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Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) January 2015 Release 5 available for download

Published 9 January 2015

NEHTA has released new specification sets and conformance requirements to enable Pathology and Diagnostic Imaging Reports to be uploaded to the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) by Pathology and Diagnostic Imaging service providers. These specifications support new capabilities in the PCEHR.

The Pathology and Diagnostic Imaging Reports can be used to share information about Pathology tests and Diagnostic Imaging examinations via an individual's PCEHR. These reports include a PDF which contain one or more examinations that are uploaded by the pathology or diagnostic imaging provider to the individual's PCEHR.

An additional new feature is the ability to download the Health Record Overview which can be displayed in local clinical information systems in whole or part. 

Presentation and Data Usage guidance documents have been developed for vendors presenting the Pathology Report, Diagnostic Imaging Report views and also the Health Record Overview in clinical information systems.

NEHTA has also updated a number of technical specifications to support the new capability:

  • PCEHR B2B Document Exchange Logical Service specification and Technical Service specification
  • PCEHR B2B View Service Logical Service specification and Technical Service specification

The specification sets can be downloaded from the NEHTA website:

  • eHealth Pathology Report
    • eHealth Pathology Report Information Requirements v1.1
    • Pathology Report Structured Content Specification v1.0
    • Pathology Report CDA Implementation Guide v1.0
    • eHealth Pathology Report Template Package Library v1.0
  • eHealth Pathology Report View
    • eHealth Pathology Report View Presentation and Data Usage Guide v1.1
    • eHealth Pathology Report View PCEHR Conformance Profile v1.0
  • eHealth Diagnostic Imaging Report
    • eHealth Diagnostic Imaging Report Information Requirements v1.1
    • Diagnostic Imaging Report Structured Content Specification v1.0
    • Diagnostic Imaging Report CDA Implementation Guide v1.0
    • eHealth Diagnostic Imaging Report Template Package Library v1.0
  • eHealth Diagnostic Imaging Report View
    • eHealth Diagnostic Imaging Report View Presentation and Data Usage Guide v1.1 
    • eHealth Diagnostic Imaging Report View PCEHR Conformance Profile v1.0
  • Health Record Overview
    • Health Record Overview Information Requirements v1.1
    • Health Record Overview Presentation and Data Usage Guide v1.0
    • Health Record Overview PCEHR Conformance Profile v1.0 
    • Health Check Schedule View PCEHR Conformance Profile v1.0
    • Observation View PCEHR Conformance Profile v1.0
  • Business  to Business (B2B) Gateway Series
    • PCEHR B2B Document Exchange Logical Service Specification v1.3.1
    • PCEHR B2B Document Exchange Technical Service Specification v1.5.1
    • PCEHR B2B View Service Logical Service Specification v1.4
    • PCEHR B2B View Service Technical Service Specification v1.6.1

For more detailed information, please refer to the following release notes. 

  • eHealth Pathology Report Release Note v1.0
  • eHealth Diagnostic Imaging Report Release Note v1.0
  • eHealth Health Record Overview Release Note v1.0
  • PCEHR B2B Gateway Service Release Note v1.6

Please visit https://developer.digitalhealth.gov.au/ for product downloads.

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