Australian Health Information Technology

Senate Estimates Hearings On E-Health Are Being Held 30th May 2012. Will Be Interesting.

2012-05-27T11:58:00.000+10:00

As of Sunday May 27 2012 here is the program: WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012 Health and Ageing Portfolio Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) 7:15pm – 8:15pm Outcome 10 Health System Capacity and Quality Program 10.2: e-Health Implementation National e-Health Transition Authority (NeHTA) The link to the page is found here: http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Senate_Estimates/~/media/02%20Parliamentary%20Business/25%20Senate%20Estimates/budget1213/ca_2.ashx Here is the link to access the hearings and outcomes http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Senate_Estimates ----- Live broadcasts Senate estimates hearings are broadcast live over the Internet. Details can be found here. Hansard transcripts · To view the current transcript production status of Senate Legislation Committees considering estimates see the Estimates Transcript Schedule. · To view...

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Weekly Overseas Health IT Links - 26th May, 2012.

2012-05-26T16:00:00.000+10:00

Here are a few I have come across last week. Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment. ----- http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/national-report-shows-surge-e-prescribing-among-health-practitioners National report shows surge in e-prescribing among health practitioners By Erin McCann, Associate Editor Created 05/17/2012 ARLINGTON, VA – By the end of 2011, 58 percent of office-based physicians were using e-prescribing, with solo practitioners contributing the most significant growth, according to Surescripts, which released today “The National Progress Report on E-Prescribing and Interoperable Healthcare Year 2011.” Included in the report is data analysis that documents the prevalence of e-prescribing adoption and use in the United States from 2008 through...

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Here Is A Considered And Very Useful View Of the NEHRS (PCEHR) And Its Problems.

2012-05-25T16:00:00.000+10:00

I came across this in Pulse+IT a few days ago and Emma Hossack (the author) has told me she is happy if I re-publish her ideas here on this blog. Over to Emma. MSIA: The eHealth paradigm and the PCEHR Written by Emma Hossack on 18 May 2012. This article first appeared in the May 2012 edition of Pulse+IT Magazine. The 2008 National eHealth Strategy set out a number of noble aims that were supported by industry and government alike. Industry confidence was at a high when then-Health Minister Nicola Roxon outlined her plans for a national eHealth system. Things have not progressed according to the plan, however, and there are a number of lessons that we can all learn to ensure this doesn’t happen again. “A healthy population underpins strong economic growth and community prosperity. Australians therefore have a strong incentive to ensure that our health system is operating efficiently and effectively, and continues to deliver a high standard of care that aligns with both community...

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The Numbers Never Lie. The Federal Commitment To E-Health Seems To Be Weakening.

2012-05-24T16:30:00.000+10:00

----- The Following is A Draft Article For a Print Magazine - Comments welcome. In mid May 2012 we had the most recent Federal Budget released. Along with seeing just how the promised surplus was to be achieved, not surprisingly, my main interest was to see what had been done with e-Health Funding over the next financial and the three out years. To get a full picture of what is being planned there are a couple of ways it is important to view the announcement(s). first consider, in isolation what has been announced for the next financial year. Here is the specific e-Health funding for 2013/13 from the Ministerial Press Release: “eHealth spending in the 2012-13 Budget comprises – $161.6 million to operate the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) system for the next two years, including registration and customer support, adoption support and benefits monitoring and evaluation; $4.6 million to maintain safeguards for privacy-related aspects of the PCHER system....

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Here Are Two Speeches You Really Must Read and Think About. Shows You Where The Battlelines Are.

2012-05-23T16:30:00.000+10:00

The Committee for the Economic Development of Australia had a ½ day session recently (May 16, 2012). Here are the speakers: PROGRAM OUTLINE Keynote address: The Hon Tanya Plibersek Federal Minister for Health Session 1 - Policy and progress: the road to health reform Dr Steve Hambleton President, Australian Medical Association Elizabeth Savage Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney Pam Williams Director - Policy Coordination and Projects, Department of Health (Victoria) Session 2 - Health and Productivity: Gains for the workplace and society Allan Fels AO Chairman, National Mental Health Commission Emma Hossack Chief Executive Officer, Extensia Wayne Kayler-Thompson Ambassador, Workhealth Here is the link: http://ceda.com.au/events/eventdetails/2012/05/v120516?EventCode=V120516 As it was there was a lot of discussion of e-Health. Here is the full transcript of what the Health Minister said (important...

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