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Health Supply Chain Messaging, Part 5: Messaging rules and process logic - Turnover order, turnover order status, rebate claim, rebate claim response
Category
Standard
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
AS 5023.5-2005
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Standard
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Created
2005
This standard specifies messaging guidelines for electronic hospital supply chains to support the formal collection, storage and transmission of data within hospital electronic supply chains. This is Part 5 of 6 standards on health supply chain messaging.
Health Supply Chain Messaging, Part 6: Dataset content - Turnover order status, rebate claim, rebate claim response
Category
Standard
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
AS 5023.6-2005
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Standard
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2005
This standard specifies messaging guidelines for electronic hospital supply chains to support the formal collection, storage and transmission of data within hospital electronic supply chains. This is Part 6 of 6 standards on health supply chain messaging.
Health Supply Chain Messaging - Evaluated receipts settlement
Category
Specification
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
ATS 5038-2006
Type
Standard
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Created
2006
This technical specification documents a model for the use of electronic messaging in support of evaluated receipts settlement (ERS) in the health industry supply chain.
E-health XML secured payload profiles
Category
Standard
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
AS 5551-2013
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Standard
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Created
2013
This standard defines mechanisms for representing signed XML fragments and encrypted XML fragments.
Digital images for diagnostic and other clinical purposes: Presentation, communication, display and manipulation
Category
Specification
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
ATS 5816-2013
Type
Standard
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Created
2013
This technical specification defines the requirements for the presentation, communication, display and manipulation of digital images that are to be used for primary and secondary diagnosis.
Health software and health IT systems safety, effectiveness and security, Part 1: Principles and concepts
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Standard
Organisation
Standards Australia
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AS ISO 81001.1:2022
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Standard
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Created
2022
This standard identically adopts ISO 81001 1:2021, which provides the principles, concepts, terms and definitions for health software and health IT systems, key properties of safety, effectiveness and security, across the full life cycle, from concept to decommissioning.
Health software, Part 1: General requirements for product safety
Category
Standard
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
AS IEC 82304.1:2022
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Standard
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Created
2022
This standard identically adopts IEC 82304 1:2016, which provides requirements for the safety and security of health software products designed to operate on general computing platforms and intended to be placed on the market without dedicated hardware, with a primary focus on the requirements for manufacturers.
HL7 V2 E-referral implementation profile
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Specification
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
SA TS 5338:2014
Type
Standard
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Created
2014
This technical specification provides an Australian integration profile for implementation and testing of HL7 messages focusing on AS 4700.6 for referral messaging, and supports all types of referrals as covered by AS 4700.6.
Health informatics - Metadata repository requirements (MetaRep)
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Specification
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
SA TS ISO 21526:2022
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Standard
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Created
2022
This technical specification identically adopts ISO/TS 21526:2019, which provides requirements for collections of metadata about data elements and their containing models and datasets in a healthcare environment.
Health informatics - Terminology resource map quality measures (MapQual)
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Specification
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
SA TS ISO 21564:2022
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Standard
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Created
2022
This technical specification identically adopts ISO/TS 21564:2019, which provides quality requirements for producing a quality map between terminological systems.
Core discharge summary, Part 1: Structured document template
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Specification
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
ATS 90006.1-2013
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Standard
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Created
2013
This technical specification specifies and defines the complete set of data elements proposed for use to support the creation of a valid and interoperable discharge summary instance.
Consumer entered information, Part 1: Logical content specification
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Specification
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
SA TS 90007.1:2014
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Standard
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Created
2014
This technical specification describes the essential clinical data groups and elements to be captured in a consumer entered health summary exchange and the constraints that should be applied. This is Part 1 of 2 specifications on consumer-entered information.
Consumer entered information, Part 2: CDA implementation guide
Category
Specification
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
SA TS 90007.2:2014
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Standard
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Created
2014
This technical specification helps implement the logical model detailed by SA TS 90007.1 as an HL7 Clinical Document Architecture Release 2 (CDA) XML document. This is Part 1 of 2 specifications on consumer-entered information.
Advance care directive custodian location, Part 1: Logical content specification
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Specification
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
SA TS 90008.1:2014
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Standard
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2014
This technical specification describes the essential clinical data groups and elements to be captured in an advance care directive custodian record exchange and the constraints that should be applied.
Advance care directive custodian location, Part 2: CDA implementation guide
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Specification
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
SA TS 90008.2:2014
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Standard
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2014
This technical specification describes constraints on the CDA and, where necessary, custom extensions to the CDA, for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements for Australian implementations of advance care directives.
Healthcare identifier HL7 implementation guide
Category
Handbook
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
SA HB 234-2012
Type
Standard
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Status
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Created
2012
This handbook provides an implementation guide for Australian healthcare related identifiers that details how these identifiers are communicated in systems using the AS 4700 series implementation standards for HL7 v2.3, v2.3.1, v2.4 and v2.5 patient administration messages, as well as CDA.
Healthcare identifier HL7 implementation guide - AMDT 1
Category
Handbook
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
SA HB 234-2012 AMDT 1
Type
Standard
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Created
2012
This is an amendment to SA HB 234-2012 Healthcare identifier HL7 implementation guide.
Guidelines for messaging between diagnostics providers and health service providers
Category
Handbook
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
HB 262-2012
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Standard
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Created
2012
This handbook supports AS 4700.2-2007, which is the standard for implementing external messaging using HL7 between diagnostics providers and all health service providers in Australia, using HL7 Version 2.4.
Guide to the principles and desirable features of clinical decision support systems
Category
Handbook
Organisation
Standards Australia
ID
HB 307-2007
Type
Standard
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Created
2007
This handbook defines the type of clinical decision support systems used in health care and identifies the principal elements of quality systems.
International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) - Translation Guide
Category
User guide
Organisation
ICN
Type
Standard
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Open
Status
Active
Created
2021
The International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) is an agreed terminology, or dictionary of terms or expressions, that may be used to represent nursing practice consistently in any setting.
International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) - Technical implementation guide
Category
Implementation Guide
Organisation
ICN
Type
Standard
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Open
Status
Active
Created
2021
This guide is an authoritative source to support the development and implementation of electronic record systems that use the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP).
Chronic respiratory conditions v33
National asthma indicators
Category
Reference Table
Organisation
AIHW
Type
Standard
Version
33
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
Dec-23
The National Asthma Strategy aims to reduce the health, social and economic impacts of asthma with a targeted and comprehensive approach to optimise asthma diagnosis and management. These indicators provide information for policymakers about the status of asthma in Australia.
Australia's mothers and babies v1
Category
Reference Table
Organisation
AIHW
ID
PER 101
Type
Standard
Version
1
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
Dec-23
This web report includes interactive data visualisations, and in-depth information and trends on the antenatal period, labour and birth, and outcomes for babies at birth.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and babies v1
Category
Reference Table
Organisation
AIHW
ID
PER 120
Type
Standard
Version
1
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
Oct-23
This web report explores the characteristics and health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and their babies through interactive data visualisations, and in-depth information and trends on the antenatal period, labour and birth, and outcomes for babies at birth.
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards v2
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
ID
NSQHS Standards
Type
Standard
Version
2
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Open
Status
Active
Updated
May-21
The National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS Standards) provide a quality assurance mechanism for testing whether systems are in place to meet safety and quality standards.
Acute Anaphylaxis Clinical Care Standard
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Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
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Open
Status
Active
Created
Nov-21
This clinical care standard describes the care that patients should receive when they have anaphylaxis. It applies to adults, children and infants, including those who experience anaphylaxis while in a healthcare facility.
Acute Coronary Syndromes Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
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Open
Status
Active
Created
Dec-19
This clinical care standard describes the care that patients with a suspected ACS should receive, from the onset of symptoms through to discharge from hospital. It addresses recognition of an ACS, rapid assessment, early management and early initiation of a tailored rehabilitation plan.
Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
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Open
Status
Active
Created
Oct-19
This clinical care standard describes the care that patients should receive when they are or may be having a stroke. It covers recognition of stroke, rapid assessment, early management, and early initiation of an individualised rehabilitation plan.
Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
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Open
Status
Active
Created
Nov-20
This clinical care standard describes the care people of all ages should receive when they have or may have infection or require an antimicrobial for prophylaxis.
Cataract Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
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Open
Status
Active
Created
Aug-21
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by people aged 18+ who have cataract, in all healthcare settings.
Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
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Open
Status
Active
Updated
Jan-20
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by adults undergoing colonoscopy for screening, diagnosis, surveillance or treatment.
Delirium Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2016
Updated
Sep-21
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by adults when they have delirium.
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
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Open
Status
Active
Created
Oct-17
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by women of reproductive age who have heavy menstrual bleeding.
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard - Evidence Sources
Category
Supplementary Resource
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
Oct-17
This document lists the evidence sources that were used to develop the Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard 2017.
Hip Fracture Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
Sep-23
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by people with a suspected hip fracture, from presentation to hospital through to completion of treatment and discharge from hospital.
Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
Sep-22
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by patients aged 16+ who present with low back pain, with or without leg pain
Management of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
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Open
Status
Active
Created
May-21
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by people using peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs), commonly known as cannulas.
Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard
Acute care edition
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
Apr-22
This clinical care standard describes the care that patients of all ages should receive when they are prescribed opioid analgesics for acute pain in acute care settings.
Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
May-17
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by patients aged 45+ when they have knee pain and may have knee osteoarthritis.
Sepsis Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
Jun-22
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by patients of all ages (including neonates and older people) presenting with signs and symptoms of sepsis in primary and community care, acute and non-acute settings.
Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
Nov-22
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by pregnant women to reduce their chance of experiencing a stillbirth.
Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
Apr-21
This clinical care standard describes the care that women should receive when they are pregnant or experience a third or fourth degree perineal tear during birth.
Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
Jan-20
This clinical care standard describes the care that patients aged 18+ should receive to reduce their risk of developing hospital-acquired VTE both in hospital and following discharge.
Implementation Guide - Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
Dec-20
This document supports local implementation of the Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Clinical Care Standard.
National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2020
The National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health (NSQMH) Standards were developed to improve the quality of digital mental health service provision and protect users from harm.
National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2022
The National Safety and Quality Mental Health (NSQMH) Standards for community managed organisations were developed to protect the public from harm and to continuously improve the quality of service provision.
Requirements for medical pathology services v3
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Version
3
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
2018
The Requirement for Medical Pathology Services (Third Edition 2018) outlines standards for good medical pathology practice.
Requirements for supervision in the clinical governance of medical pathology laboratories v7
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Version
7
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
2023
This document outlines the role and responsibilities of the designated person described in the Tier 2 document - the key medical practitioner leading a medical pathology service.