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Integrations
Communicare integrates with National and State services, external reporting solutions and utilities that expand Communicare's reporting and other capabilities.
My Health Record
A My Health Record is a secure, electronic record of a patient's medical history, stored and shared in a network of connected systems, which brings key health information from a number of different systems together and presents it in a single view.
Health Record Overview
The Health Record Overview (HRO) is a summary of a patient's data stored in their My Health Record.
Limited Document Access Code (LDAC)
When you view a patient's My Health Record there may be some documents missing due to security.
Access Code
When attempting to access a My Health Record the repository may require you to enter an access code.

Integrations
Communicare integrates with National and State services, external reporting solutions and utilities that expand Communicare's reporting and other capabilities.
- Services Australia
  Communicare interacts with Services Australia web services.
- Australian Immunisation Register
  The Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) is a national register that records all vaccines given to all people in Australia.
- Data Synchronisation
  Data Synchronisation (DataSync) enables medical professionals to run clinics and deliver services in some of the most remote and isolated regions of Australia.
- Key Performance Indicators
  Health service management personnel can collate, analyse and report on National Key Performance Indicators and state-based Key Performance Indicators using Communicare.
- Government Reporting Tool
  Use the Government Reporting Tool (GRT) to extract primary health care key performance indicators (nKPIs) for indigenous people from Communicare, analyse the data and directly upload the data to the Health Data Portal.
- HealthTracker
  Communicare can be integrated with The George Institute HealthTracker™, a decision support system developed by the researchers at The George Institute for Global Health to assist primary care health staff in best practice management and prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
- MeHR
  My Electronic Health Record Service (MeHR) allows Communicare users to submit details of a patient's health record and consultations to a central repository. Registered users also have access to this repository.
- My Health Record
  A My Health Record is a secure, electronic record of a patient's medical history, stored and shared in a network of connected systems, which brings key health information from a number of different systems together and presents it in a single view.
  - Health Record Overview
    The Health Record Overview (HRO) is a summary of a patient's data stored in their My Health Record.
    - Patient Document List
      Displays information about the patient and any clinical documents that have been added to the patients My Health Record.
    - Pathology Index View
      The My Health Record Pathology Index View shows a filterable list of CDA pathology report documents.
    - Diagnostic Imaging Report View
      The My Health Record Diagnostic Imaging Report View shows a filterable list of CDA diagnostic imaging report documents.
    - Health Check Assessment Schedule
      Shows questionnaires completed by a parent or an authorised representative at scheduled intervals to help monitor a child's growth and development.
    - Medicare Overview
      Shows information regarding Medicare and Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, pharmaceutical benefits, childhood immunisation and organ donor status.
    - Limited Document Access Code (LDAC)
      When you view a patient's My Health Record there may be some documents missing due to security.
      - Access Code
        When attempting to access a My Health Record the repository may require you to enter an access code.
    - Select a Document
    - Viewing Documents
      My Health Record documents are temporarily downloaded and displayed for viewing.
    - Removing Documents
      If required, you can remove documents from the My Health Record repository.
    - My Health Record Not Found
      The My Health Record Not Found window is when a My Health Record cannot be found for the current patient.
    - My Health Record Upload Consent
      My Health Record and National Prescription and Dispense Repository (NPDR) are opt-out systems. However, patient upload consent may still be required before a document can be uploaded to a patient's My Health Record.
  - My Health Record Assisted Registration
    Register new patients with My Health Record if they are not already registered.
  - National Prescription and Dispense Repository
    You can view patient medication data on My Health Record through Communicare.
- National Cancer Screening Register
  Communicare integrates with the National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR).
- Titanium & ISOH
  Communicare can interface with the Information System for Oral Health (ISOH) or Titanium.
- Virtual health monitoring
  Communicare can be configured to integrate with virtual health monitoring applications such as My Care Manager (MCM).
- WACHS Features
  This topic provides help for WACHS-related features.

Access Code

When attempting to access a My Health Record the repository may require you to enter an access code.

You should ask your patient yo supply you with their access code. Then to continue to the patient's record, enter the access code and click OK.

If you require emergency access to a patient's records and don't have the access code, click Request Emergency Access.

Once you have obtained access to a patient's My Health Record using an access code, you may not need to enter an access code again to access that patient's My Health Record.

9 February 2024