iHealth Care Directory

iHealth Care Directory
The iHealth Care Directory (the Directory) is a listing of where GPs work in Queensland and how they can most effectively be contacted. The Directory will also include specialists and allied health professionals contact details. This will ultimately make the Directory a central and authoritative source of health providers’ contact details to enable secure communication of patient information across Queensland.

What is the iHealth Care Directory used for?
he Directory’s primary purpose is to transfer clinical patient information e.g. discharge summaries and specialist referrals from one health provider to another.
The Directory also makes it possible to rapidly communicate public health alerts (e.g. outbreaks of communicable diseases, food poisoning etc) to health providers throughout Queensland.
Since allied health professionals are increasingly called upon for team care arrangements with General Practice, the ability to share patient information for referrals, expert opinion or following courses of care is essential, so allied health professionals will also be included on the Directory.

Who has access to the iHealth Care Directory?
Any health related organisation or private practitioner delivering patient care who has a need to communicate with GPs, specialists or allied health professionals about their patients will have access to the Directory.
The Directory will provide a single trusted source of health care professionals contact details working in private practice in Queensland. This will facilitate improved communication between Queensland’s public hospitals, private hospitals and other doctors. This will ensure information is transferred to the correct health provider, using the preferred mode of communication and in rapid time so as not to cause unnecessary delays in patient care. All health professionals listed on the Directory are provided free access for the purpose of communicating patient information and to update their details online.
All health professionals will need to opt in by completing Part A of the iHealth Care Consent Form. A health professional can withdraw his/her consent at any time.
Consent forms:
General Practitioner
Specialist
Allied Health

Electronic versions of the Directory are accessible to participating subscribers only. Access to the Directory is password protected and encrypted, preventing general public access. The use of the Directory by any person or organisation outside the terms of their agreement may result in termination of access to the Directory.
The iHealth Care Directory is an initiative of General Practice Queensland on behalf on the Queensland Divisions Network. The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing have sponsored the iHealth Care Directory. The Directory is supported by the Divisions of General Practice in Queensland.

For further information about the iHealth Care Directory, contact 1800 620 046.

For the full iHealth Care Directory terms and conditions please go to www.ihcdirectory.com.au