Notices, acknowledgements and attributions

Notices

Words mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks, whether registered or unregistered, have been capitalised or use initial capitals. Terms identified as trademarks include Microsoft®, Microsoft Windows®.

Approval has been granted by the Tasmanian Government to use Communicare Version 22.1 as an electronic prescription system in Tasmania.

If using the Australian Immunisation Register integration: Participating health professionals may utilise the services and information provided including personal information only in accordance with National (Privacy Act 1988, Health Insurance Act 1973, Australian Immunisation Register Act 2015 and other relevant legislation), State or Territory legislation, Policy and Guidelines.

In Communicare V21.3 and later, to support Services Australia interactions, your patients' relevant personal information is encrypted and sent from your Communicare server to Services Australia web services via Communicare Next Generation. The data is retained by Communicare Next Generation. Communicare Next Generation is hosted on Microsoft Azure cloud services, in highly secure data centres based in Australia (Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne) which meet the Australian Standards for Information Security. Microsoft has been awarded Certification for Protected data in Australia. For more information about how Telstra Health manages personal information, see our privacy policy.

In Communicare V22.1 and later, to support ePrescribing interactions, your patients' relevant personal information is encrypted and sent from your Communicare server to an ETP service, such as eRx, via Communicare Next Generation. The data is retained by Communicare Next Generation. Communicare Next Generation is hosted on Microsoft Azure cloud services, in highly secure data centres based in Australia (Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne) which meet the Australian Standards for Information Security. Microsoft has been awarded Certification for Protected data in Australia. For more information about how Telstra Health manages personal information, see our privacy policy.

In Communicare V22.1 and later, for printed PBS prescriptions, your patients' relevant personal information is encrypted and sent from your Communicare server to an ETP service, such as eRx, via Communicare Next Generation. The data is retained by Communicare Next Generation. Communicare Next Generation is hosted on Microsoft Azure cloud services, in highly secure data centres based in Australia (Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne) which meet the Australian Standards for Information Security. Microsoft has been awarded Certification for Protected data in Australia. For more information about how Telstra Health manages personal information, see our privacy policy.

Acknowledgements

NPS MedicineWise, Specifications for national Key Performance Indicators and Online Services Reporting. Sydney: NPS MedicineWise, 2021

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