Australian Digital Health Agency is now a Certified Learning Provider with CPD Home, and the Agency is proud to offer e-Learning modules covering digital health. The need for a connected healthcare system is greater than ever – one that’s accessible, progressive, and secure. Digital health has become a vital part of a modern, accessible healthcare system designed to meet the needs of all Australians.

Australia has one of the best healthcare systems in the world, but there are still opportunities for improvement. Better use of technology can help improve the healthcare system for providers and help people live healthier lives, with greater control and better access to their information.

Having a complete picture of your health can assist healthcare providers make more informed decisions about your wellbeing. Through a connected healthcare system, doctors can deliver treatment that’s safer and more personalised.

Managing your health isn’t always as simple as just popping into a doctor’s practice. For those in regional areas, a check-up may require a day-long car trip. Digital health is connecting Australia to a healthier future by connecting you to better healthcare.

My Health Record Security, Privacy and Access  

While health data offers an unprecedented opportunity to advance countless areas of health care and research – benefitting individuals and society as a whole – it all means very little if personal privacy isn’t protected. Any business looking to use or offer digital health solutions, it is essential to consider privacy from day one.

This module explores security measures and legislation supporting the My Health Record system and how your organisation’s policy governs the use of the system. It outlines your obligations when accessing and sharing information and how patient controls may influence access to and the management of health information in their record – it assumes that you have some knowledge of the My Health Record system.

Course length: 30 minutes to complete and you can leave the module at any time and return later.

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Registering your organisation for My Health Record  

This course is designed to help you register and prepare your organisation to access My Health Record.  At the end of this module, you will be able to: explain the processes required to register your organisation and prepare team members to access My Health Record identify any gaps in your organisation’s current capability to access My Health Record develop an action plan for overcoming these gaps and implementing My Health Record use outline legislation and organisational policies that support the use of the My Health Record system.

Course length: 30 minutes to complete and you can leave the module at any time and return later. 

Developing a My Health Record Security and Access Policy for your organisation 

This eLearning module supports healthcare organisations that wish to or are registered with the My Health Record system to develop or update their My Health Record security and access policy.

Course length: 30 minutes to complete and you can leave the module at any time and return later.

Introduction to My Health Record for healthcare providers 

This module provides an overview of the My Health Record system and the key health information that it contains. It outlines benefits of use for healthcare providers as well as describing how consumers can use and manage their records. It also explains how healthcare providers can access My Health Record and the key steps involved in implementation. At the end of this module, you will be able to:

• • explain what My Health Record is and the key health information it holds
  • outline consumer and healthcare provider interaction with the system
  • describe how My Health Record may support better healthcare
  • identify how to gain access to the My Health Record system.

Course length: 30 minutes to complete and you can leave the module at any time and return later.  

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Using My Health Record in General Practice 

This module provides an overview of My Health Record and describes how general practitioners (GPs) can use it within their practice.  At the end of this module, you will be able to:

• • determine the key health information you can access to support clinical decision-making and improve patient safety
  • integrate My Health Record into general practice workflow
  • outline the importance of uploading quality data to the My Health Record system.

Course length: 30 minutes to complete and you can leave the module at any time and return later. 

Electronic prescriptions and Active Script List in your practice  

This module will explore what an electronic prescription is, how it is prescribed, and the policy requirements and legislation that underpin the process.

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To view all CPD from the Australian Digital Health Agency, check out the ADHA Contributor’s page here.