eHealth Requirements

  • Ensure your practice is registered for ePIP.
  • Obtain a Healthcare Provider Identifier – Organisation (HPI-O) number. For information, visit the Medicare for Healthcare Professionals web site.
  • Obtain a Healthcare Provider Identifier – Individual (HPI-I) number. For information, visit the Medicare for Healthcare Professionals web site.
  • Obtain IHI Signing and IHI Encryption certificates, ensuring they have been configured for access to HI Service.
  • Obtain the guide, 'PIP eHealth Incentive Requirement - 1 Healthcare Identifiers'
  • Obtain a National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) PKI certificate.
  • You have installed software for SMD-compliant Messaging. MedicalDirector has partnered with Healthlink which provides a free messaging service to GPs;