eGovernment Resource Centre - e-Health Digest

Online doctors a new reality [Australia]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 16:21:18 +1100

A $20.6 million pilot program starting in July will use the National Broadband Network to deliver telehealth services to older Australians, by AAP. Computerworld, 23 January, 2012.

MSIA recommends alternative e-health record rollout [Australia]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:18:26 +1100

The group outlined a plan for simplified records by 1 July in the form of of PDFs or letters, with the more complex data filled records to come by 1 July 2013, by Chloe Herrick. Computerworld, 6 February, 2012.

E-Health Records marred by project, governance failures: APF [Australia]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:12:18 +1100

Australian Privacy Foundation warns of dire project and governance failings in the government's personally controlled electronic health records (PCEHRs) initiative, by Tim Lohman. Computerworld, 6 February, 2012.

NEHTA admits to errors in e-health identifiers [Australia]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:07:52 +1100

Concession follows concerns from the MSIA around the accuracy of the identifier service, by Chloe Herrick. Computerworld, 6 February, 2012.

Next round of e-health funding finalised, three months over schedule [Australia]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:02:06 +1100

The funding was scheduled for allocation in November, by Chloe Herrick. Computerworld, 7 February, 2012.

PCEHR on track for 1 July rollout [Australia]

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:55:21 +1100

The e-health record system will be open for registration on 1 July, by Diana Nguyen. Computerworld, 7 February, 2012.

£14m telecare project launched by Birmingham city council

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:52:58 +1100

Local authority expects around 25,000 people to use telecare technology over the next three years under new initiative, by Sade Laja. Guardian Professional, Thursday 2 February 2012.

Surgical Wait Times [British Columbia]

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:58:57 +1100

Provided by the British Columbia Ministry of Health. "This new website is designed to offer you more information about wait times for elective surgical procedures in British Columbia for adults aged 19 and older..."

Mobile app helps users locate health services in B.C.

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:50:39 +1100

Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government. News Release, February 6, 2012.

Patient's view of an operation procedure to be publicised via social media [Netherlands]

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:48:05 +1100

ePractice.eu, 27 January 2012. Country Netherlands; Domain eHealth; Topic Continuity of care, Health portals, ICT for disease prevention and health promotion, Other.

Survey finds VA patients favor sharing health information [US]

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:39:22 +1100

By Sophie Quinton, National Journal. NextGov, 19 December 2011.

NSW Health pushed to modernise invoices

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:03:07 +1100

By Michael Lee, ZDNet Australia, December 14th, 2011.

SA govt kicks off $408m e-health roll-out

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:54:17 +1100

By Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet Australia, December 14th, 2011.

Queensland Ambulance Service to get new patient transport system

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:23:22 +1100

New transport system will help manage 20,000-plus medically authorised non-urgent patient transfers a month, by Tim Lohman. Computerworld, 15 December, 2011.

EHR pilot project in Geneva receives highest certification for eHealth strategy compliance

Thu, 8 Dec 2011 23:05:18 +1100

ePractice.eu, 2 December 2011. Country Switzerland; Domain eHealth; Topic Electronic health records, Health portals, Patient summary, Personal Health Systems, Policy, Regional/national Health Information Networks.

Telehealth can cut mortality by a half [UK]

Wed, 7 Dec 2011 15:22:25 +1100

Department of Health says trial shows telehealth can provide significant benefits for patients and providers, by Gill Hitchcock. Guardian Professional, Tuesday 6 December 2011.

NEHTA releases eHealth information security and access framework to strengthen patient records protection

Wed, 7 Dec 2011 10:02:18 +1100

NEHTA, 6 December 2011.

Queensland Health considers data warehouse, BI pilot

Thu, 1 Dec 2011 21:25:41 +1100

Queensland Health is to begin piloting a new mental health data warehouse and business intelligence application as part of a wider push by the Queensland government to support mental health information management, By Tim Lohman - Sydney. Computerworld, Thursday, 1 December, 2011

Federal Govt flags e-health trial for chronically ill veterans [Australia]

Thu, 1 Dec 2011 21:08:53 +1100

The $8 million project will enable 300 chronically ill veterans from NBN connected areas to have their health monitored from home, by Chloe Herrick (Computerworld). CIO, 29 November, 2011.

Information systems a cure for sick hospitals?

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:28:39 +1100

by George Wright. The Age, November 28, 2011.

EHRs provide entire medication history of patients [Czech Republic]

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:53:10 +1100

ePractice.eu, 23 November 2011. Country Czech Republic; Domain eHealth; Topic Decision support systems, Electronic health records, Hospital information systems, ICT for patient safety, Patient summary, Personal Health Systems, Regional/national Health Information Networks.

Country-wide implementation of ePrescriptions a success [Norway]

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:47:42 +1100

ePractice.eu, 22 November 2011. Country Norway; Domain eHealth; Topic Electronic health records, ePrescribing, ICT for patient safety, Patient summary, Policy, Regional/national Health Information Networks.

National eHealth portal 1177.se wins Sweden's best public sector website award 2011

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:42:30 +1100

ePractice.eu, 24 November 2011. Country Sweden; Domain eHealth; Topic Health portals, ICT and lifestyle management, Personal Health Systems, Regional/national Health Information Networks.

DHS seeks Web portal to combat chronic disease among indigenous Australians

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:31:27 +1100

The portal will build upon a pilot portal, built by HP on the Microsoft SharePoint platform, by Chloe Herrick. Computerworld, 22 November, 2011.

Telstra launches bundled telehealth for rural and regional patients [Australia]

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:13:22 +1100

Healthcare providers will be offered a $6000 rebate for investing in the device under a $620m Federal Government initiative, by Chloe Herrick. Computerworld, 23 November, 2011.

Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Bill 2011 [Australia]

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:09:01 +1100

Parliament of Australia, Originating house - House of Representatives, November 2011.

Federal Govt introduces e-health legislation [Australia]

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:00:37 +1100

Minister Roxon introduced the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Bill 2011 into Parliament, by Chloe Herrick. Computerworld, 23 November, 2011.

Feds back off on Jan.1 eHealth standards deadline [US]

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:40:50 +1100

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is delaying by 90 days the enforcement deadline by which healthcare providers must roll out a new version of the standard governing how medical transactions are processed. By Lucas Mearian - Framingham. Computerworld, Friday, 18 November, 2011.

The e health revolution - easier said than done [Australia]

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:41:49 +1100

By Dr Rhonda Jolly, Social Policy Section. Department of Parliamentary Services, RESEARCH PAPER NO. 3, 2011–12, 17 November 2011.

NEHTA releases final e-health Specifications and Standards Plan [Australia]

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:48:00 +1100

Confirms move away from current development strategy to strategy involving the establishment of "tiger teams", by Chloe Herrick. Computerworld, 16 November, 2011.

Online forum created for the chronically ill [Netherlands]

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:36:09 +1100

ePractice.eu, 15 November 2011. Country Netherlands; Domain eHealth; Topic Health portals, ICT and lifestyle management, Regional/national Health Information Networks.

Over 39,000 eHealth records created in France since December 2010

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:27:17 +1100

ePractice.eu, 10 November 2011. Country France; Domain eHealth; Topic Continuity of care, Electronic health records, Hospital information systems, Patient summary, Personal Health Systems, Policy.

Public Health Sites Rank Among the Most Visited U.S. Federal Government Sites

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:55:50 +1100

NIH.gov Leads as Top Site in the Government Category Attracting More than 10 Million Visitors in September. Nearly 18% of All Clicks from Flu Searches in September Drive Traffic to CDC.gov. Reston, VA, November 1, 2011.

Three Approaches to mHealth ]US]

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 09:03:15 +1100

By Audie Atienza, PhD, Senior Health Technology Advisor, HHS. HHS.gov/Open, Posted October 26, 2011.

A literature review on health information-seeking behaviour on the web: a health consumer and health professional perspective

Thu, 3 Nov 2011 10:12:05 +1100

Insights into health communication. ECDC Technical Report. Produced by Orla Higgins, Jane Sixsmith, Margaret M. Barry, Health Promotion Research Centre, and Christine Domegan, Discipline of Marketing, National University of Ireland Galway. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, October 2011.

SA Health taps Telstra for bedside roll-out

Wed, 2 Nov 2011 14:55:18 +1100

By Josh Taylor, ZDNet Australia, October 26, 2011.