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17 February, 2020 The National Clinical Terminology Service (NCTS) of the Australian Digital Health Agency, in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) are co-presenting a webinar in February 2020.…

11 February, 2020: On Safer Internet Day, consider how to manage your digital footprint. On Tuesday 11 February 2020, the Australian Digital Health Agency will support the work of Australia’s eSafety Commissioner by spreading online safety messages and promoting the…

11 February, 2020: On Safer Internet Day, consider how to manage your digital footprint. On Tuesday 11 February 2020, the Australian Digital Health Agency will support the work of Australia’s eSafety Commissioner by spreading online safety messages and promoting the…

7 February, 2020:

7 February, 2020: An out-of-cycle clinical terminology update is now available. This release of the #SNOMED CT-AU common language for health terms contains concepts for the 2019 novel coronavirus and is available from the National Clinical Terminology Service.

04 February, 2019: More patients across Victoria are benefiting from convenient and secure access to their pathology reports with Melbourne Pathology the latest to start sending reports to My Health Record. Victorian-based general practitioner, Dr Nathan Pinskier, says the whole…

04 February, 2019: More patients across Victoria are benefiting from convenient and secure access to their pathology reports with Melbourne Pathology the latest to start sending reports to My Health Record. Victorian-based general practitioner, Dr Nathan Pinskier, says the whole…

03 February, 2020: A new professional development program has been launched to identify the necessary digital health capabilities for nurses and midwives to further improve the quality, safety and efficiency of care that they deliver. The 2020 focus on nursing…

03 February, 2020: A new professional development program has been launched to identify the necessary digital health capabilities for nurses and midwives to further improve the quality, safety and efficiency of care that they deliver. The 2020 focus on nursing…

28 January, 2020: Healthcare providers have uploaded documents to an additional 490,000 My Health Records in one month. This takes the total in December 2019 to nearly 13 million My Health Records with information in them, up from 12.5 million…

28 January, 2020: Healthcare providers have uploaded documents to an additional 490,000 My Health Records in one month. This takes the total in December 2019 to nearly 13 million My Health Records with information in them, up from 12.5 million…

28 January, 2020: A once in a decade opportunity for Australian clinical informatics, terminology, software developers, and health policy professionals to influence global interoperability standards will be on offer in Sydney. The HL7 Sydney 2020 Working Group Meeting and Connectathon…

28 January, 2020: A once in a decade opportunity for Australian clinical informatics, terminology, software developers, and health policy professionals to influence global interoperability standards will be on offer in Sydney. The HL7 Sydney 2020 Working Group Meeting and Connectathon…

24 January 2020: The National Clinical Terminology Service (NCTS) is pleased to announce that the January combined release of SNOMED CT® AU[1] and the Australian Medicines Terminology (AMT) is now available to registered users from the NCTS website. The Release…

24 January 2020: The National Clinical Terminology Service (NCTS) is pleased to announce that the January combined release of SNOMED CT® AU[1] and the Australian Medicines Terminology (AMT) is now available to registered users from the NCTS website. The Release…

New research in macaques finds that changing the delivery method of an existing tuberculosis vaccine can drastically improve its efficacy.

20 January 2020: State, Territory and Commonwealth Governments have released a joint statement in support of new standards for secure messaging, stating that the standards will be mandatory in future procurement for applicable systems. The joint statement was shared with…

20 January 2020: State, Territory and Commonwealth Governments have released a joint statement in support of new standards for secure messaging, stating that the standards will be mandatory in future procurement for applicable systems. The joint statement was shared with…

According to data released by the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency), general practices increasingly lead the way in using My Health Record, with usage (viewing and uploading) rising substantially since March 2019. In data released in December as part…

23 December 2019: According to data released by the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency), general practices increasingly lead the way in using My Health Record, with usage (viewing and uploading) rising substantially since March 2019. In data released in…