Specifications, guidance and associated collateral applicable to all types of clinical documents.
The My Health Record allows different types of functionality including uploading of clinical documents and accessing targeted My Health Record views.
The following table describes the My Health Record functionalities and their relevance to various Healthcare sectors.
✓✓ Highly Recommended ✓ Recommended
| Uploading | GP | Pharmacy | Pathology | Diagnostic Imaging | Allied Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shared Health Summary | ✓✓ | ||||
| Event Summary | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ||
| eHealth Prescription Record | ✓✓ | ||||
| eHealth Dispense Record | ✓✓ | ||||
| eHealth Pathology Report | ✓✓ | ||||
| eHealth Diagnostic Imaging Report | ✓✓ |
| Viewing | GP | Pharmacy | Pathology | Diagnostic Imaging | Allied Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Record Overview | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Medicare Overview | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ |
| eHealth Pathology Report View | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ |
| eHealth Diagnostic Imaging Report View | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ |
| eHealth Prescription & Dispense View | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ |
| eHealth Medicines View ** | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ |
** The eHealth Medicines View is not a document that is uploaded by clinical information software. It can only be downloaded via the document list.
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Announcement
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Developer guides
Clinical Documents Integration Toolkit
The Clinical Documents Integration Toolkit is 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.
My Health Record Document Types
My Health Record Document Types are listed on this page.
My Health Record FHIR® Mobile Gateway - Clinical Document Service
In this guide, we will be accessing Prescription and Dispense List and Allergies List contained in a patient’s clinical document service
Open Source Sample Code Directory - GitHub and NuGet
The Agency provides sample code directly on GitHub, NuGet, and Maven.
Pharmacist Shared Medicines List (PSML)
The Pharmacist Shared Medicines List (PSML) is a clinical document type supported by the My Health Record system.
Resources
Medicare - Australian Childhood Immunisation Register v1.1
This document type has been retired. Refer to the new Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) document type. Background Medicare - Australian Childhood Immunisation Register v1.1 The document type was retired in September 2016, when all ACIR documents in the My Health Record system at that time were converted into documents of the new …
Medicare - Australian Organ Donor Register v1.1
When an individual registers for access to their Medicare information through their digital health record, Services Australia can register the individual’s Medicare CDA documents in their digital health record, including their Australian Organ Donor Register entries. The data items in the Medicare documents will be loaded into the My Health…
Medicare - Pharmaceutical Benefits Report v1.1
When an individual registers for access to their Medicare information through their digital health record, Services Australia can register the individual’s Medicare CDA documents in their digital health record, including their Pharmaceutical Benefits Report entries. The data items in the Medicare documents will be loaded into the My Health Record…
Medicare DVA Benefits Report v1.1
When a consumer registers for access to their Medicare information through their digital health record, Services Australia will register the consumer’s Medicare documents in their digital health record which include the Medicare/DVA Benefits Report. The Medicare CDA documents will be created by Services Australia as the sole supplier of…
Medicare Overview v1.2
Medicare Overview v1.2 Medicare Overview documents provide an overview of Medicare-sourced information stored in an individual’s My Health Record. An individual’s My Health Record can be used to collect administrative information from Medicare records. Such records relate to the following data sets of claims and registries managed by…
My Health Record Overviews, Guides and Conformance Material v1.7
Product
EP-3804:2023
Status
Active
Version
1.7
Services
This release of the My Health Record Overviews, Guides and Conformance Material have been updated to include the newly released Security Requirements for My Health Record Connecting Systems Conformance Profile - Final Draft v1.1. The security profile boosts cyber-security defences for clinical information systems connected to the My Health Record system. DH…
Participant Model Specification v1.0
The Participant Model Specification represents a key foundation for the modelling of clinical document specifications developed by the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency). It provides background information for the comprehensive understanding of clinical document types. The Participant Model Specification establishes a set of base models to…
Participation Data Specification v3.3
The Participation Data Specification is a foundation document for the suite of data specifications that the Agency is developing for the Australian health informatics community across a range of health topics. These specifications are generally agreed to be of high priority in order to achieve the benefits of semantic interoperability in the Australian…
Personal Health Notes v1.1
Personal health notes documents allow individuals to record health-related notes in their digital health record. These notes can provide a memory aid for individuals and their representatives. The notes are not visible to healthcare providers. Consumer Entered Notes has been changed to Personal Health Notes. This is reflected in the name of this end…
Personal Health Summary v1.1
Personal health summary documents allow individuals to store information as part of their digital health record. This may include their contact details, information about allergies and adverse reactions, and any medications they may be taking. Such documents can be used in consultation with the individual’s healthcare provider to help gather…
Pharmacist Shared Medicines List v1.1.1
Product
EP-2924:2020
Status
Active
Version
1.1.1
Services
Topics
PSML documents help ensure the continuity of medicine management for consumers across different care settings. PSML documents allow pharmacists in both hospital and community pharmacy settings to record the outcome of consumer consultations regarding their current medications for upload to the My Health Record system. This specification references or…
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…