The following resources have been designed to guide developers creating solutions related to the Aged Care sector, to ensure older Australians receive better connected healthcare enabled by the increased use of the My Health Record system.
To gain a deeper understanding of the impact of digital health in the aged care sector, please read the Residential Aged Care page.
Aged Care Industry Offer
Applications for ACIO 2 Request for Tender are closed
The second Aged Care Industry Offer Request for Tender closed on 1 September 2023 and is well underway with 13 vendors. The vendors are working towards achieving conformance in the 2025 calendar year.
Resources
Aged Care Clinical Information System Standards v1.0
The Aged Care Clinical Information System (ACCIS) Standards comprise a list of technical standards, developed through consultations which included webinars with the aged care sector and targeted focus groups with software developers. The Standards are expressed as recommended minimum software requirements, for every Residential Aged Care Home’s…
Aged Care Support Plan v1.0
The Aged care Support Plan (ACSP) document is a clinical document type in the My Health Record system. It is introduced as a new document type for My Health Record in 2024 for healthcare individuals who have undergone a Support at Home assessment operated by the Department of Health and Aged Care (DoHAC). An ACSP might contain care and support plan…
Aged Care Transfer Summary v1.1
The ACTS is a digital solution using My Health Record that facilitates access to crucial health information relating to an aged care resident to support clinical hand-over when an individual is transferred from an aged care setting to acute hospital care. The ACTS implements a number of new record types into the My Health Record system for the sharing of…