The National Digital Health Strategy demonstrates that a digitally interoperable environment is a pre-condition for team-based, coordinated care, continuity of care, efficiency, data analytics, and positive patient experiences.
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Referral v2.0
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…
Specialist Letter v1.4
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…