Updates to My Health Record Connecting Systems – Security Conformance Profile
The Agency published the My Health Record Connecting Systems Security Conformance Profile v1.0 on the Agency’s Developer Portal in September 2024. Learn more.
Our vision is that digital health products and systems are designed, developed and operated in a manner that is consumer-centered, safe, secure and interoperable, so that quality, trusted healthcare services and information are consistently available when and where they are needed.
The Agency's Conformance and Assurance Section undertakes conformance activities in line with its Conformance Framework, which outlines the principles and overall approach to engaging with, managing, and supporting vendors to integrate with national digital health systems and develop solutions that interact in alignment to Agency conformance requirements.
Conformance activities conducted by the Agency are designed to mitigate risks and specify the way third-party software must behave when it has a connection to enable transactions with national digital health systems.
Conformance services
Development and administration of Conformance Assessment Schemes, comprising:
- Development of conformance profiles and conformance test specifications
- Delivery of conformance assessments
- Design, development and maintenance of conformance artefacts: test data, technical documents
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Online Technical Support (OTS) and Software Vendor Test (SVT) environment notifications
Online Technical Support (OTS) and Software Vendor Test (SVT) environment notifications
Updates to My Health Record Connecting Systems – Security Conformance Profile
The Agency published the My Health Record Connecting Systems Security Conformance Profile v1.0 (Security Profile) on the Agency’s Developer Portal in September 2024.
Developer guides
Electronic Prescribing - Mobile Applications - Conformance Process
A mobile application or web-based application can be used by a subject of care or carer to manage prescriptions and to present an electronic prescription token to a pharmacy.
Electronic Prescribing - Mobile Intermediary System - Conformance Process
A mobile intermediary system is a software product that a mobile application uses to connect to, and interact with, the National Prescription Delivery Service (NPDS) and/or Active Script List Registry (ASLR).
HI Service - Test and Go Live
All products developed, or updated, to connect with the HI Service are required to undergo testing before production access is granted.
HIPS - Conformance
Overview of the HIPS conformance journey
My Health Record Connecting Systems - Security Conformance Profile - FAQs
The Security Requirements for My Health Record Connecting Systems Conformance Profile contains software requirements that harden clinical information systems from cyber security attacks, uplift information security and protect patient information and your software product.
My Health Record Notice of Connection (NoC) and Conformance Compliance and Declaration (CCD) testing
To integrate software products with the My Health Record system, two types of testing are required.