As a Primary Health Network (PHN) initiative, Primary Sense gives participating PHNs a coordinated approach to extracting data, the opportunity to identify where health services are needed and improves data analytics capabilities.   

Collaborative health planning

Better understanding of current and trending population health needs to guide the commissioning of services across the country.

Patient privacy

Extracted patient data has no identifying information – like name, date of birth, address, Medicare number, etc.

Secure and reliable

Data is privacy protected and securely stored and managed in Australia.

Designated lock box

Each participating PHN has a secure data storage area that is only accessible to designated staff from that PHN.

Cost effective

Uses Primary Health Insights – existing infrastructure – at no extra cost to extract and analyse data.

Real time access

Self-service reports to analyse and improve community health.