News
My Health Record SVT System - Notifications
On 25 May, the Australian Digital Health Agency changed the endpoints to the My Health Record Software Vendor Test (SVT) environment and the My Health Record public SSL certificate.
Healthcare Identifiers (HI) Service Vendor environment - Notifications
Services Australia advises that there will be a change in the availability of the Developer Support and Online Technical Support (OTS) teams on the upcoming Reconciliation Day Public Holiday on Monday 30 May 2022.
My Health Record Production System - Notifications
Services Australia advises that there will be a change in the availability of the Developer Support and Online Technical Support (OTS) teams on the upcoming Reconciliation Day Public Holiday on Monday 30 May 2022.
Discontinuation of TLS 1.1 access to Verizon certificates-australia websites
NOTE DATE CHANGE: The upgrade will now take place on Saturday 25 June 2022.
Verizon Australia is a third party organisation who manages the issuance of both Medicare and NASH PKI certificates that are used by Healthcare Organisations to undertake electronic business with Services Australia.
Health API Gateway transition
The Australian Digital Health Agency is upgrading Australia’s digital health platform to ensure it continues to meet the needs of Australians into the future. The first key upgrade is a new Health API Gateway that will provide a secure and scalable digital platform for exchanging and accessing health information.
Log4j Vulnerability - Health and Aged Care Software Developer Update
Services Australia (the Agency) is aware of the reported Log4j vulnerability – otherwise known as CVE-2021-44228 or Log4Shell – and we are investigating this matter as it continues to evolve. We are also working closely with the Australian Signals Directorate and in particular the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC).
COVID Innovation Fund - AusTender Industry Briefing
There was an industry briefing held on Thursday, 16 December 2021. You can view the presentation here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/4279156738533474305
Aged Care Industry Offer
For the latest information on the Aged Care Industry Offer go to: https://developer.digitalhealth.gov.au/aged-care
Webinar recording now available. The Australian Digital Health Agency is offering healthcare software developers financial assistance to design new or enhanced My Health Record–related functionality in clinical information systems and electronic medications management systems used by residential aged care facilities.
HIPS Provider Application (HPA) v1.0 Released
The Australian Digital Health Agency has released the HIPS Provider Application (HPA) v1.0.
Transition to NASH SHA-2 Certificates - Notifications
Changes to the National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) PKI certificates - The Australian Digital Health Agency has been working closely with Services Australia and the medical software industry to upgrade the NASH authentication system to enhance security when accessing digital health services.
My Health Record FHIR Gateway v2.1 - Released
The Australian Digital Health Agency has updated the My Health Record FHIR Gateway specification.
HIPS v8.2 Released
The Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) has released a new minor release of its HIPS middleware product - HIPS v8.2.
eSignature v1.1 Released
The Australian Digital Health Agency has released version 1.1 of the eSignature end product.
Second tranche for the Specialist Software Industry Offer
The Agency is pleased to announce a second tranche for the Specialist Software Industry Offer, for software developer
Secure Messaging v1.1 - Released
The Australian Digital Health Agency has updated the Secure Messaging end product to reflect the following changes. The introduction of FHIR provider directories as a replacement for Endpoint Location Services; and
The discontinuation of the previous Conformance Assessment Scheme for Secure Message Delivery.
Events
Digital Transformation Tech Talk | Department of Health
The Department of Health's Digital Transformation agenda is working to create a better-connected aged care network, that is consolidated, sustainable, automated, and modern.
Introduction to My Health Record for Software Developers - Webinar Recording
The Australian Digital Health Agency provides an introduction to integrating software with the My Health Record system via a one hour webinar recording.