Australian Digital Health Agency Seeks Developer Feedback to Improve Interoperability
Australian Digital Health Agency seeks feedback from software developers to improve interoperability
Summary
The Australian Digital Health Agency is seeking feedback from software developers to improve health information sharing and strengthen collaboration. The goal is achieving seamless integration across clinical and administrative systems by guiding consistent implementation and national alignment with HL7 and FHIR standards.
Details
The Australian Digital Health Agency has launched a call for feedback aimed at improving interoperability, facilitating the sharing of health information, and promoting collaboration across various care settings. This effort involves developing a FHIR implementation guide as part of 'Health Connect Australia,' a national program designed to enable effective health information exchange between providers. The agency is also building a comprehensive directory covering 970,000 healthcare providers, which will utilize FHIR-based interoperability standards and open APIs to support better care coordination across Australian settings. Developers are invited to submit input on these technical specifications and processes. A virtual testing session is scheduled for early February 2026. Additionally, the article reports on broader UK health IT trends, including a webinar discussing Population Health Management (PHM), NHS England's search for an evaluation partner for the Federated Data Platform program, and Great Ormond Street Hospital launching PICTURE, a platform to generate clinical intelligence from routine data using open-source languages like R and Python.
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