The next release of Genie (v8.2.4), includes the ability to download patient Individual Health Identifiers (IHI). To use this feature, your practice must be issued with an Organisational Healthcare Provider Identifier (HPI-O), which you get by registering with the HI Service.

For all the details, please go to Medicare’s main website for HI Services at: www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/provider/health-identifier/index.jsp

Medicare also provides an Introduction and Overview flyer.

STEP 1:

Select individuals in your practice to be the Responsible Officer (RO), and Organisation Maintenance Officer (OMO). For more information about this see the Medicare document on Responsible Officer's.

STEP 2:

Register your practice, RO and OMO with the Medicare HI Services. This will also update your current PKI certificate to work with the HI Service. Medicare provide this application form.

STEP 3:

Submit Authorised Employee details for staff, other than those with an individual Healthcare Provider Identifier (HPI-I), who will access the HI service. You can download the Application form and Online User Guide from Medicare's Forms page.
(Scroll down to the Healthcare Identifiers Service section.)

Enter your HPI-O in Genie’s Practice Preferences window.

You are now able to download patient IHIs using the Get IHI button in Genie’s Patient Demographic window.

STEP 4:

Enter each doctor’s HPI-I in their Preferences window in Genie. (These will be used in the near future for sending correspondence to other health professionals via Secure Message Delivery.)

HPI-Is are issued by AHPRA, and would have been included in the last registration letter sent to each doctor. Alternatively, you can:

• Login to your account on AHPRA’s website: www.ahpra.gov.au
• Call Medicare on 1300 361 457