Acronym
ADHA
Type
Standards Development Organisation
The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) is charged with developing digital health strategy at the national level for Australia. The Agency is responsible for the delivery of digital health priorities including; driving information sharing, improving connectivity and real time data sharing, and modernising national infrastructure.
As part of the Agency’s role they are responsible for My Health Record, Australia's digital prescriptions and health referral system, and other e-health programs under the national digital health strategy. To support the delivery of these important programs, the Agency defines standards and specifications that enable data to be shared to and from national infrastructure systems.
Learn more about the Australian Digital Health Agency.
Resources
Aged Care Transfer Summary v1.1
Category
Specification
Topics
Organisation
ADHA
ID
EP-3851:2023
Type
Product
Standard
Version
1.1
Access
Open access
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
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…
Australian Immunisation Register v1.2
Category
Specification
Topics
Organisation
ADHA
ID
EP-3433:2021
Type
Standard
Product
Version
1.2
Access
Open access
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
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…
CIS to NPP - Implementation Guide v1.0
Category
Implementation Guide
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-2878:2019
Type
Standard
Component
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
This document seeks to assist software vendors with implementing the Clinical Information System to National Provider Portal (CIS to NPP) interface implementation.
Clinical Document Architecture with Australian Schema v1.0.0
Category
Implementation Guide
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-4006:2024
Type
Standard
Product
Version
1.0.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
Clinical Documents - Common Conformance Profile v1.7
Category
Specification
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-2481:2017
Type
Standard
Component
Version
1.7
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
This document provides conformance requirements applicable to all types of clinical documents. This includes references to other documents containing additional normative content. Conformance requirements listed in this document are supplemented with and superseded by conformance requirements for specific types of clinical documents or for particular usage…
Clinical Documents Integration Toolkit
Category
Guidance Document
Topics
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DG-3105
Type
Standard
Guide
Created date
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.
Clinical Package Validator - Installation Guide v3.2
Category
Guidance Document
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-3354:2020
Type
Standard
Component
Version
3.2
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
Guide for the installation of the Clinical Package Validator. It lists the system requirements, administrator rights, and supporting software needed for installing the Validator.
Clinical Package Validator - User and Configuration Guide v3.2
Category
User guide
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-3350:2020
Type
Standard
Component
Version
3.2
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
Guide for users of the Clinical Package Validator, including information about its configuration options.
Common - Clinical Document v1.6
Category
Supplementary Resource
Topics
Organisation
ADHA
ID
EP-3435:2022
Type
Standard
Product
Version
1.6
Access
Open access
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
Specifications, guidance and associated collateral applicable to all types of clinical documents. This specification references or contains excerpts of intellectual property (IP) owned by the Regenstrief Institute, IHTSDO, or HL7 International. Applicable IP constraints apply: This material contains content from LOINC (http://loinc.org). LOINC is copyright…
Discharge Summary v1.6
Category
Supplementary Resource
Topics
Organisation
ADHA
ID
EP-3415:2022
Type
Standard
Product
Version
1.6
Access
Open access
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
Discharge Summary documents support the transfer of a patient from a hospital back to the care of their nominated primary healthcare provider. They capture details about the patient's hospital stay, including the diagnosis, diagnostic procedures performed, the prognosis, medications prescribed and follow-up actions recommended. The My Health Record system…
eDischarge Summary - CDA Implementation Guide v3.4
Category
Implementation Guide
Organisation
ADHA
ID
NEHTA-0960:2012
Type
Standard
Component
Version
3.4
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
This document provides a guide to implementing the 'logical' model detailed by the Agency's Discharge Summary Structured Document Template as an HL7 Clinical Document Architecture Release 2 (CDA) XML document. The primary aim of the guide is to take implementers step by step through mapping each data component of the structured document template to a…
Electronic Prescribing
Category
Guideline
Organisation
ADHA
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
This guideline outlines steps for software developers who wish to build products that support electronic prescribing.
Electronic Prescribing - Conformance Test Specifications - Prescribing Systems v3.0.3
Category
Specification
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-3728:2022
Type
Standard
Component
Version
3.0.3
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
These test cases have been written against the specified requirements in the Electronic Prescribing - Software Conformance Profile v3.0.1 document.
Electronic Prescribing - Declaration of Conformance v2.0
Category
Supplementary Resource
Services
Topics
Organisation
ADHA
ID
EP-3757:2023
Type
Standard
Product
Version
2.0
Access
Open access
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The Electronic Prescribing - Declaration of Conformance v2.0 has been developed in consultation with key participants in the Electronic Prescribing community to better address the requirements of the contemporary Conformance Assessment Scheme (CAS), and to clearly articulate vendor roles and responsibilities. It was redesigned as a form that can be filled,…
Electronic Prescribing - Information for Transitional eNRMC Software Vendors v2.0
Category
Specification
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-3749:2023
Type
Component
Version
2.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
Includes the process Transitional eNRMC (Electronic National Residential Medication Chart) software vendors will go through to have products approved as a Transitional eNRMC Product along with instructions on how to prepare test evidence and how to send test evidence to the Agency for assessment.
Electronic Prescribing - National Requirements for Electronic Prescriptions v1.0
Category
Supplementary Resource
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-2625:2017
Type
Component
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The National Requirements for Electronic Prescriptions provide a set of key principles for a safe system to support prescribing and dispensing of prescriptions in the electronic environment within the relevant legislative framework.
Electronic Prescribing - Solution Architecture v3.0
Category
Supplementary Resource
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-3542:2021
Type
Component
Version
3.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The purpose of the solution architecture is to provide an overview of the architectural components of the end-to-end national electronic prescribing system. It reflects: the scope of the project as defined by the Electronic Prescribing Working Group (EPWG); agreed overarching principles of the project that have informed development of the architecture;…
Event Summary v1.5
Category
Supplementary Resource
Topics
Organisation
ADHA
ID
EP-3419:2022
Type
Standard
Product
Version
1.5
Access
Open access
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
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
Category
Specification
Topics
Organisation
ADHA
ID
EP-3024:2020
Type
Product
Version
1.0
Access
None
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
Goals of Care documents represent a sub-type of Advance Care Planning documents. Goals of Care documents can include a statement related to a consumer’s care in the context of a serious illness, as agreed between the consumer, their family, carers and healthcare team, i.e. high-quality discussions about what is important to them, promote…
Health Record Overview v1.2
Category
Supplementary Resource
Services
Topics
Organisation
ADHA
ID
EP-3023:2020
Type
Standard
Product
Version
1.2
Access
Open access
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
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…
Healthcare Identifiers Integration Toolkit v1.2
Category
Supplementary Resource
Services
Organisation
ADHA
ID
EP-2610:2018
Type
Standard
Product
Version
1.2
Access
Open access
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The Healthcare Identifiers Integration Toolkit contains libraries for B2B connectivity to the Healthcare Identifiers service, used to search for IHI, HPI-Is and HPI-Os. The sample code and integration tools provided here should only be used in conjunction with the Agency's detailed specifications for the Healthcare Identifiers Service and, where appropriate…
HIPS v8.3
Category
Specification
Organisation
ADHA
ID
EP-3598:2022
Type
Standard
Product
Version
8.3
Access
Open access
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
Software downloads: https://collaborate.digitalhealth.gov.au/display/HIPSP/HIPS+Releases+-+Downloads+and+Documentation For access to the Collaborate Portal please email [email protected] or call 1300 901 001. Online documentation: https://collaborate.digitalhealth.gov.au/display/HIPSP/HIPS+Documentation+Online For access to the Collaborate…
Medicare Records - FHIR Implementation Guide v1.0
Category
Implementation Guide
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-2738:2018
Type
Standard
Product
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The Medicare Records FHIR Implementation Guide specifies the format of FHIR-based representations of Medicare documents that is used for the upload of such documents to the My Health Record system. It includes FHIR profiles defining the representation of: Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule (PBS) claim items; Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) claim items;…
Medicare Records FHIR® Implementation Guide v2.2.0
Category
Implementation Guide
Services
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-3691:2022
Type
Standard
Product
Version
2.2.0
Access
Open access
Status
Active
My Health Record - FHIR Mobility Certificate v1.1
Category
Standard
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-3646:2022
Type
Standard
Component
Version
1.1
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
From 25 May 2022, any application using interaction model 4 and provider apps to connect to the SVT environment must trust the new My Health Record public SSL certificate in the app’s intermediary server trust store. My Health Record - FHIR Mobility Certificate V1.1 removes the Apache Server instructions and text files related to language…
My Health Record B2B Client Library - Schema WSDL v4.0.0
Category
Specification
Organisation
ADHA
ID
NEHTA-2378:2016
Type
Standard
Component
Version
4.0.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
This version is an update to address a defect with the generation of XDS metadata for Pathology Report and Diagnostic Imaging Report documents. "My Health Record" is the new name of the system previously known as "PCEHR". This is reflected in the name of this updated product component.
My Health Record B2B Gateway Services v2.0
Category
Supplementary Resource
Services
Organisation
ADHA
ID
EP-3426:2021
Type
Standard
Product
Version
2.0
Access
Open access
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The My Health Record SVT environment allows software vendors to build and test the B2B Gateway web services for interactions with the My Health Record system. To express your interest in connecting to the My Health Record SVT environment or if you require further information about software vendor testing, please contact Customer Support at help…
My Health Record FHIR Gateway - Data Mapping v2.4
Category
Guidance Document
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-3813:2023
Type
Component
Version
2.4
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
This document contains the mapping between CDA Implementation Guide fields and Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) (Version 1.4.0 of standard).
My Health Record FHIR® Mobile Gateway - Clinical Document Service
Category
Guidance Document
Services
Topics
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DG-3048
Type
Guide
Standard
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
In this guide, we will be accessing Prescription and Dispense List and Allergies List contained in a patient’s clinical document service
My Health Record FHIR® Mobile Gateway - Environment Setup and Authentication
Category
Guidance Document
Services
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DG-3054
Type
Standard
Guide
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
Within these guides we will demonstrate the functionality of the FHIR® Gateway using Xamarin.Forms in Visual Studio and the Android Emulator
My Health Record FHIR® Mobile Gateway - Generic Document Services
Category
Guidance Document
Services
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DG-3060
Type
Standard
Guide
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
This guide will look at retrieving all clinical document data (including these 2, but excluding MBS documents)
My Health Record FHIR® Mobile Gateway - Medicare and PBS Information
Category
Guidance Document
Services
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DG-3075
Type
Standard
Guide
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
When a patient has an appointment with a healthcare provider, and that healthcare provider is eligible for a Medicare rebate, a Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) clinical document is sent to Medicare
My Health Record FHIR® Mobile Gateway - Patient Details and Record List
Category
Guidance Document
Services
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DG-3083
Type
Guide
Standard
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
We will use the token received from MyGov to access the patient’s My Health Record
My Health Record FHIR® Mobile Gateway - Personal Health Summary
Category
Guidance Document
Services
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DG-3085
Type
Standard
Guide
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
In this guide, we will be accessing a patient’s medications and allergies contained in a Personal Health Summary
My Health Record FHIR® Mobile Gateway - Registration and Overview
Category
Guidance Document
Services
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DG-3073
Type
Guide
Standard
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
In this tutorial, you will; register as a developer for the Gateway, understand your testing obligations and more
My Health Record Integration Toolkit v1.2.2
Category
Supplementary Resource
Services
Organisation
ADHA
ID
EP-2603:2018
Type
Standard
Product
Version
1.2.2
Access
Open access
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The My Health Record Integration Toolkit contains libraries for B2B connectivity to the My Health Record system, providing sample code for all operations, as well as the schemas used and sample SOAP request and response messages. The sample code and integration tools provided here should only be used in conjunction with the Agency’s detailed…
My Health Record Software Vendor Welcome Pack - Conformance Vendor Declaration Form Instructions v20231212
Category
Specification
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-3872:2023
Type
Standard
Component
Version
20231213
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
This document will aid vendors in completing the My Health Record Conformance Vendor Declaration Form. Submission of the Conformance Vendor Declaration Form is the last step towards having softwareauthorised to connect to the My Health Record system. Refer to the Software vendors guide to My HealthRecord connection and testing for a summary of the complete…
My Health Record Software Vendor Welcome Pack - Conformance Vendor Declaration Form vv20231212
Category
Specification
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-3873:2023
Type
Standard
Component
Version
20231213
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) issues this Agency approved form (the Conformance Vendor Declaration Form) which comprises the details in Part A and the Vendor Deed Poll in Part B, for software vendors to declare that their software system, including Software Product and Software Components (Software System), conforms to the mandatory…
My Health Record Software Vendor Welcome Pack v20231213
Category
Guidance Document
Organisation
ADHA
ID
EP-3877:2023
Type
Standard
Product
Version
20231213
Access
Open access
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The My Health Record Software Vendor Welcome Pack is a collection of forms and guides to help new software vendors connect to the My Health Record system for the first time. Some of these documents are also used by existing software vendors to connect their updated software to the My Health Record system. This version includes updated contact details along…
National Secure Messaging Network - Blueprint v1.0
Category
Supplementary Resource
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-3568:2023
Type
Standard
Component
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The National Secure Messaging Network (NSMN) blueprint describes the proposed operation of a national standards-based network of interoperable systems to allow any healthcare provider in Australia to discover any other healthcare provider and securely deliver clinical messages to them. The blueprint describes the key roles within the secure messaging…
National Secure Messaging Network - Interoperability Specification v1.0
Category
Specification
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-3569:2023
Type
Standard
Component
Version
1.0
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The NSMN Interoperability Specification (IS) details the technical requirements that underpin the NSMN. The Interoperability Specification Requirements are structured around the Blueprint solution roles. The NSMN Solution Requirements define the requirements that each solution role must meet, and any solution constraints that must be adhered to when meeting…
PCEHR Connecting Systems - Conformance Test Specification v1.6
Category
Specification
Organisation
ADHA
ID
NEHTA-1299:2012
Type
Standard
Component
Version
1.6
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
Tests for assessing the conformance of a clinical information system to the My Health Record clinical information system requirements.
Requesting IHIs for Newborns - A Guide for Healthcare Provider Organisations v1.0
Category
Guidance Document
Organisation
ADHA
ID
NEHTA-1819:2014
Type
Standard
Component
Version
1.0
Status
Withdrawn
Created date
Updated date
This document provides guidance for a healthcare provider organisation implementing the Create Verified IHI for Newborns web service to request a verified IHI from the HI Service for newborns. It does not provide advice about technical implementation of the web service within the HI Service.
Secure Messaging v2.0
Category
Specification
Services
Organisation
ADHA
ID
EP-3806:2023
Type
Standard
Product
Version
2.0
Access
None
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
The v2.0 release of the Secure Messaging end product reflects the introduction of the: National Secure Messaging Network Blueprint; and National Secure Messaging Network Interoperability Specification The Blueprint describes the key roles within the secure messaging national network and the capabilities required of each role, as well as providing examples…
Security Requirements for My Health Record Connecting Systems - Conformance Profile - Stakeholder feedback key themes v1.1
Category
Specification
Organisation
ADHA
ID
DH-3883:2023
Type
Standard
Component
Version
1.1
Status
Archived
Created date
Updated date
The Agency released the Security Requirements for My Health Record Connecting Systems Conformance Profile (Security Profile) draft v1.1 in September 2023 and invited stakeholder feedback during a review period that extended into early November. This document summarises the key themes from stakeholder feedback provided to the Agency. The Agency anticipates…
Shared Health Summary v1.5.2
Category
Specification
Topics
Organisation
ADHA
ID
EP-3013:2019
Type
Standard
Product
Version
1.5.2
Access
Open access
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
Shared Health Summary documents are sourced from an individual’s nominated healthcare provider and contain key summary information about the individual’s health status.
Use of HIs in Health Software Systems - Business Use Cases v3.1
Category
Guidance Document
Organisation
ADHA
ID
NEHTA-1733:2014
Type
Standard
Component
Version
3.1
Status
Active
Created date
Updated date
This document is designed to guide the safe implementation of healthcare identifiers in healthcare software systems. It outlines the high level business processes and sub-processes that should be followed and provides a step-by-step guide to handling healthcare identifiers or accessing the Healthcare Identifiers Service to satisfactorily complete the…