{"id":3989,"date":"2025-02-28T16:37:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T05:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/?p=3989"},"modified":"2025-02-28T16:37:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T05:37:45","slug":"are-we-ready-for-a-digital-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/are-we-ready-for-a-digital-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Are we ready for a digital future?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2024, Allied Health Professions Australia and the Australian Digital Health Agency<\/a> undertook a national survey to see how allied health professionals\u2014including massage therapists\u2014feel about using digital health tools like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 Provider Connect Australia\u2122 (PCA\u2122)<\/strong>
\u2705 My Health Record<\/strong>
\u2705 Electronic prescribing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results are in<\/a>, and guess what? Massage therapists showed up in a big way!<\/strong> Out of 2,419 respondents across 36 allied health professions, a whopping 485 were massage therapists<\/strong>\u2014that\u2019s 20% of all responses!<\/strong> Given our profession\u2019s size, we would have expected closer to 10%, so this shows just how engaged our community is in the future of digital health, even if many of us identify as “traditionalists” in the survey data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what does this mean? AMT is working closely with Provider Connect Australia<\/a>, plotting the path forward to shepherd AMT members into adoption of digital health products, including Health Practitioner Identifier numbers (HPI-I) issued by Medicare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this might sound pretty confusing at the moment, it\u2019s actually an important step towards the holy grail of having a single provider number for health funds. It’s also a gigantic leap towards deeper integration and connectedness within the Australian health care system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not sure what Provider Connect or HPI-Is are? Don\u2019t worry! Over the next few weeks, you\u2019ll hear a lot more from us about what they mean for you. Plus, we\u2019ll be inviting 20 members to join an exclusive pilot program<\/strong> to get hands-on experience with these tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay tuned for more details\u2014check your emails next week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Onwards and upwards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team AMT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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