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A change has been made to My Health Record to give consumers faster access to common respiratory infection test reports, such as influenza. Consumers who have these tests processed by a pathology lab that uploads to My Health Record can now see the reports as soon as they are uploaded. Consumers can...
All healthcare provider organisations must transition to NASH SHA-2 by 31 December 2022 to meet Australian Government cyber security requirements. For further information including how to check your certificate type in HPOS please refer to the National Authentication Service for Health (NASH).
Electronic prescriptions are providing Australians with convenient access to their medicines, particularly for those isolating due to COVID-19 or having telehealth consultations. Two years ago, the rollout of electronic prescriptions was fast-tracked in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then,...
The Department of Health, through the Australian Digital Health Agency, will continue to reimburse the cost of electronic prescribing SMS notifications to at least 30 September 2022. This includes reimbursement for both the original electronic prescription tokens through prescribing systems, and the...
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth adoption was far from widespread. Despite obvious benefits of improving access, the technology wasn’t in place, consumers weren’t ready, and providers resisted the shift to virtual care. Then came the pandemic resulting in a spike in telehealth ...
From 1 July 2022, a new 30/20 rule will apply to telephone attendances provided by consultant physicians and GPs. Under these new arrangements, a GP who provides 30 or more telephone consultations on 20 or more days in a 12-month period would be referred to the Professional Services Review. The Depa...
From 1 July 2022, Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) is no longer funding and supporting PenCS licences for practices that have software compliant with Primary Sense. The tool is currently compatible with Medical Director and Best Practice. If your practice doesn’t have these systems, GCP...
To ensure continued safe delivery of allied health care during the Omicron outbreak, DVA has introduced temporary telehealth arrangements for initial and extended consultations by telehealth between 1 January and 30 June 2022. These arrangements are a temporary change to the permanent telehealth ser...
Over the past five years, Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN), in partnership with GPs and general practices, have designed and developed the Primary Sense population health management and clinical audit tool. This tool is currently being used by 83 practices on the Gold Coast and is being con...
NASH Certificates may be expiring in March 2022 for many general practices. Practices wishing to maintain access to digital health tools such as Electronic Prescribing and My Health Record must ensure they have a current NASH Certificate installed. What you need to do: Join a webinar The Australian ...
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