E-MediSafe is a project
set up to facilitate secure electronic communications and referrals
between primary care service providers. It enables a variety of primary
health and community based organisations to send and receive encrypted
and digitally signed emails directly to and from their desktop.
GPs and primary care
services from Melbourne, the Gold Coast and Northern Queensland are
participating.
Importantly, the
security infrastructure used is consistent with the standards proposed
by the Commonwealth Government Gatekeeper Program (although eMedisafe
has not undergone the Gatekepeer accreditation processes)