Queensland Health rejects call to pause electronic medical record rollout
The head of Queensland Health has rejected calls by a doctors group to pause the rollout of a digital health record system across the state’s hospitals.
The head of Queensland Health has rejected calls by a doctors group to pause the rollout of a digital health record system across the state’s hospitals.
"Understanding how these infections spread once they reach Australia means we can predict when and where an outbreak is likely to occur – this means hospitals and biosecurity agencies can be as prepared as possible,” says Dr Dean Paini.
Queensland Health is continuing its experimentation with robot assistants, rolling out additional TESA bots to hospitals across the state next month.
The Queensland government has earmarked $135.4 million for upgrades and new IT systems for its health service in 2017-18.
The Queensland Health chief information officer and CEO of eHealth Queensland, Colin McCririck, has resigned.