Short slideshow on Mediref and its use as an alternative to email for Australian Health Practitioners

1. Easy & secure patient Correspondence

2. Why not email?

3. Why not email?

4. Why not email?

5. Why not email?

6. Why not email?

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

10. Perth Foot Centre

11. Easy & secure patient Correspondence