Abstract

Provides messaging guidelines for electronic hospital supply chains in order to support the formal collection, storage and transmission of data within hospital electronic supply chains. Provides an introduction to the Health Supply chain Electronic Business model and gives specific messaging rules and process logic for the nine (9) priority UN/EDIFACT message implementation guidelines for Health.

RECONFIRMATION NOTICE
Technical Committee IT-014 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance
with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the
publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original
date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of
such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for
reconfirmation on 18 June 2014.
The following are represented on Technical Committee IT-014:
Aged Care Association Australia
Allied Health Professions Australia
Australasian College of Health Informatics
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Australian College of Nursing
Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association
Australian Information Industry Association
Australian Institute of Health & Welfare
Australian Institute of Radiography
Australian Medical Association
Australian Private Hospitals Association
Consumers Federation of Australia
CSIRO e-Health Research Centre
Commonwealth Department of Health
Department of Health, Victoria
Department of Health, Western Australia
Department of Human Services
Edith Cowan University
Engineers Australia
GS1 Australia
Health Information Management Association of Australia
HL7 Australia
Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise Australia
Medical Software Industry Association
National ICT Australia
NEHTA
NSW Ministry of Health
Royal Australian College of Medical Administrators
Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
The University of Sydney
University of Western Sydney

Scope

This Standard provides an introduction to the Health Supply Chain Electronic Business model and gives specific messaging rules and process logic for the nine (9) priority UN/EDIFACT message implementation guidelines for Health. It also provides use case concepts and notation in Appendix A.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
ProductNote	Reconfirmed 15/08/2014. This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2014 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 15/08/2014
Pages
ISBN
Committee	IT-014
Supersedes	DR 02304