Digital health standards
Enabling a better connected healthcare system for all Australians.
Standards development
Supporting the adoption of digital health standards through practical tools, guidance, and collaboration.
Benefits of standards
Standards are essential for building safer, smarter and more connected healthcare.
Standards in action
Enabling a safe, secure and better connected healthcare system for all Australians.
A connected healthcare system for all Australians
Digital health standards
Standards enable healthcare providers and digital health systems to share and use health information in a secure, consistent and meaningful way.
- Support consistent health information exchange
- Enable interoperability between systems
- Improve patient safety and quality of care
Standards development
Supporting the adoption of digital health standards through practical tools, guidance, and collaboration.
Benefits of standards
Standards are essential for building safer, smarter and more connected healthcare.
Standards in action
Enabling a safe, secure and better connected healthcare system for all Australians.
National Clinical Terminology Service
The National Clinical Terminology Service (NCTS) provides a range of tools and services to support the digital health requirements of the Australian healthcare community in their adoption, use and maintenance of terminology.
Standards Framework
The National Framework for Digital Health Standards (Standards Framework) provides a nationally coordinated approach to the adoption, implementation, development, and use of digital health standards. The purpose of this framework is to ensure consistency, interoperability, and alignment across Australia's digital health ecosystem.
Standards Academy
The Standards Academy is a learning hub for professionals wanting to build knowledge and skills in digital health standards. It offers hands-on training and resources aimed at building workforce skills and ensuring the consistent, effective use of standards throughout Australia's healthcare system.