eHealth NSW in collaboration with Health Protection NSW has helped NSW Health become one of the first jurisdiction in Australia to meet the Federal Department of Health’s mandate to report vaccines under the National Immunisation Program (NIP) to the Australia Immunisation Register (AIR). NSW Health exceeded the mandated requirement by also reporting additional vaccination records such as Monkey Pox and Japanese Encephalitis.
Earlier this year, eHealth NSW was tasked with building a solution to integrate new and historical vaccination records with the AIR. The solution went live on 18 September 2023.
The new integration will help clinicians administering vaccines to meet their obligations to record each immunisation within 10 business days. It integrates existing source systems, minimising the need for manual data entry into the AIR, and saves clinicians’ time.
Executive Director, Health Protection NSW and Project Sponsor, Dr Jeremy McAnulty, said it was pleasing to see the AIR Integration solution’s successful go live.
“The system will provide a seamless experience to clinicians and make it simpler for them to record vaccinations, deliver care and improve patient outcomes,” he said.
eHealth NSW Program Director, Peter Gollop said it has taken a significant team effort to achieve this milestone.
“The project launch has highlighted the successful collaboration between the NSW Ministry of Health, eHealth NSW, and hundreds of clinical and technical staff from NSW Health local health districts and specialty health networks.”
Following the successful launch, automated integrations will be rolled out to 7 source systems across the statewide network of LHDs and SHNs by the end of 2023.
Several systems were excluded from the integration due to technical incompatibilities, notably eMaternity and Cerner PowerForms. As a result, in addition to the ongoing upload of records, more than 650,000 historical records will also be migrated to the AIR.
Existing patient record systems developed by eHealth NSW, such as Electronic Medication Management (eMeds) within the Electronic Medical Record (eMR), have been seamlessly integrated with AIR allowing automated upload of future immunisation records.
To learn more please contact the AIR Integration support team.
The above news item is included in our eHealth NSW December 2023 newsletter.
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