Specialist
Making better use of digital health will help overcome the tyranny of distance when delivering specialist health services across Australia.
Based on the latest ABS census, people with a long-term health condition are more likely to see three or more healthcare providers and more than 10% report that there are issues caused by a lack of communication between them. This makes the information that specialists can access and provide through digital health technology critical to continuity of care.
Getting started
My Health Record
myhealthrecord.gov.auElectronic prescribing
Electronic prescribingTelehealth
TelehealthSecure messaging
Secure messagingDigital health specialist toolkit
specialist-toolkit.digitalhealth.gov.auMore digital health tools
Initiatives and programsEducation and training
Online training
My Health Record: Access via the National Provider Portal (NPP)
training.digitalhealth.gov.au
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Online training
Cyber security: Digital Health Security Awareness
https://training.digitalhealth.gov.au/enrol/index.php?id=14My Health Record software simulator (On-demand training)
On-demand training
My Health Record software simulator
https://onlinetraining.digitalhealth.gov.au/portal/webclient/index.html?userNam…Healthcare professionals can now simulate use of the digital health functionality in their software.
The My Health Record software simulator tile (above) will direct you to a login screen.
- The username is 'OnDemandTrainingUser' and should be completed for you, however you will be required to enter a password to access the session.
- The password is 'TrainMe'. Please note this password is case sensitive.
The following software vendors and products offer training and support for general practitioners:
| Best Practice | Medical Director |
| Communicare | Zedmed |
| Genie |
Additional resources
Digital health: Podcasts
PodcastsBlog
Top 5 healthcare documents Australians want access to
Top 5 healthcare documents Australians want access toMy Health Record: Statistics
StatisticsDigital Bytes: Professor Nikolai Petrovsky - Artificial intelligence
Digital Bytes with Professor Nikolai Petrovsky - Artificial intelligenceDigital innovation: Oculo
Innovation Challenge winner: OculoDigital health: Education and training request form
Education and training request formDigital health: Events and webinars
digitalhealth.gov.auIndustry newsroom
13 May 2021
Patient immunisation details now more easily available to healthcare providers in their clinical information systems
Patient immunisation details now more easily available to healthcare providers in their clinical information systems28 April 2020
Communicating the benefits of connected healthcare
Communicating the benefits of connected healthcare29 March 2019