GPs not ready for e-health records
General Practitioners are not technically nor functionally ready for the advent of personal e-health records, a representative body for the industry has warned.
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Healthcare Identifiers Bill passed
The Federal Government passed through the <i>Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010</i> and the <i>Healthcare Identifiers (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010</i> this week, following four months of debate and a last minute push by the Department of Health and Ageing and the National eHealth Transition Authority (NeHTA).
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Complete health identifier service still months away
Despite efforts to have the healthcare identifier (HI) service up and running by 1 July, the National eHealth Transition Authority (NeHTA) believes the service could take years to fully implement.
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Poll: Do you think the Healthcare Identifiers Bill will transform the e-health system?
The proposed Healthcare Identifiers Bill is a highly contested issue of late. The Government has recently announced changes to the bill as a result of public and industry pressures and the criticism from industry advocates is rife.
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Fed Govt amends Healthcare Identifiers Bill
The Federal Government has bowed to public and industry pressure, proposing new amendments that would address privacy and data security-related issues associated with its Healthcare Identifiers (HI) Bill.