What's new?

May 2013

The Healthcare Identifiers Service Licensed Materials for the May 2013 release are now available.

January 2013

New eligibility requirements for the PIP eHealth Incentive start 1 February.

The Department of Human Services’ Compliance Program 2012—13 is now available.

The 2013 Medicare Teen Dental Plan voucher is valued up to $166.15

The Medicare Safety Net threshold figures for 2013 are now available.

Online programs & services

Technology is changing the way business is conducted across the health sector. We're working with individuals and organisations within the health sector to develop integrated online solutions for streamlining claiming and clinical information processes. Online claiming solutions are the innovative way for your clients to do business with us over the internet and offers business improvement opportunities within the health sector's emerging eBusiness environment for practices and their patients.

Key products and initiatives that we've developed that are influencing international and national standards for electronic health information exchange are:

The following table lists all supported operating systems that are compatible with our Client and Server Adaptors:

Supported operating systems

CD Title Title Date Supported operating systems Supported Java runtimes What you need to know
Aged Care Online Claiming ACFI, Residential and Community Care December 2012
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7 (32-bit only)
  • Java 1.4.2
  • Java 1.6 0 29
You may have difficulties using this client adapter if you use later versions of Java with other software. To fix this, we’ve provided you with an automated setup script.
Aged Care Online Claiming ACFI, Residential and Community Care, File Upload Channel November 2011
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7 (32-bit only)
  • Java 1.4.2
  • Java 1.6 0 29
You need a 32-bit JVM.
Aged Care Online Claiming eACCR December 2012
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7 (32-bit only)
  • Java 1.4.2
  • Java 1.6 0 29
You may have difficulties using this client adapter if you use later versions of Java with other software. To fix this, we’ve provided you with an automated setup script.
Eclipse Installation Pack Server Adaptor November 2012
  • Windows XP
  • Solaris 10
  • RHEL 5
  • Java 1.6.0_26
You need JRE v1.6 (32-bit) or later version to run the ECLIPSE Server Adaptor Nov 2012.
Medicare Enterprise Server Adaptor Server Adaptor November 2012
  • Windows XP Solaris 10
  • RHEL 5
  • Java 1.6.0_26
You need JRE v1.6 (32-bit) or later version to run the ECLIPSE Enterprise Server Adaptor Nov 2012.
Medicare Online\Eclipse Installation Pack Client Adaptor November 2012
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7 (32-bit only)
  • Mac (Intel) OSX 10.6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise
  • Linux 5
  • Solaris SunOS sparc 5.10
  • Java 1.6.0_26
You need a 32-bit JVM.
PBS Installation Pack Client Adaptor June 2012
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7 (32-bit only)
  • RHEL 5
  • RHEL 6
  • Java 1.4.2
  • Java 1.6

You need a 32-bit JVM (even if you use Windows 7 64-bit).

PBS Installation Pack Server Adaptor June 2012
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7 (32-bit only)
  • Java 1.4.2
  • Java 1.6

You need a 32-bit JVM (even if you use Windows 7 64-bit).

Last updated: 13 February, 2013