This guide provides solutions to common system errors related to eHealth management in Clinical and Pracsoft.
Note that it may be necessary to consult your Systems Administrator for advice regarding implementing some of the solutions offered.
Symptoms |
Certificate Error: Please import the Signing and Encryption Certificate |
Cause |
You have imported the PCEHR Certificate but not the HI Certificates. |
Solution |
Import the HI Certificates If you have not received (or cannot locate) your HI Certificate, cancel now, and obtain the HI Certificates, importing all three certificates at a later stage. The HI Signing and Encryption Certificates are required to access PCEHR. You will need to import these Certificates first, in order to import the PCEHR Certificate. |
Symptoms |
Certificate cannot be used for key encryption |
Cause |
You have imported the Signing Certificate instead of the Encryption Certificate. |
Solution |
Import the Encryption Certificate |
Symptoms |
Medical Director Clinical Error: This certificate cannot be used for digital signature Pracsoft Error: The selected certificate cannot be used for digital signature |
Cause |
Importing Encryption Certificate instead of the Signing Certificate. |
Solution |
Import the Signing Certificate |
Symptoms |
Problem retrieving IHI History |
Cause |
Loss of network connection during the retrieval process. |
Solution |
Close and re-open Clinical and validate the IHI again. |
Symptoms |
Error loading IHI certificates |
Cause |
Loss of network connection during the validation process. |
Solution |
Close and re-open Clinical and validate the IHI again. |
Symptoms |
Certificates already expired |
Cause |
Expired Location Certificates. |
Solution |
Import current certificates either; If your certificates were exported via the PKI Certificate Manager, please contact MedicalDirector Customer Service. |
Symptoms |
The IHI search exceeds the time limit of 30 seconds This may be due to a slow internet connection, please try again later |
Cause |
No internet connection, slow internet connection, or corrupt certificates. |
Solution 1 |
Check internet connection 1. Open a web page. Does it load? o No - you will need internet to validate IHI status. o Yes - close Pracsoft / Clinical and re-open. 2. Validate the IHI Status again. |
Solution 2 |
Have the correct certificates been imported? o Pracsoft: Setup > Global Settings > IHI Search o Clinical: Tools > Options > PKI |
Solution 3 |
Have the certificates just been imported? Close and re-open MedicalDirector Pracsoft / Clinical |
Solution 4 |
Check Network Connectivity 1. Open MedicalDirector Maintenance via the Desktop 2. Maintenance Tasks > Common 3. Network Settings 4. Test Connection 5. If any errors are presented, please contact MedicalDirector Customer Service. |
Symptoms |
01418:(ERROR) The given name contains invalid characters. Only alpha and numeric characters, apostrophes and hyphens are acceptable. Spaces must not appear immediately before or after apostrophes and hyphens |
Cause |
Non-alpha-numeric characters in the patient’s name. |
Solution |
Correct the patient’s name, removing any non-alphanumeric characters. |
Symptoms |
Could not connect to https://www3.medicareautralia.gov.au/pcert/soap/services/. TCP error code 10060: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected.... |
Cause |
Incorrect Proxy Settings. |
Solution |
Enter Correct Network Settings 1. Open MedicalDirector Maintenance via the Desktop 2. Select Database Tasks > Common 3. Network Settings |
Symptoms |
IHI Not Found |
Cause |
The patient has their middle name recorded in the first name field. |
Solution |
Remove the middle name from the first name field and add it to the known-as field. This has been logged with MedicalDirector Development. |
Symptoms |
Could not establish secure channel for SSL/TLS with authority 'b2b.ehealthvendortest.health.gov.au' |
Cause |
PCEHR certificate has expired. |
Solution |
Import the current certificate. |
Symptoms |
INVALID WEB SERVICE MESSAGE The web services request timestamp in the web service message is not valid. The timestamp of the request is not supplied, is incorrect, or has expired. |
Cause |
Server time is not on the correct time zone and is out-of-sync with Medicare. |
Solution |
Correct the time zone 1. Right-click the Time on the task Bar > Adjust Date/Time. 2. Correct the time zone. <</td> |
Symptoms |
Not Authorised - PCEHR_Error_0004 - Authorisation Denied |
Cause |
The practitioner’s PCEHR registration is incomplete. |
Solution |
Please contact PCEHR Registration Group on 1800 723 471 |
Symptoms |
PCEHR_ERROR_0519 - System authorisation denied |
Cause |
The practitioner or practice is not registered to use the PCEHR system. |
Solution |
Please contact PCEHR Registration Group on 1800 723 471 |
Symptoms |
XDSRepositoryError-PCEHR_ERROR_0505 - Invalid HPI-O |
Cause |
The Practice’s HPI-O is incorrect. |
Solution |
Correct the Practice HPI-O via Clinical > Tools > Options > Practice Tab |
Symptoms |
PCEHR_ERROR_2501 - Document not found |
Cause |
This message occurs when the portal has been opened by one Practice/Doctor and the Practice/Doctor that uploaded the document has deleted the document whilst the portal is still open on the viewer’s end. |
Solution |
Close and re-open the PCEHR portal. This issue has been reported to MedicalDirector Software Development. |
Symptoms |
This patient either does not have an active PCEHR Record or is hidden |
Cause |
This patient either has; o Not registered for a PCEHR record, and/or o Chosen to hide their data from the Practice/Practitioner As the PCEHR system is patient-controlled the patient can choose these options. |
Solution |
The patient needs to setup up PCEHR or make their record available to the Practice/Practitioner |
Symptoms |
XDSRepositoryError-PCEHR_ERROR_0004_Authorisation denied |
Cause |
Any of the following: o Practice is not registered for PCEHR correctly. o Patient is registered but PCEHR, but their account is not activated. This can occur if the patient signed-up via phone/email/mail. o Patient has blocked access to their record. o Problem with the Patient’s PCEHR record. |
Solution |
o If this occurs for all patients, ensure the practice is registered. o Ensure the patient has activated their PCEHR access by IVC on the eHealth website. o Has the patient blocked access to the Practice? If yes, the practice will not be able to access their record. If these options do not resolve the issue, contact eHealth as there may be a problem with the patient’s PCEHR activation. |
Symptoms |
XDSRepositoryError-PCEHR_ERROR_3002 - Document metadata failed validation |
Cause |
Chart number in the document is failing validation. |
Solution |
This has been reported to NETHA and they are currently in the process of resolving it. Once this is resolved, any documents that failed previous may then be uploaded. |
Symptoms |
Invalid HPI-O Number Please enter a valid HPI-O number or leave the field blank |
Cause |
HPI-O number is in an invalid format; valid HPI-O numbers have 16 characters, e.g. 0000 0000 0000 0000 |
Solution |
Enter the correct HPI-O number. |