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Health Identity

Information about the National Health Index (NHI), Health Provider Index (HPI), Medical Warning System (MWS) and NES.
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  • National Health Index

    The National Health Index (NHI) is a mechanism for uniquely identifying every health care user.

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    Best practice guidance for anyone using identity services.

  • Addressing and geocoding

    Providing information for health providers and IT developers.

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    Up to date messaging on outages to our Health Identity systems.

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