Health Identifier Service and My Health Record Configuration

This article is part of the systems administration guide. You will require administration access to view the pages mentioned in this article.

It is very important when setting up My Health Record in CareRight the following listed below are completed.

  1. Prerequisites

  2. NASH Certificate 

  3. HI Service Settings

Once completed continue on to My Health Record Profile setup 

1. Prerequisites

2. NASH Certificate

Please ensure the NASH Certificate  "P12" file and  NASH Certificate password provided to the organisation when the certificate was issued is available as required for this step. NASH Certificate can be downloaded from PRODA click "here" for more information

Upload your NASH Certificate

Steps:

1. Administration 

 2. System

3. Certificates

Make a note of the expiry date, you will need to contact Services Australia to renew the certificate when it is close to expiry.

3. HI Service Settings

Configure HI Service and My Health Record at: Administration > System > HI Service

The following settings are related to the HI Service.  The HI Service is required to use My Health Record.

SettingExampleDescription
EnabledYesEnables HI Service integration
HPI-O8003 6200 0000 0000A 16 digit number starting with "800362" that uniquely identifies your organisation with national health services.  This was provided to you when you registered with Services Australia to use the HI Service
CertificateNASH CertificateSelect the NASH certificate you uploaded previously
HI Web Service URLhttps://www3.medicareaustralia.gov.au/pcert/soap/services/This is the URL of Medicare's HI Web Services
User Qualifierhttp://example.use.careright.com.au/id/username/userid/1.0An identifier used as a namespace in HI Service Web Services.  This should include your domain name.
Responsible OfficerMs Test DoctorA user who has overall responsibility for communications from your organisation to the HI Service.  This is named in audit logs for actions when there is no logged in user (for example, background checking of IHI validity)

The following settings are related to My Health Record

SettingExampleDescription
Web Service URLhttps://services.ehealth.gov.au/The URL of the national My Health Record service.
Leave blank to disable My Health Record Integration.
Organisation NameTest Health Service 585Your organisation name for the purposes of sending Clinical Documents to My Health Record.  This typically matches the name associated with the NASH certificate.
IHI Validity Period (Days)60The number of days before an IHI number is considered out of date and needs to be revalidated.
Note: Revalidation normally occurs automatically within CareRight
LocationClintel ClinicA location as configured in CareRight.  The address for this location will be used in Clinical Documents uploaded to My Health Record.

Groups & Roles

Assign roles as required at: Administration > Users and Groups > Groups

The following roles are related to the Health Identifier Service:

RoleDescription
Can access HI ServiceAble to manage IHI numbers on patient record and HPI-I numbers on provider and professional contact records.

The following roles are related to My Health Record:

RoleDescription
Can view My Health RecordCan download and view clinical documents and dynamic views from My Health Record
Can upload to My Health RecordWhen writing a discharge summary, has the option to upload it to My Health Record as a Discharge Summary
When writing a contact letter, has the option to upload it to My Health Record as a Specialist Letter
When writing a prescription, has the option to upload it to My Health Record as a Prescription Record
Can manage My Health Record AccessCan check for existing and gain access to a patient's My Health Record.  Can enter LDAC/RDAC access codes to gain access to hidden records/documents.  Suitable for non-clinical staff who need to prepare access or correct problems, without needing to view clinical documents.