Hockey wants blood over e-health
The shadow treasurer, Joe Hockey, wants blood over e-health.
The shadow treasurer, Joe Hockey, wants blood over e-health.
People concerned about the privacy implications of a move to transferable electronic health and medical records should not be dissuaded by doubt as the benefits outweigh potential drawbacks, according to health industry executives.
Industry groups are cautious about the e-health funding announced by the Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, in the [[Artnid:346207|2010/2011 budget|Budget 2010-11: What's in it for ICT?]], with worries the funding may not be enough and detail is too scant for a proper implementation.
General practitioners are the first step in implementing an effective e-health system, according to the founder of the Institute of E-Health interest group at Nepean Hospital, Professor Mohamed Khadra.
Healthcare providers could save up to $7.6 billion a year if it implemented a comprehensive e-health system, according to a study released by consulting firm Booz & Company.
Speculation on what the Federal Government may introduce in its annual Budget on 11 May has centred on e-health.
A Perth-based not-for-profit will offer its enterprise in-house built e-health smartphone application for cost-price to hundreds of aged care facilities.
E-health is a major opportunity for the ICT sector despite persistent underfunding, according to analyst, IDC.
Walk into any hospital, Emergency Department or outpatient clinic in South-Eastern Sydney & Illawarra, New South Wales, and the clinician will bring up your full medical history on a computer before you sit down.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has flagged its intention to push ahead with e-health and roll out an Electronic Medical Record.
Intel has launched its remote patient monitoring solution, the Intel Health Guide, in Australia.
iSoft (ASX:ISF) has secured a two-year $9.8 million contract extension from the UK’s NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS).
Hospitals and physicians have four years to deploy comprehensive electronic health records (EHR) systems and the technology needed to support them if they hope to snag some of the billions of dollars the federal government has earmarked to reimburse them for the work. That's why they're already scrambling to figure out how to set up what are likely to be costly and complex systems.
Hospitals and physicians in the U.S. have until 2015 to deploy comprehensive electronic health records (EHR) and the accompanying technology to meet federal guidelines and qualify for billions of dollars in reimbursements. But some health care experts are concerned that the quality of e-health systems might be at risk because of unrealistic deadlines and confusion about what to do first.
The Federal Government has referred its the Healthcare Identifiers Bill to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs in an effort to gain greater input on the legislation from the Australian community.