Security certificates
September 11, 2013
PHARMACISTS wanting to access
the eHealth record system require
special National Authentication
Service for Health (NASH) Public
Key Infrastructure certificates.
According to an update from
Medicare Australia yesterday, the
certificates are used specifically for
eHealth, and are different to the
PKI certificates currently used to
claim Medicare and PBS payments.
There are two NASH certificates
required to access the system - one
for the pharmacy and one for the
pharmacist.
The NASH PKI Certificate for
Healthcare Provider Organisations
allows the pharmacy to access
eHealth records, access the
NASH directory and send secure
messages using suitable software.
For the pharmacist, the NASH PKI
Certificate for Individual Healthcare
Providers is required, to allow
access to system via the eHealth
record provider portal.
Pharmacies must first have a
Healthcare Provider Identifier
Organisation (HPI-O)number, while
pharmacists require a Healthcare
Provider Identifier - Individual
(HPI-I) to apply for certificates.
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