Dear Communicare users, Some organisations have noticed problems validating their HPI-O in the Communicare address book, as currently the organisation name fields on the Healthcare Provider Directory (HPD) had to be an exact match for those that are stored on the Human Services Directory (HSD). These names are not consistent at every organisation – for … Continue reading
Please note that you will be receiving some emails over the next few days with your access details to the National Health Services Directory. The emails will contain more information about the directory, how to access it, and some dates for training around using the directory’s back end. In summary, this is the outcome from … Continue reading
Some information around secure messaging and directories: Please note that although the long term plan is to consolidate the information held in the two sources below, currently and for the immediate foreseeable future, both directories need to be kept updated. The table below simplifies and summarises key information about the two directories. We will forward … Continue reading
AHCSA have recently noted that at some sites there is an issue blocking access to the PCEHR. If you installed your organisation’s NASH certificate on Communicare v12.5 and have since upgraded to a latter version of Communicare, your NASH certificate may have been scrubbed out of the appropriate place on the Communicare server. Please check … Continue reading
A GP from the NT has developed an app that might make it easier for you to search for and store MBS item numbers that you commonly utilise. The idea is to make it easier for GPs to appropriately utilise MBS item numbers. You can also print out a cheat sheet of numbers. Please click … Continue reading
Please see the email below from Pen Computer systems. Pen Computer Systems would like to thank all of our users who completed our Data Cleansing Survey, with a special thank you to Judy Evans from the RACGP. Judy planted the seed and inspired Pen Computer Systems to take on our Cleansing CAT journey. The … Continue reading
Changes to patient biographics records on Communicare can now be automatically maintained on Titanium. Whenever a patient is added or modified in Communicare, an update is automatically sent to Titanium. The update matches patients based on their forenames, surname, date of birth and gender. Please note updates made in Titanium are not reflected back onto Communicare. It is a one way relationship. … Continue reading
We will be putting up a few videos demonstrating how the PCEHR is utilised form within Communicare v13.4. Here is the first. It includes: 1) Opening a clients Communicare clinical record 2) Opening a clients PCEHR record from within Communicare 3) Navigating the PCEHR read panel from Communicare v13.4 Please note that whilst this information … Continue reading
Telstra to acquire healthcare software company, DCA Health Media Release 28 August 2013 Telstra has entered into an agreement to acquire the Health Division of Database Consultants Australia (DCA) – Australia’s leading provider of community care software, eHealth secure messaging software for general practitioners and health directory database development and support services. Telstra’s Head of … Continue reading
If you are a health service member of staff or clinician using Communicare, please consider signing up on the Communicare User Forums. This is where discussion occur around problems, resources, updates, versions, suggested software changes etc. You can sign up in the section of the Communicare website on the right hand side (you may need … Continue reading
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