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Secondary use of data
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security
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seed organisation
A healthcare provider organisation with an HPI-O and a legal entity that is the head of a network hierarchy which may or may not include subordinate network organisations.
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Shared health summary
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shared health summary (SHS)
A clinical document summarising an individual’s health status and includes important information such as allergies/adverse reactions, medicines, medical history and immunisations. Only a nominated healthcare provider can create or update the shared health summary.
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specialist letter
The document used by a treating specialist to respond to a GP about a referred patient. It is based on the usual practice where a specialist writes back to the GP.
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System Operator
The participant with responsibility for establishing and operating the My Health Record system. The System Operator is presently the Australian Digital Health Agency.
