Melbourne, July 31, 2025 – Data Capture Experts (DCE), creators of DC2Vue®, Australia’s leading digital health ecosystem, today announced the next phase of its ongoing collaboration with HealthLink, Australia’s trusted secure health communication network. Building on an established partnership, this enhanced integration will enable seamless digital connectivity between General Practitioners and the full spectrum of hospital and health services via modern API-to-API integration powered by HL7 and FHIR.
“We are delighted to have DCE join our extensive network of vendor and health service partners and help us to build a more connected and capable health system.” says David Young, Managing Director HealthLink Australia.
With this integration DC2Vue delivers an interoperable, real-time communication bridge across Australia’s diverse care landscape. From the initial referral at a GP clinic through to specialist consults, community care, virtual hospital admissions, and beyond, healthcare providers can be better connected to deliver more coordinated, efficient care.
“This partnership brings us closer to the vision of a unified, data-driven, patient-centred health eco system,” said Danny Lindrea – Chief Digital Health Officer for DCE. “DC2Vue was always built for the full continuum of care—from intake to discharge, virtual wards to mental health, home care to specialist clinics. Now, with HealthLink, we’ve plugged in the missing piece: seamless digital engagement with GPs across the country.”
- Highlights of the DC2Vue-HealthLink integration Bi-directional eReferrals – Submitted directly from the GP’s software with instant validation, automated triage, and real-time tracking
- Secure messaging & eConsults – Automated two-way communication between referring clinicians and hospital teams, including attachments and structured data
- Live status updates – Live referral status alerts, appointment confirmations, and discharge summaries delivered back into the GP’s system
- FHIR-driven automation – Support for dynamic workflows like addendums, escalation, triage scoring, and smart decision rules
Enabling the Future of Connected Care
This collaboration aligns with national healthcare reform goals – supporting smoother care transitions, reducing preventable hospital presentations, and enabling new service models like Hospital in the Home and digitally supported multidisciplinary teams.
It also accelerates progress toward fully automated, digital-first referral workflows, minimising delays and data entry errors while enabling real-time information sharing across the continuum of care.
Danny Lindrea, Chief Digital Health Officer at DCE, said:
“This is a foundational building block for a more connected health system. One API. One referral. One digital future.”
More Than Just Referrals: A Full Digital Health Platform
DC2Vue is far more than a referral management solution. It is a complete digital health platform purpose-built for today’s connected care models. The system supports:
- Virtual Health – Enablement of Virtual Hospitals, Virtual Clinics, and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)
- Community and Outpatient Programs – Including aged care, palliative care, NDIS, early intervention, maternal and child health
- Mobile-first Workflows – Empowering in-home care and outreach with geolocation, offline mode, and integrated interpreter/fleet management
- Finance & Compliance – Supports NDIS, CHSP, DVA, TAC, Medicare, and internal cost models with real-time funding rule compliance and automated claim packaging
- Integrated Communication Tools – SMS, email, secure messaging, digital letters, and video consults via Azure Communication Services
- Audit & Reporting – Live dashboards, statutory reports, VINAH compliance, clinical documentation tracking, and system-triggered alerts
HealthLink: Connecting the Nation’s Care Providers
HealthLink has been the backbone of Australia’s clinical messaging infrastructure for over two decades. Delivering more than100 million secure messages annually, it connects more than 30,000 healthcare organisations across general practice, allied health, diagnostic services, aged care, and hospitals.
HealthLink’s platform supports:
- SmartForms technology integrated into all major Practice Management Systems—Best Practice, MedicalDirector Clinical and Helix, Genie, Communicare, Zedmed, Medtech, Shexie Platinum, and more
- Secure Messaging Network with HL7 and FHIR-based interoperability for eReferrals, consult notes, attachments, discharge summaries, results, and status updates
- eConsults and Addendums with automated workflows and referral updates and advice from the receiving hospital system
- Dynamic directory and provider lookup services to ensure referrals reach the correct specialty, service, or location
- Form version control and rapid updates centrally managed and deployed across thousands of practices
- Compliant structured data collection aligned with the Statewide Referral Criteria and Australian FHIR Core Data Sets
“HealthLink’s network and integrated services are already embedded in the daily workflows of nearly every GP clinic in Australia,” said Paul Mayne, Head of Product and Architecture at HealthLink. “By utilising our preferred enterprise FHIR architecture, we’re making it just as easy for hospitals to digitally receive, respond to, and manage referrals in real time—without new overhead, without delays, and without rework. We are delighted to have DCE join our extensive network of vendor and health service partners and help to build a more connected and capable health system.”A Step Change in Australia’s Digital Health Landscape
As healthcare moves rapidly toward virtual care, value-based funding, and integrated service delivery, the DC2Vue–HealthLink partnership delivers a foundational capability: frictionless communication between the front lines of care. It reduces burden, improves coordination, and unlocks scalable care models that better serve both clinicians and consumers.
About DC2Vue
DC2Vue® is a modern, modular, cloud-native care coordination platform built by Data Capture Experts. It is purpose-built to support integrated multidisciplinary care, cross-sector collaboration, and digital-first service models across hospital, community, mental health, and virtual settings. Learn more at www.dc2vue.com.au
About HealthLink
HealthLink, part of Clanwilliam, is Australasia’s largest Health IT network, connecting more than 15,000 medical organisations and facilitating the secure exchange of over 100 million clinical messages annually. HealthLink’s solutions enable healthcare providers to seamlessly integrate with other health systems, ensuring the accurate and timely sharing of clinical information. Through innovative technology and a commitment to interoperability, HealthLink empowers healthcare professionals to deliver better patient outcomes.
HealthLink was acquired by Clanwilliam, a global healthcare technology organisation, in 2017 and forms part of the Clanwilliam ANZ division which includes leading healthcare technology products and brands: Konnect NET (medical information request platform for insurers), Toniq (pharmacy software), and MBS (anaesthetic private practice software).
