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  • NEHTA releases Aussie health term system

    The National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) today launched the first release of SNOMED CT-AU, a collection of clinical terminology which has been adjusted for Australians.

  • Government releases draft health ID legislation

    The Federal Government today released draft legislation to assign a unique healthcare identifier number to every provider and consumer, as agreed to the Coalition of Australian Governments meeting earlier this week.

  • COAG commits to health IDs in 2010

    The Council of Australian Governments yesterday confirmed the goal of introducing individual healthcare identifiers within the next year and vowed to put draft legislation on the table for consultation.

  • NEHTA to test health ID this year

    The National E-Health and Transition Authority (NEHTA) has today released its strategy for 2009 to 2012, listing priorities and timelines to enable e-health, including developing an "office" model for health identifiers by December.

  • NEHTA asks for patience on patient records

    The National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA), the organisation charged with steering Australia's efforts to unify patient records across the nation's healthcare providers, has asked for patience in the face of growing criticism of its progress.

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