1. PharmBiz Software Vendors Forum 1st May 2012

2. Agenda Introduction/setup Review Action Items PBS XML PharmCIS transition PBS Number Other Business Meeting Close

3. Agenda Introduction/setup Review Action Items PBS XML PharmCIS transition PBS Number Other Business Meeting Close

4. Agenda Introduction/setup Review Action Items PBS XML PharmCIS transition PBS Number Other Business Meeting Close

5. PBS XML Recent changes v2.6 Released 25th October 2011 Chemotherapy Continued Dispensing

6. PBS XML v2.6.1 ‘Housekeeping’ changes

7. PBS XML v2.7 Controlled vocabularies Support for text extracts

8. PBS XML v2.7.0.1 Schematron bug fixes

9. PBS XML Controlled vocabularies Specified separately to schema Formalises vocabularies and values Uses already existing mechanism

10. PBS XML Controlled vocabularies Stable vs unstable

11. PBS XML Controlled vocabularies Stable vocabularies and values are change-controlled See also version control document spec/vocabularies.xmldoc/pdf/controlled-vocabularies.pdf

12. PBS XML Controlled vocabularies Unstable vocabularies Values may be added from month-to-month Once added meaning does not change Additional data, descriptors

13. Agenda Introduction/setup Review Action Items PBS XML PharmCIS transition PBS Number Other Business Meeting Close

14. PharmCIS Transition Current data feeds Legacy, Chemo Legacy system (RP) Text extracts PBS XML v1.8 Other text extracts Legacy system (Chemo) PBS XML v2.7 (full) MPSMPS PBS XML v2.7 (infusible)

15. PharmCIS Transition Current data feeds Legacy: Standard & ANS extracts (ready prepared) PBS XML v1.8 (ready-prepared) Other text extracts (from PBS XML v1.8)

16. PharmCIS Transition Current data feeds Chemo: PBS XML v2.7 (infusible) Text extracts via XSL stylesheets

17. PharmCIS Transition PharmCIS currently in testing Production in mid 2012 Will produce PBS XML v2.7

18. PharmCIS Transition Future data feeds Legacy, Chemo Text extracts Other text extracts PharmCISPharmCIS PBS XML v2.7 (complete)

19. PharmCIS Transition Testing and QA of PBS XML Incremental release of test documents Include build number (serial number) Release Notes Description of dataset Inclusions/exclusions

20. PharmCIS Transition Test documents released on dev.pbs.gov.au Announcement via mailing list, website news item Feedback & defect reports via email to pharmbiz@health.gov.au pharmbiz@health.gov.au

21. PharmCIS Transition First release of test PBS XML May 2012 April 2012 schedule

22. PharmCIS Transition Production release of PharmCIS June 2012 Test publications: July 2012, August 2012 Will publish September 2012 schedule Released under embargo 1st August 2012

23. Agenda Introduction/setup Review Action Items PBS XML PharmCIS transition PBS Number Other Business Meeting Close

24. PBS Number PBS Item Code pre-1987 codes are being used AMT alignment requirements will exhaust 4 digit codes PharmCIS will allow 5 digit codes to be used

25. Agenda Introduction/setup Review Action Items PBS XML PharmCIS transition PBS Number Other Business Meeting Close

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