As part of their studies the Bachelor of Health Science and Master of Health Information students toured the MHC and will be assessed on what they learnt.  

 

The MHC shows how the Healthcare Identifiers Service (HI Service) works. The HI Service, which commenced operation on 1 July 2010, has been developed as a foundation service for e-health initiatives in Australia recognising that a requirement for a safe and secure e-health system is the ability to uniquely identify everyone involved in a single healthcare transaction.

It was a valuable opportunity for the students to see how the HI Service will fit in with the healthcare system and see the ongoing benefits to patients, providers and organisations.

 

The MHC is part of the The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) ‘e-health Futures’, an innovative and interactive display of how e-health information will work among health care professionals.