What is an HPI-I and why do allied health professionals need one?
Secure digital connection starts with your individual Healthcare Provider Identifier (HPI-I).
In this practical webinar, AHPA is joined by representatives from Services Australia and Ahpra to explain what HPI identifiers are, why they matter, and how allied health professionals and organisations can obtain and use them correctly.
Allied health professionals require an HPI-I to:
Connect to My Health Record
Use secure messaging
Participate in Provider Connect Australia
Share consumer health information safely and securely
If you work within an organisation, your HPI-I connects with your organisation’s Healthcare Provider Identifier – Organisation (HPI-O). Both are essential components of digital connection.
This webinar explains how it all fits together.
Who should attend:
Allied health professionals
Private practice owners
Practice managers
Allied health service delivery organisations
This session is particularly relevant for private practices seeking to connect with national digital health systems for the first time.
Date: Monday 30 March 2026
Time: 5:00–6:00pm AEDT
Location: Online via Microsoft Teams
Free registration
Learning outcomes
By the end of this webinar, participants will:
Understand what an HPI-I is and how it functions
Know why an HPI-I is required for secure information sharing
Identify the correct pathway to obtain an HPI-I
Understand how their organisation obtains and uses an HPI-O
Know where to access detailed guidance and support
Understand how HPI identifiers enable participation in national digital health products
Why this matters for allied health
Digital health is no longer optional infrastructure. It underpins how information is shared, how care is coordinated, and increasingly how services are funded.
Without an HPI-I and HPI-O in place, allied health professionals and practices cannot securely connect to national digital systems.
Understanding and implementing these identifiers ensures your practice is prepared to participate in a connected, secure and interoperable health system.
About the AHPA Digital Health Education Webinar Series
The AHPA Digital Health Education Series is part of the AHPA Digital Health Connection Project, a collaboration between AHPA and the Australian Digital Health Agency to encourage and enable connection to key digital health products by allied health professionals.
Webinar 1 examined the broader system changes underway and why digital connection matters now.
Webinar 2 focuses on the first practical step: securing and using your HPI-I.
Webinar 3 will explore My Health Record, privacy and cyber security. Date May 2026 TBC.