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Tue 9th November 2010
The National E-Health Transition Authority’s growth continues unabated as it rapidly heads towards the 2012 deadline for the introduction of the federal government’s $467 million personal electronic healthcare records scheme.
According to NEHTA documents, spending on consultants has increased 67 percent over the last 12 months, a total of around $43.5 million, up from $26 million in 2008-09. Spending on consultants accounted for approximately half of the Authority’s overall budget for the year ending June 30, 2010.
NEHTA recorded a...
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Thu 28th October 2010
Federal health minister Nicola Roxon has called a snap two-day ehealth summit in November, saying that it will be an important opportunity for stakeholders to discuss the government's $467 million implementation plan. The Australian reports.
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Tue 26th October 2010
Mukesh Haikerwal, clinical lead at NEHTA, has come out swinging against the software contracts offered by Medicare to develop software for Australia's ehealth system, reports ZDNet.
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Tue 26th October 2010
The Federal Government's Healthcare Identifiers project has escaped scrutiny in Senate Estimates due to a lack of time.
The Australian reports.
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Thu 21st October 2010
The Federal Opposition's calls for details of NEHTA's spending to be revealed have been rebuffed by the Health Department. The Australian reports.
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Tue 19th October 2010
The Australian reports that NEHTA has snubbed government guidelines designed to boost local participation in its first major tender.
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Fri 15th October 2010
According to The Australian, the Health Department (DOHA) has refused to reveal how much the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) has spent on travel in the past financial year.
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Wed 13th October 2010
Croakey, Crikey's health blog, offers this report on why many of the promises of ehealth haven't yet eventuated in Australia.
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Wed 13th October 2010
The Australian reports that a a three-month old draft Healthcare Identifiers Services plan has been reissued almost unchanged by NEHTA.
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Tue 5th October 2010
NEHTA's clinical lead, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, has called for a more integrated approach to healthcare if the public is going to reap the benefits of improved patient care and cost savings from ehealth programs. The Australian reports.
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