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Profile: Katerina Andronis, chair of...
Katerina Andronis has worked in healthcare IT for the last 30 years. Wed 22nd February more

Case Study: Getting social with...
Social isolation is a serious problem for seniors. Common technology, however, can help them connect with their carers – and with other people. Wed 22nd February more

Healthshare taps doctors for online...
Healthshare brings together clinicians and patients in an online environment. Wed 15th February more

Government wages war on painkiller...
New drug monitoring system designed to combat prescription abuse. Wed 15th February more

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Profile: Katerina Andronis, chair of Health Informatics Association of Australia
Katerina Andronis has worked in healthcare IT for the last 30 years. Most recently, she has held the position of director, life sciences and... Wed 22nd February more
HealthEngine chases online doctor appointments
Booking an appointment with a clinician can be a vexing experience. They’re often booked solid, and there’s no easy way to see if there’s a... Mon 20th February more
RACGP welcomes system to combat doctor shopping
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has given its tick of approval to a new $5 million computer system designed to... Mon 20th February more
Error rates plummet as Denmark embraces epathology
Denmark has witnessed massive reductions in pathology errors made by clinicians since shifting from a paper-system to electronic pathology in... Fri 17th February more
European clinicians embrace iPad
The iPad is making major inroads into the European medical community. A recent survey by Manhattan Research found a quarter of European... Fri 17th February more
NEHTA tech glitch identified
NEHTA has identified the technical glitch which lead to the authority halting implementation of primary care software at PCEHR Wave 2 sites... Thu 16th February more
Government wages war on painkiller abuse
A system pioneered in Tasmania is being expanded Australia-wide in a bid to combat prescription painkiller abuse. The federal government is... Wed 15th February more
Opposition votes for ehealth, slams PCEHR
The federal opposition has weighed into debate about the sector’s transformation, branding the $467 million Personally Controlled Electronic... Wed 15th February more
Webinar: Health Systems Integration - Epworth HealthCare’s Journey
Sponsored webinar. Integrating patient data across health ICT systems is a major headache for health CIOs, administrators and clinical leaders.... Wed 8th February more
Connecting aged care, spirituality, and technology: Suri Ramanathan’s quest
It’s unusual, perhaps even unfashionable, to talk about spirituality these days. But in the context of aged care, attending to spiritual needs... Wed 8th February more
National body forged to support Medicare Locals
The federal government has announced the formation of a new national agency to lead and support its nationwide network of Medicare Locals. The... Wed 8th February more

Opinions

Harnessing technology to improve old age
by Rachel de Sain We are all well aware of the challenges facing us and many other countries with both an ageing... Mon 7th November more
Opinion: Treating the healthcare system
The current challenge in healthcare is not federal versus state, or private versus public, but systemic versus... Wed 19th October more
Opinion: The demise of the online health service
After three years, Google has thrown in the towel and canned its Google Health online offering. Google cancelling a... Tue 28th June more
 

New Resources

Case Study: First embed the customer - innovating at Partners HealthCare
US - Carleen Hawn, California Healthcare Foundation, February 2012. A look inside the successful development of a... Mon 20th February more
Report: S&P Economic Healthcare Indices for year ending December 2011
US - S&P Indices, 16 February 2012. The S&P Healthcare Economic Composite Index indicates that the average per... Mon 20th February more
A qualitative study of ethical, medico-legal and clinical governance matters in Australian telehealth services
AU - Victoria Wade et al, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, February 2012. Telehealth was reported to be beneficial... Mon 20th February more
Report: Tech Trends 2012
US - Mark White and Bill Briggs, Deloitte LLP, February 2012. Deloitte’s annual Technology Trends report examines... Mon 20th February more

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Dr Hambleton, 3AW Melbourne, 22 February 2012
Dr Hambleton discusses how widely used painkillers Di-Gesic, Doloxene, Paradex and Capadex were to be banned by the TGA from 1 March, but drug... Thu 23rd February more
AMA strongly supports DonateLife Week
The AMA strongly supports DonateLife Week and the work of the Government and the Organ and Tissue Authority to generate greater awareness and... Thu 23rd February more
Gonski review has a lot to teach the health system: Consumers Health Forum
The cry of “nanny state” is often used to oppose public health measures that are in the public interest but threaten powerful private interests... Thu 23rd February more
Social Influence as a Driver of Engagement in a Web-Based Health Intervention
Background: Web-based health interventions can drive behavior change, but their effectiveness depends on participants’ usage. A well-recognized... Thu 23rd February more
Antibiotic resistance common in GP acne treatment
Antibiotic resistance is commonly seen with acne-causing bacteria in patients treated by GPs. Thu 23rd February more
Nursing homes need interim medication charts
Medication errors are common when an elderly patient moves from hospital to a residential aged care facility, a Victorian study has found. Thu 23rd February more
Students shun travel vaccinations
Australian students may be keen travellers but they are not keen on taking pre-travel health precautions such as travel vaccinations, a survey... Thu 23rd February more
Video: Doctor rating websites
What can doctors do if incorrect or defamatory comments are posted about them on doctor rating websites? Andrew Took of medical indemnity... Wed 22nd February more
Oracle updates healthcare analytics platform
Oracle has released an updated version of Oracle Enterprise Healthcare Analytics (http://www.oracle.com/us/industries/healthcare/058441.html), a... Wed 22nd February more
Panel to discuss eHealth and broadband at ITAC
A panel of experts will discuss how the National Broadband Network and initiatives such as the PCEHR can assist in delivering better aged care... Wed 22nd February more