Australian e-Health

HealthLink is an internationally recognised health systems integrator. More than 15,000 medical practitioners connect to HealthLink every day.

HealthLink works with NEHTA and other government authorities to ensure we support and follow the Australian Standards. HealthLink is an approved supplier of Secure Messaging under the PIP e-Health incentive scheme.

The HealthLink Messaging System is a secure system that provides real time and store-and-forward Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in a standards compliant context specifically tailored to the requirements of health providers.

Currently, HealthLink offers two key services in Australia:

• HealthLink Pathology and Radiology Report Delivery
• HealthLink Referrals, Status Reports and Discharge Summaries - RSD

Medical practices

• Healthlink provides a free service for Australian GPs
• Seamlessly integrates with all the leading Clinical Software Systems
• Receiving Pathology and Radiology reports, Discharge Summaries, Specialist Letters
• Sending Referrals
• Well supported with toll-free helpdesk
• A reliable data exchange mechanism

Specialists

• Seamlessly integrates with all the leading Clinical Software Systems
• Sending Specialist reports
• Receiving Referrals, Pathology and Radiology Reports
• Well supported with toll-free helpdesk
• Ability to track that reports are received

Divisions / GP Networks

• Healthlink provides a free service for your GPs
• The only Messaging vendor to officially integrate with Medical Director
• Well supported with toll-free helpdesk
• A reliable mechanism for collecting statistical data from GPs
• A medium for exchanging information with member practices
• Online Training Videos are available to send referrals
• Clinical System Integration Guides are available
• Check out the map for our coverage in your area

Hospitals, emergency clinics, radiology, pathology, patient help lines and other healthcare providers

• A secure and reliable mechanism for exchanging data with practices
• Well supported with toll-free helpdesk for you and your referrers
• Message testing and vendor integration support
• Integrate Digital imaging viewing from the referrers clinical system
• HL7 expertise available as part of the messaging service

Consultancy

• Data Conversion service if your system cannot produce HL7 compliant messages in your required timelines
• Standards adoption
• The only messaging vendor named in the NEHTA Wave 2 e-Health projects
• Marketplace research

Currently, HealthLink offers two key services in Australia:

• HealthLink Pathology and Radiology Report Delivery
• HealthLink Referrals, Status Reports and Discharge Summaries - RSD