Information Specifications, Content & Requirements

The National E-Health Standards Catalogue (Standards Catalogue) consists of a collection of standards and specifications that are essential guidance for those who develop, sell, support, buy and implement e-health software in Australia. The catalogue provides a list of the standards recommended by, and specifications sourced or developed by, NEHTA. The catalogue also provides advice on when and where the use of a standard is appropriate.

This document contains a summary of the content listed by Domain grouping and Interoperability grouping. To view the details of the recommendation for a standard or specification please view the online Standards Catalogue.

The Release Notes for Version 5.0 of the Standards Catalogue that describes the changes made to the Standards Catalogue since Version 4.0 (December 2007).

A significant number of changes have occurred in the following domain areas:

• Clinical Communications; and
• Secure Messaging.

The National E-Health Standards Catalogue (Standards Catalogue) consists of a collection of standards and specifications that are essential guidance for those who develop, sell, support, buy and implement e-health software in Australia. The catalogue provides a list of the standards recommended by, and specifications sourced or developed by, NEHTA. The catalogue also provides advice on when and where the use of a standard is appropriate.