27 March Axe the fax: new Agency incentive supports paperless healthcare March 27, 2019 By Announcement, Digital Health Agency 0 The Australian Digital Health Agency has today announced an incentive to accelerate clinical software provider adoption of standards to deliver enhanced secure messaging functionality into their systems by 2020. Eliminating paper-based messaging in healthcare is a priority of the National Digital Health Strategy, which was approved in 2017 by all states and territories through the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Health Council. Read more here. Related Articles PIPQI Communique - Practice Incentive Program & Workforce Incentive Program Practice Incentives Program Quality Improvement Incentive: What practices need to know Fact Sheet August 2019 Why is there a new Quality Improvement Incentive under the PIP? Provider Connect Australia - helping healthcare providers stay connected The Australian Digital Health Agency 2018–19 Annual Report The Australian Digital Health Agency Annual Report describes the operations and performance of the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) during 2017-18. Join us at Australian Healthcare Week We invite you to join the largest healthcare event in Australia for what promises to be an invaluable learning and networking experience. AAPM is proud to support Australian Healthcare Week as an exhibitor. Workforce Incentives for Doctors and Practices More than 5,000 practices and 7,000 medical practitioners will be eligible for incentive payments under the new Workforce Incentive Program (WIP). Comments are closed.