New Digital Platform Will Help Practices Report COVID-19 Vaccinations to AIR
The Australian Digital Health Agency has announced a new digital platform to support the COVID-19 vaccination program. The Clinician Vaccine Integrated Platform (CVIP) has been developed for health care services who are participating in the COVID-19 vaccination rollout. It is designed for those practices who do not already have clinical software that reports to the
New Immunisation View in My Health Record
The My Health Record National Provider Portal has now been upgraded with a consolidated immunisation view. This view gives a centralised list of a patient’s vaccination history, including disease, vaccine brand, dose number and source document (e.g. Australian Immunisation Register or documents in My Health Record). The upgrade also introduces alerts that will appear when
Have Hospital Admission and Discharge Notifications Helped You Stay Informed?
The Mid North Coast Local Health District’s Admission and Discharge Notification (ADN) pilot went live on 29 September 2020. The project has delivered over 84,213* notifications to patients’ nominated GPs. ADNs are intended to improve the flow of information a GP receives about a patient’s health journey. Initial feedback on the pilot has been positive.
Participation Feedback for MNC ADN Pilot
The Mid North Coast Local Heath District (MNCLHD) is seeking feedback on the Admission Discharge Notification pilot. You may have noticed that you have been receiving Admission Discharge Notifications (ADNs) from the Local Health District over the past few months. MNCLHD, Healthy North Coast and some of our local general practitioners in the project team
Local Webinar on Implementing ePrescribing
The University Centre for Rural Health and Healthy North Coast invite you to attend an evening webinar about implementing ePrescribing on Wednesday 10 February, 6pm – 7:30pm. The Australian Digital Health Agency will be delivering a guide for dispensers and prescribers, with a panel of local champions (pharmacist and practice manager) who will provide insight
New Services Added to NNSWLHD eReferral Trial
The Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) has added six new services to the growing lists of eReferral pathways to their Lismore Base Specialty Outpatient Clinics. The latest services to adopt eReferrals are: Psychogeriatric Clinic General Surgery Knee and Hip Arthritis Service (KAHAS) High Risk Foot Service (HRFS) Sexual Health Service (Lismore, Tweed, Byron, Grafton)
ePrescribing Readiness Support for General Practice, AMS and Pharmacy
After successfully rolling out the electronic prescribing token model in Victoria, the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) has announced they are now focused on the rollout in Sydney, followed by a staged expansion across the rest of Australia. To be ready for ePrescribing, there are some key digital requirements that general practices, Aboriginal Medical Services
My Health Record Training Webinars
GPs, specialists, practice managers and practice nurses who are interested in learning about My Health Record are invited to attend a series of webinars hosted by the Australian Digital Health Agency. Sessions are tailored to specific clinical information systems (CIS): Best Practice MedicalDirector Zedmed Genie Communicare The one-hour sessions demonstrate how to use My Health
MNCLHD Admission and Discharge Notification Pilot Now Live
Mid North Coast general practice staff have welcomed the Mid North Coast Local Health District’s (MNCLHD) admission and discharge notification (ADN) pilot. The pilot went live on Tuesday 29 September 2020, after final pre-launch testing stages were completed. It will be trialled for six months. Early feedback has been positive: This is amazing! Thank you,
MBS Telehealth Items Extended to March 2021
Healthy North Coast welcomes the Federal Government’s confirmation that temporary MBS telehealth items have been extended until 31 March 2021. This is part of the government’s broader announcement of its national COVID-19 emergency health response being extended for a further six months, which also includes Medicare-subsidised pathology services, GP-led respiratory clinics, home medicines delivery, public
eReferral Quality Improvement Activity Now Available for General Practice
Your practice can make the move to eReferrals as a quality improvement activity. Visit Primary Care Impact to learn about increasing the use of eReferrals to NNSWLHD Lismore Pain and Speciality Outpatient Clinics. This page contains information that can help you to “axe the fax” and increase awareness of NNSWLHD services accepting eReferral at your
Local Nurse Network Meetings Attended by 220+
Last week, Healthy North Coast hosted two local Nurse Network webinars that were attended by over 220 participants including nurses, GPs and allied health professionals. The topic was wound management and each session included five key elements: Networking and interaction Insight into the Wound Busters clinic Clinical Nurse Consultant presentation Vascular surgeon presentation Panel Q&A
