7. “The Privacy Act defines health information as
‘sensitive’ and affords it a higher level of privacy
protection compared to other personal
information.”
“Email is not a secure form of communication and
you should develop procedures to manage to
transmission of personal information via email.”
8. NEHTA/APP’s (OAIC)
1 Must contain
relevant patient
identifying details
2 Must contain
relevant
practitioner
identifying details
3 Must be
encrypted and
digitally signed
4 Access should
be restricted to
persons of
relevance
5 Sensitive
information must
not leave Australia
Electronic correspondence requirements
9. ● Search recipients by name
● Automatic delivery/opened reports
● Patient appointment-status tracked
You
● Receives correspondence
instantly
● No need to share email
address
Dr Who
● Not on Mediref
● Will receive
correspondence via fax or
a secure email tokenDr Old School