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Clinical AI Standards in Australia

Understanding the standards that govern AI in Australian healthcare, and how MedTalk AI implements every one of them.

THE STANDARDS LANDSCAPE

How MedTalk AI Implements Each Standard

ACSC Essential Eight

Supported

What it is: Australia's primary cybersecurity framework published by the Australian Cyber Security Centre.

How MedTalk AI implements it: MedTalk AI supports Essential Eight-aligned controls including Application Control, MFA, Patch Management, and Regular Backups.

IRAP

In Progress

What it is: Information Security Registered Assessors Program, the Australian Government's framework for assessing ICT systems handling PROTECTED-level data.

How MedTalk AI implements it: MedTalk AI's IRAP assessment is in progress.

FHIR R5 (HL7)

✅ Pilot integration

What it is: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources Release 5, the international standard for healthcare data exchange and EHR integration.

How MedTalk AI implements it: MedTalk AI implements native FHIR R5 and SMART on FHIR, piloted with ACT Health (Canberra Health Services) in an Epic Digital Health Record environment.

SNOMED CT-AU

✅ Supported

What it is: The Australian extension of SNOMED Clinical Terms, the international clinical terminology standard used for clinical coding in Australian healthcare.

How MedTalk AI implements it: MedTalk AI's clinical note generation supports SNOMED CT-AU coding for diagnoses, procedures, and clinical findings.

ICD-10-AM

✅ Supported

What it is: International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Australian Modification, used for diagnostic coding in Australian hospitals.

How MedTalk AI implements it: MedTalk AI supports ICD-10-AM coding workflows for inpatient and outpatient clinical documentation.

Australian Privacy Principles (APP)

✅ Compliant

What it is: The 13 Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) govern the handling of personal information by Australian Government agencies and private sector organisations.

How MedTalk AI implements it: MedTalk AI complies with all 13 APPs including open and transparent management, anonymity, collection limitations, use and disclosure, data quality, and data security.

HIPAA (United States)

✅ Compliant

What it is: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the primary US federal law governing the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI).

How MedTalk AI implements it: MedTalk AI implements all required HIPAA administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for PHI.

GDPR (European Union)

✅ Compliant

What it is: The General Data Protection Regulation, the EU's comprehensive data protection law governing the processing of personal data of EU residents.

How MedTalk AI implements it: MedTalk AI complies with GDPR requirements including lawful basis for processing, data subject rights, data minimisation, and breach notification.

CERTIFICATION STATUS

MedTalk AI Certification & Compliance Status

Standard / FrameworkStatusScope
ACSC Essential EightSupportedAll 8 mitigation strategies
IRAPIn ProgressInfrastructure and data handling
HIPAACompliantUnited States market
GDPRCompliantEuropean Union market
PIPEDACompliantCanada market
APP (Privacy Act 1988)CompliantAustralia, all regions
OAIC complianceCompliantAustralian Information Commissioner
FHIR R5PilotEpic integration, ACT Health (Canberra Health Services)
SNOMED CT-AUSupportedClinical coding
ICD-10-AMSupportedHospital diagnostic coding
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