Health Information Services

We provide the following services:

Medical records

  • Scanning of patient medical record documents into the Cerner clinical system
  • Providing historical paper medical records where required
  • Management of policies relating to health information and medical records, for example:
    • Health and patient privacy
    • Patient registration
    • Records management and archiving
    • Records access
    • Medical record documentation
  • Release of information for GP requests, and other emergency and non-emergency hospital attendances, as per relevant legislation
  • Provide subpoenaed medical records to court

Coding and casemix

  • Clinical coding, with DRG assignment and WIES calculations, ensuring optimal funding for all inpatient activity
  • Reporting of patient data to the Department of Health & Human Services (VAED)
  • Reporting of cancers to the Victorian Cancer Registry

Related links

Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection

Public Record Office Victoria

Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA)

HISA - Australia's Digital Health Community

Independent Hospital and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) and Australian Classification Exchange (ACE)

Curtin University Health Sciences

LaTrobe University School of Psychology and Public Health