The Australian Government has invested a further $6.3 million towards developing the Health Data Portal, used to report on Indigenous health data. The portal, used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services and funded under the Indigenous Australians’ Health Programme (IAHP), allows healthcare providers to publish reports for public consumption or exchange data and other files with authenticated individuals, businesses and other government agencies. It aims to provide a simplified and streamlined process for organisations to deliver health services in communities. The portal is also used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services to submit National Key Performance Indicators (nKPIs) and from July 1, will include the Online Services Report (OSR) and the Health Care Provider (HCP) number report. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare maintains and reports on the nKPI data collection. nKPIs are determined to improve the delivery of primary healthcare services by supporting […]