Australian Digital Health Agency

Regulator function

System Operator of the My Health Record system, the 1800MEDICARE app and other national digital health directories, products, and services.

Administration of national interoperable digital health systems and services to achieve digital health innovation, boost health and care service efficiency and support sustainable health systemic health sector growth, including the Healthcare Information Provider Service, Provider Connect Australia, Electronic Prescribing, the federated Real Time Prescription Monitoring cross-border sharing system, Clinical Learning Australia and, going forward, Health Connect Australia.

Legislation
  • Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Establishing the Australian Digital Health Agency) Rule 2016
  • My Health Records Act 2012
  • Health Insurance Act 1973
  • Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010
  • Electronic Prescriptions Information Technology Requirements 2019 under the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017
Regulated community

Entities connected to or participating in the My Health Record system and other national digital health directories, products, and services.

This includes healthcare practitioners and provider organisations, operators of health repositories and portals, contracted health service providers, health product software vendors, Australian healthcare sector participants with the My Health Record system (including patients, their representatives and carers).

Portfolio
Health, Disability and Ageing
Internal to department / external
External
Ministerial Statement of Expectations date
20 November 2025
Regulator Statement of Intent date
21 January 2025

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