Digital health resources
AHPA has produced these digital health resources in collaboration with relevant partners and/or independently related to digital health.
Please note AHPA is currently undertaking a review of these resources and updating, replacing and complementing them as required. Please continue to visit the website for updated and new resources which will also be communicated via your professional association.
Our general resources page also may include other documents of interest.
Allied health software selection assistant tool
This software tool, developed in conjunction with TrainIT Medical, has been designed to help you determine your practice’s needs regarding a clinical information system.
The spreadsheet has been developed by AHPA to help allied health practitioners know more about the range of software packages available and which functions they each offer.
The provider contact list, also developed with TrainIT Medical, has been collated to help allied health practitioners quickly find out how to contact various software vendors.
The information presented has been supplied by the software vendors.
Clinical note-taking using medical software
This is the third webinar in AHPA’s 4-part technology series for allied health professionals. The webinar focuses on how to record quality clinical notes with medical practice software, including tips and tricks for streamlining note-taking and incorporating a screen effectively into a patient consultation.
Connection guides for allied health professionals
AHPA has developed a series of connection guides for allied health professionals seeking to engage with digital platforms.
These guides provide practical advice that addresses issues specific to allied health professionals. The guides for connecting with My Health Record include information on how to connect via conformant software and via the National Provider Portal.
Commercially available software considerations
There is a large variety of commercially available software to enable digitisation of work processes, particularly related to note taking, communicating with others and improving the efficiency of your systems and processes.
Where to start and how to choose the right software for you is an important task to begin with. The resources below may be of assistance to you when considering which aspects of your practice you wish to digitise and which software solution to choose.
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This is the first webinar in AHPA’s 4-part technology series for allied health professionals. The webinar is designed to help allied health providers understand the features and benefits of practice management software, and how to implement or increase use of this type of software.
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This is the second webinar in AHPA’s 4-part technology series for allied health professionals. The webinar focuses on how allied health providers can benefit from using practice software for communication with other health professionals.
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This is the third webinar in AHPA’s 4-part technology series for allied health professionals. The webinar focuses on how to record quality clinical notes with medical practice software, including tips and tricks for streamlining note-taking and incorporating a screen effectively into a patient consultation.
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This software tool, developed in conjunction with TrainIT Medical, has been designed to help you determine your practice’s needs regarding a clinical information system.
The spreadsheet has been developed by AHPA to help allied health practitioners know more about the range of software packages available and which functions they each offer.
The provider contact list, also developed with TrainIT Medical, has been collated to help allied health practitioners quickly find out how to contact various software vendors. The information presented has been supplied by the software vendors.
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Digital Health for Allied Health webinars
Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) is pleased to present this webinar series on digital health for allied health professionals. These webinars were developed following consultation with particular professions but their contents will also be relevant to other professions.
Telehealth
Consider if the resources linked here can assist the use of telehealth in your organisation.
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AHPA’s Digital Inclusion Assessment and Planning Tool for Allied Health Providers has been developed to help allied health professionals engage with digital health technologies including My Health Record, secure messaging and telehealth. It is intended to help allied health providers assess their own understanding of these technologies and determine how they would benefit their practice and patients.
Once practitioners have completed a self-assessment, the tool provides links to a range of resources for further reading and support to implement digital health tools.
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AHPA has produced a guide and several associated resources addressing technical, privacy and security, and clinical assessment aspects of telehealth for allied health professionals . These resources are intended to provide an overall introduction to telehealth and are to be used in conjunction with profession-specific guidance developed by individual professions.
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Infrastructure Connection
To enable access to the benefits of some of the digital health software solutions available and ensure your organisation and staff use them appropriately, specific equipment, methods and compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements may be required.
Consider if these resources can assist to ensure safe, secure and compliant technology use within your organisation.
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Healthcare organisations participating in the My Health Record system are required to have policies in place that ensure the system is used safely and responsibly.
These policy templates will help allied health practices prepare appropriate digital health policies and ensure their compliance with My Health Record requirements.
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AHPA has developed a series of connection guides for allied health professionals seeking to engage with digital platforms.
These guides provide practical advice that addresses issues specific to allied health professionals. The guides for connecting with My Health Record include information on how to connect via conformant software and via the National Provider Portal.
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Digital health toolkits
AHPA has created toolkits to help allied health professions understand and interact with digital health platforms such as My Health Record and secure messaging. This is part of AHPA’s ongoing work to support allied health professions to engage with digital health.
My Health Record resources for allied health professionals
The Australian Digital Health Agency has developed new information sheets and online guidance to support allied health practitioners seeking to find out more about My Health Record. Visit the dedicated allied health section of the My Health Record website for videos and other resources.
My Health Record for allied health providers webinar
This is the fourth webinar in AHPA’s 4-part technology series for allied health professionals. The webinar focuses on My Health Record for allied health providers including benefits of using the My Health Record system, how to connect to the system, how to upload event summaries and how to embed use of the system in your practice to improve communication and patient care.
