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Opening the doors on the PCEHR:...
Australia has one of the highest levels of GP computerisation in the world. Tue 15th May more

It's all about people: Telstra...
If you want to learn how an industry operates, the best place to start is on the inside. Tue 15th May more

Case Study: South Australia goes...
South Australia Health is in the middle of the largest e-health project in the state’s history. Wed 9th May more

Changing the face of healthcare:...
Social media is changing the face of the healthcare landscape. Tue 8th May more

Latest News

Victorian ehealth project fails
Victoria’s Health Minister David Davis has announced the state’s nine-year project to modernise and connect ICT systems throughout the public... Fri 18th May more
Medicare Locals in $50m ehealth rollout deal
Medicare Locals will share in a $50m funding pool to assist in the roll-out of the forthcoming PCEHR. The funding is in addition to the $233m... Fri 18th May more
Latest GP Super Clinic opens
The latest federally funded GP Super Clinic has been opened in Cairns, Queensland. Speaking with eHealthspace.org, Cairns GP Super Clinic... Thu 17th May more
DoHA undergoes audit over GP Super Clinics
The Auditor-General’s office has begun an investigation to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Ageing’s administration of... Thu 17th May more
Minister defends government approach to e-health
Federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek has used a speech on e-health reform to justify the government’s 2012-13 Budget spend and approach to... Thu 17th May more
Taking the medication to the people
Six years ago nurse Carol Towers did a presentation which concluded with a cartoon of a patient looking at a computer screen. The screen was... Wed 16th May more
Healthways points to cloudy future with Telstra
The local arm of the world’s largest telehealth provider, Healthways Australia, has inked a three-year, $1.9m deal which will see its... Wed 16th May more
Feds phone in changes to telehealth
The 2012-13 Federal Budget delivered a mixed bag of spending cuts and new investments in telehealth. On the one hand nearly $184 million in... Tue 15th May more
US clinicians embrace iPad: report
Two-thirds of US clinicians will use iPads in practice by 2013, a new report has found. The report, from US consultancy Manhattan Research,... Tue 15th May more
It's all about people: Telstra's Tanya Felton
If you want to learn how an industry operates, the best place to start is on the inside. Not ‘inside’ political circles or company boardrooms... Tue 15th May more
Government launches ehealth education push
The federal government has launched an online ehealth education portal aimed at giving consumers and health providers information about the... Mon 14th May more

Opinions

Nurses crucial to success of PCEHR
By Julianne Bryce. I’m a registered nurse and one of 330,000 nurses and midwives in Australia. Thu 26th April more
Time is key to specialist buy-in to PCEHR, not money
By Professor Martin Culwick In general, anaesthetists are early adopters of technology and we work under a considerable... Wed 18th April more
Health information: Self service is king
Late last year the National Health Call Centre Network commissioned an external market research company to survey over... Wed 11th April more
 

New Resources

Briefing: Five major trends in Health IT
US –  govexec.com, May 2012. An overview of major trends impacting information technology and healthcare in... Thu 10th May more
Report: How physicians document outpatient visit notes in an electronic health record
GLOBAL – Stephanie Pollard et al, International Journal of Medical Informatics, 30th April 2012. A look at how... Thu 10th May more
Briefing: The impact that the personally controlled electronic health record will have on clinical research in Australia
AU – Dr Louise Schaper, Clinical Lead, National E-Health Transition Authority, March 2012. This presentation given... Thu 10th May more
Report: Health Workforce 2025 Volume 2
AU – Health Workforce Australia, 27th April 2012. contains detailed supply and demand projection results for... Thu 10th May more