the purpose of making a request for further diagnosis or treatment. The My Health Record system supports the collection of eReferral documents. When a healthcare provider creates an eReferral document, it will be sent…
eSignature v1.1 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-3441:2021 Type Product Version 1.1 Status Active The technical mechanisms for digitally signing clinical documents are well supported by international standards. However, a digital signature alone is not always sufficient as a complete personal electronic signature mechanism. There is a range of trade-offs between the cost and complexity of implementation and use of personal electronic signatures, and the…
Event Summary v1.6 Topics Clinical documents Coordinated care ID EP-4220:2025 Type Product Version 1.6 Status Active Event Summary documents are used to capture key health information about significant healthcare events that are relevant to the ongoing care of an individual. Event Summary documents can be submitted to an individual’s digital health record by any participating organisation. For example, an Event Summary document could be submitted by an after-hours…
Goals of Care v1.0.1 Topics Advance care Clinical documents ID EP-3677:2024 Type Product Version 1.0.1 Status Active 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. Goals of Care documents represent a sub-type of Advance Care Planning documents. Goals of Care documents can include a statement related to a person’s care in the context of a…
Health Record Overview v1.2 Services My Health Record Topics Clinical documents ID EP-3023:2020 Type Product Version 1.2 Status Active The Health Record Overview provides a summary of an individual’s My Health Record and is intended to serve as the “home screen” displayed when an individual’s record is first opened. The Health Record Overview can now be downloaded to clinical information systems for display in whole or part and is an enhancement to the My Health…
Information Quality Rules v1.6 Services My Health Record My Health Record B2B Gateway Topics Clinical documents ID EP-2895:2019 Type Product Version 1.6 Status Active 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. Use of the IQ Rules commenced within the Australian Digital Health Agency (the ‘Agency’) in January…
Medicare - Australian Childhood Immunisation Register v1.1 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-1700:2015 Type Product Version 1.1 Status Withdrawn This document type has been retired. Refer to the new Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) document type. Background Medicare - Australian Childhood Immunisation Register v1.1 The document type was retired in September 2016, when all ACIR documents in the My Health Record system at that time were converted into documents of the new …
Medicare - Australian Organ Donor Register v1.1 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-1703:2014 Type Product Version 1.1 Status Active When an individual registers for access to their Medicare information through their digital health record, Services Australia can register the individual’s Medicare CDA documents in their digital health record, including their Australian Organ Donor Register entries. The data items in the Medicare documents will be loaded into the My Health…
Medicare DVA Benefits Report v1.1 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-1706:2015 Type Product Version 1.1 Status Active When a consumer registers for access to their Medicare information through their digital health record, Services Australia will register the consumer’s Medicare documents in their digital health record which include the Medicare/DVA Benefits Report. The Medicare CDA documents will be created by Services Australia as the sole supplier of…
Medicare Overview v1.2 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-1795:2014 Type Product Version 1.2 Status Active Medicare Overview v1.2 Medicare Overview documents provide an overview of Medicare-sourced information stored in an individual’s My Health Record. An individual’s My Health Record can be used to collect administrative information from Medicare records. Such records relate to the following data sets of claims and registries managed by…
Participant Model Specification v1.0 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-2741:2018 Type Product Version 1.0 Status Active The Participant Model Specification represents a key foundation for the modelling of clinical document specifications developed by the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency). It provides background information for the comprehensive understanding of clinical document types. The Participant Model Specification establishes a set of base models to…
Participation Data Specification v3.3 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-2499:2017 Type Product Version 3.3 Status Active The Participation Data Specification is a foundation document for the suite of data specifications that the Agency is developing for the Australian health informatics community across a range of health topics. These specifications are generally agreed to be of high priority in order to achieve the benefits of semantic interoperability in the Australian…
Personal Health Notes v1.1 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-2282:2016 Type Product Version 1.1 Status Active Personal health notes documents allow individuals to record health-related notes in their digital health record. These notes can provide a memory aid for individuals and their representatives. The notes are not visible to healthcare providers. Consumer Entered Notes has been changed to Personal Health Notes. This is reflected in the name of this end…
Personal Health Summary v1.1 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-2272:2016 Type Product Version 1.1 Status Active Personal health summary documents allow individuals to store information as part of their digital health record. This may include their contact details, information about allergies and adverse reactions, and any medications they may be taking. Such documents can be used in consultation with the individual’s healthcare provider to help gather…
Pharmacist Shared Medicines List v1.1.1 Services Electronic Prescribing Topics Clinical documents ID EP-2924:2020 Type Product Version 1.1.1 Status Active PSML documents help ensure the continuity of medicine management for consumers across different care settings. PSML documents allow pharmacists in both hospital and community pharmacy settings to record the outcome of consumer consultations regarding their current medications for upload to the My Health Record system. This specification references or…
Service Referral v2.0 Topics Clinical documents Coordinated care ID EP-2718:2018 Type Product Version 2.0 Status Active The previous eReferral clinical document specifications were constrained to supporting referrals from a General Practitioner to a private specialist. Referrals to public hospitals, allied health providers or human services providers were not supported. The Service Referral v1.1 specifications expand this scope of use to include any referrals for healthcare…
Shared Health Summary v1.5.2 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-3013:2019 Type Product Version 1.5.2 Status Active Shared Health Summary documents are sourced from an individual’s nominated healthcare provider and contain key summary information about the individual’s health status.
Specialist Letter v1.5 Topics Clinical documents Coordinated care ID EP-4223:2025 Type Product Version 1.5 Status Active 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. When a specialist creates a Specialist Letter document, it will be sent directly to the intended recipient, as per current practices. A copy may also be sent to…
Supporting Document Library v1.0 Topics Clinical documents ID EP-3001:2019 Type Product Version 1.0 Status Archived Access to miscellaneous supporting documents