Communicare Modules

Available Communicare functionality is determined by modules.

Unless otherwise stated the modules are core modules, central to the operation of Communicare.

Table 1. Communicare Modules
Module Description
Address Book Integration - ADHA PDS

Enables integration with the ADHA Provider Directory Service (PDS), a central directory of providers.

Tip: Before enabling this module, first enable PDS address book synchronisation, specify the PDS URL and select the certificate on the Web Services tab. For more information, see PDS web service configuration.
Address Book Integration - EPD
Enables integration with the Enterprise Provider Directory (EPD), a central directory of all medical sites, services and practitioners.
Tip: Before enabling this module, first configure Argus and the EPD web service (URL and API Key). For more information, see EPD web service configuration.
Address Book Maintenance

Enables a local address book where your health service can store local address book entries.

If the EPD or PDS Address Book Integration modules are also enabled, local address book entries are linked to the Enterprise Provider Directory or Provider Directory Service.
Adverse Reaction Administration Enables controls to delete or update adverse reactions in patient records.
Appointments

Optional - V18.3 and later

Enables appointment scheduling.
Biographics Enables recording of personal information about a patient.
Birth Notifications

Western Australian Country Health Service only - V18.4 and later

Enables birth notifications to be managed in a single list.

Requires set up by a Communicare Implementation Consultant. Contact Communicare Support for further information.
Clinic Attendance Deprecated. Replaced with Service Recording.
Clinical Records Enables all Clinical Item and Recall recording for patients.
Clinical Reporting Enables patient summary and hard-coded reports related to clinical patient information.
Communications

V21.1 and later

Enables Communicare to send SMS messages and appointment reminders using Telstra Health's SMS gateway (TH Messaging) instead of Burst.

For more information, see Enable SMS.
Data Entry Wizard Enables the Data Entry Wizard that allows users to enter a clinical item into multiple patient records simultaneously.
Document Scanning Enables users to scan documents from Documents and Results and the clinical record
Electronic Claims

Optional - V18.3 and later

Enables your health service to make electronic claims with Medicare Australia
Electronic Documents Enables users to create outgoing documents from the 'Documents and Results' and the clinical record, and see incoming documents.
EMPI Search

Optional

Enables searching for patient details before adding them to Communicare using an Enterprise Master Patient Index.

This feature is available only to customers who have developed integrations to their EMPI with the Telstra Health Implementations team. If you would like to integrate your EMPI, contact our implementations through contact Communicare Support.
Information Sharing Consent Maintenance Enables recording that a patient has given or denied consent to allow access to their clinical record by other organisations.
Information Sharing Consent Recording Enables recording of whether a patient has withdrawn consent or has never been asked to allow access to their clinical record by other organisations.
Intramail

Optional - V18.3 and later

Enables sending secure internal electronic messages within Communicare.
Investigations Enables Pathology and Imaging, so users can request investigations and receive results electronically.
Management Reporting Enables the Query Builder and non-clinical SQL reports.
Medication View Enables viewing of medication history, management, prescribing,
Medications Management

Prescribing must also be enabled.

Allows sites to manage imprest, consolidated orders, chart medication orders, administer and supply medication, and work with Verbal Orders.
MeHR

NT sites only

Integrates Communicare with the My eHealth Record
MeHR Administration

NT sites only

Integrates Communicare with the My eHealth Record
MeHR e-Registration Auto-Prompt

NT sites only

Integrates Communicare with the My eHealth Record
MeHR to My Health Record Transition

NT sites only

Integrates Communicare with the My eHealth Record
My Health Record Access Integrates Communicare with MHR
My Health Record Assisted Registration Integrates Communicare with MHR
NCSR Integration

V21.2 and later

Integrates Communicare with the National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR).

Tip: After enabling this module, on the Web Services tab, specify the URL of the NCSR API and your organisation's NASH certificate. For more information, see Web Services > National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR).
Online Appointment Booking

Optional - V18.3 and later

Enables external online appointment booking services to interface with Communicare to book appointments.
Patient Add Enables adding patients to patient biographics so Patient Add system rights can be applied to user groups.
Patient Deletion Enables deleting patients from Communicare so Patient Deletion system rights can be applied to user groups.
Patient Edit Enables editing patients in patient biographics so Patient Edit system rights can be applied to user groups.
Prescribing Allows prescribing of medications, adding medication history and creation of medication requests. Medication requests combine multiple medications on one prescription. This module can be enabled with Medications Management or independently.
Private Billing

Optional - V18.3 and later

Enables your health service to bill patients privately.
Reference Tables Enables system reference tables which form a basic dictionary of information used throughout Communicare.
Report Administration Enables report administration. customisation and modification.
Security on Alerts

Was Alerts and Other Information Control.

Enables Communicare Administrators to restrict access to view the medical alerts section of the clinical record to users with the Alerts and Other Information system right for their user group.
Service Recording Enables consultations to be recorded or viewed.
SMS Feature

Optional - cannot be enabled with SMS Messaging

Enables your health service to send SMS messages to patients using Burst.
SMS Messaging Enables your health service to send SMS messages to patients.
Structured Alerts

Optional

Alert clinical items are not recorded in the free text alerts area in the Main Summary tab of Clinical Records. To replace the free text alerts area with a generated list of all Alert clinical items and their current state, enable Structured Alerts.

Note: Alerts entered in free text are not migrated to Alert clinical items automatically. If you would like to migrate your existing alerts, contact Communicare Support before you enable this module. Communicare's Professional Services team will scope and implement this feature as a separate, paid service.
Structured Contacts

Optional

Enables your health service to record extra kin information on the Social tab of Patient Biographics.

Note: Do not enable this option without first contacting Communicare Support. Existing data may be lost if it is not first migrated. If your health service would like to use structured contacts, contact Communicare Support. Communicare's Professional Services team will scope and implement this feature as a separate, paid service.
Third Party CDA

Optional - V20.2 and later

Enable only for large health services that use a private repository instead of sending CDA documents like the Event Summary and Shared Health Summary to My Health Record directly. For the additional configuration required, see Configuring use of a private CDA repository.

Note: Ensure that you also deselect the My Health Record Access module.
Transport Management

Optional - V18.3 and later

Enables your health service to plan transport arrangements for attendance at your clinic and also track the transport outcomes.
Transport Services Deprecated. Replaced with Transport Management.