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Australian health reform and ehealth: Jane Halton keynote video and slides
Thu 5th April 2012
Jane Halton PSM, secretary of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, spoke at CHIK Services’ Health-e-Nation 2012 conference in March, sharing her insights as Australia’s national health records system moves closer to a reality.  "More capability is being deployed on this project than many things I have seen in health. We are building something that is important for the future," she said. Members of eHealthspace.org can view Ms Halton's keynote video and slideshow below. Related news stories: No ehealth Big...   more

Medicare Locals in $50m ehealth rollout deal
Fri 18th May 2012
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 measures announced in the May federal Budget. The money is to assist Medicare Locals provide practitioner training in the PCEHR, and to drive consumer awareness at a regional level.In a statement Federal Minister for Health, Tanya Plibersek, said in addition to practical training for doctors and their practices, Medicare Locals will also assist other health care providers, Aboriginal Community...   more

Minister defends government approach to e-health
Thu 17th May 2012
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 the PCEHR.Speaking at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), the minister put last week’s $233.7 million funding boost for the national eHealth program in context, saying the government  had spent the last two years “building the foundations for the national eHealth records system”. Citing the example of the Northern Territory’s now well-established shared electronic...   more

Government launches ehealth education push
Mon 14th May 2012
The federal government has launched an online ehealth education portal aimed at giving consumers and health providers information about the forthcoming national ehealth system. The site launch follows the recent topping up of ehealth funds, to the tune of $233 million, in last week’s federal budget. According to federal health minister Tanya Plibersek, the website is intended to help people understand how they can streamline their interactions with the healthcare system. “[It will also] assist doctors and nurses to learn about the new...   more

RACGP lukewarm about Budget ‘12
Wed 9th May 2012
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is lukewarm about the new federal Budget, indicating there is little new in it for GPs.  “The College is disappointed with the loss of the General Practice Immunisation PIP,” said RACGP president Claire Jackson, in a statement. The College indicated it generally supported the new funding measures for the personally controlled electronic healthcare record, which received $233 million in the Budget. Prof Jackson, however, also indicated the College would seek further...   more

Glancing forward: Prof David Glance
Mon 23rd April 2012
Professor David Glance, the director for software practice at the University of Western Australia, had some reservations. He was on the phone, straddling time zones, telling eHealthspace.org he is doubtful the summary care record in the PCEHR will make any real difference to Australian health consumers. “Globally, there’s no evidence [a summary care record] will improve health outcomes,” he said.Professor Glance has an extensive background in ehealth, heading the development of MMEx, a clinical software package. He’s also researched text...   more

Regulate or die: experts call for clinical software oversight
Mon 16th April 2012
In the lead up to the introduction of the PCEHR on July 1, industry experts have called for the regulation of clinical software. The call comes because of the potential for patient harm or death due to problems in the design or operation of critical software infrastructure.In an article published today in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA), co-author Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, a clinical lead with NEHTA, said that although NEHTA has a standards-based program outlining tests that should be applied to certify clinical systems, “it is beyond NEHTA’...   more

AMA sets own rebates for PCEHR
Tue 10th April 2012
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has stepped up pressure on the federal government to compensate doctors for managing a patient’s PCEHR. AMA president Steve Hambleton said the government had not allocated additional funding within the MBS to cover doctor’s time and effort setting up and maintaining a PCEHR. This is despite the announcement by federal health minister Tanya Plibersek, at the recent Health-e-Nation conference on the Gold Coast, that doctors would be able to claim MBS items for setting up a shared care record. “The public...   more

Doctors worried about PCEHR admin: AMA survey
Thu 5th April 2012
An Australia-wide survey of specialist and general practice clinicians has found significant concerns about the administrative requirements of the PCEHR. It also uncovered worries about the financial impact the PCEHR will have on clinicians who guide their patients through the PCEHR process. The survey, conducted online by the AMA, garnered 197 responses. The majority of respondents were GPs, although a total of 18 specialties were represented overall. Responses were also heavily skewed towards clinicians in private practice....   more

Managing Medications with PCEHR: David Freemantle Health-e-Nation 2012 slides
Thu 5th April 2012
David Freemantle, general manager enterprise solutions, Fred IT Group (one of 12 wave sites for the national PCEHR in Australia) provided an update on progress to audiences at CHIK’s Health-e-Nation 2012 conference.   more
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