NEHTA issues ePathology specifications for comment
4 September, 2008. Specifications for the electronic communication of pathology result information have been released for public comment.The National E-Health Transition Authority is inviting members of peak bodies, software vendors and any other interested parties to attend a full-day workshop on the Pathology Result Reporting Package and discuss and resolve issues.
The workshop will be held in Sydney on September 29.
The Package (v1.0) was developed by NEHTA in conjunction with the pathology industry and details the way in which a pathology result report will be sent electronically between a pathology laboratory and a clinician working in a healthcare setting.
This package is one of the foundational projects to enable a shared and secure e-health records system.
Although electronic messaging is already well established in the pathology sector, NEHTA's Pathology Program standardises the way that electronic messages regarding pathology reports are created and sent, leading to the following benefits:
- There is one set of standards used for the electronic exchange of information; and
- The pathology information being exchanged is consistently represented using uniform structure and terminology.
The document set, which comprises seven core package documents, can be viewed here
NEHTA invites anyone who would like to raise a topic for wider discussion to email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it before 19 September so it can be added to the agenda for the day.