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• Medicare Locals' e-health system receives $50m funding

  The Medicare Locals network has received $50 million in funding over two years to help general practitioners and healthcare providers use the e-health record system.

  By Stephanie McDonald | 21 May, 2012 08:38

  Tags: Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (PCEHR), Medicare Locals, electronic health records, e-health

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  Govt shells out $21m for final leg of e-health record system

  The Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) has allocated $21 million to the National E-Health Transition Authority’s (NEHTA) for the final scope of the national e-health record system.

  By Chloe Herrick | 03 April, 2012 09:54

  Tags: Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA), e-health, National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA), Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (PCEHR)

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  Govt finally offers e-health incentive for GPs

  The Federal Government has confirmed it will provide incentives for GPs to participate in its $467 million national e-health record system, scheduled to go live on 1 July, following a prolonged period of lobbying by industry.

  By Chloe Herrick | 29 March, 2012 09:58

  Tags: e-health, Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA), Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR), Tanya Plibersek

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  NBN trial sites to roll out e-health, education projects

  National Broadband Network (NBN) trial sites in Townsville, Queensland and Armidale, New South Wales are in the process of rolling out separate trials over the NBN designed to help Townsville type two diabetes sufferers and, in Armidale, offer remote access to TAFE courses.

  By Hamish Barwick | 22 March, 2012 12:28

  Tags: Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy, education, e-health, National Broadband Network (NBN), NBN trial sites

• E-health market set to grow as Australia ages: KPMG

  IT companies are been urged to look at opportunities in the e-health market as Australia faces an aging population over the next 10 years.

  By Hamish Barwick | 07 March, 2012 11:32

  Tags: Bernard Salt, e-health, Gartner, kpmg, NBN

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  Mirus Australia creates aged care BI

  In a bid to provide better patient data to care providers, aged care services firm, Mirus Australia, has developed an Aged Care Metrics (ACM) system which utilises business intelligence (BI).

  By Hamish Barwick | 21 February, 2012 15:42

  Tags: business intelligence, e-health, Mirus Australia

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  MSIA recommends alternative e-health record rollout

  The Medical Software Industry Association (MSIA) has detailed an alternative rollout schedule for the Federal Government’s Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) project, following claims the system will be not even be close to completion by 1 July.

  By Chloe Herrick | 06 February, 2012 12:45

  Tags: e-health, MSIA, National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA), Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR)

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  MSIA doubts e-health record delivery deadline

  The Medical Software Industry Association (MSIA), whose members include Cerner, Cisco, iSoft and Microsoft, has delivered a scathing criticism of the National e-Health Transition Authority’s (NeHTA) handling of the government’s national e-health record project.

  By Chloe Herrick | 01 February, 2012 11:24

  Tags: Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA), e-health, MSIA, National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA), Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR)

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  BT appoints new Australian chief operating officer

  Communications services company, BT, has appointed former Macquarie Telecom customer service and operations group executive, Simon Gatward, as its new chief operating officer.

  By Hamish Barwick | 24 January, 2012 16:12

  Tags: BT, e-health, Lisa Altman, macquarie telecom, Simon Gatward

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  NeHTA rejects electronic health record fears

  The National E-Health Transition Authority (NeHTA) will maintain its current design for personal e-health records despite acknowledging concerns that increased consumer control over health information could potentially result in poorer health outcomes for patients.

  By Chloe Herrick | 10 January, 2012 10:19

  Tags: e-health, Nathan Pinskier, National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA), Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR), RACGP, Steve Hambleton

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  E-health test site kicks off e-discharge pilot

  A Katoomba-based hospital has kicked off a trial under which it will share electronic discharge summaries with GPs and vice versa, ahead of the Federal Government’s Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) launch in July 2011.

  By Chloe Herrick | 19 December, 2011 12:50

  Tags: Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA), e-health, National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA), Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR)

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  App brings e-health to tablets

  Health IT solutions company, Sysmex New Zealand, has released a new mobile app that enables clinicians to access patients’ e-health records via touchscreen-equipped devices, including iPhones, iPads and Android tablets and smartphones.

  By Rebecca Merrett | 12 December, 2011 14:54

  Tags: apps, e-health, mobile, mobile devices, mobility, security

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  Metro Spinal Clinic uses IBM analytics to manage patients' pain

  The Melbourne-based Metro Spinal Clinic has enlisted analytics software from IBM to track and record data to better manage patients' pain.

  By Chloe Herrick | 05 December, 2011 13:08

  Tags: e-health, IBM analytics, Metro Spinal Clinic

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  Federal Govt flags e-health trial for chronically ill veterans

  The Federal Government has flagged a trial of in-house telemonitoring technology for chronically ill veterans via the National Broadband Network (NBN), kicking off in July 2012.

  By Chloe Herrick | 29 November, 2011 15:34

  Tags: Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy, Department of Veterans' Affairs, e-health, federal government, National Broadband Network (NBN), Senator Stephen Conroy, telemonitoring

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  NEHTA licenses CSIRO software for e-health rollout

  The National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) has licensed software from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to aid the move to a standardised dictionary of clinical terms as part of the Federal Government’s PCEHR project.

  By Chloe Herrick | 28 November, 2011 15:31

  Tags: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA), e-health, National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA), Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR)