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  • E-Health Records marred by project, governance failures: APF

    The Australian Government’s approach to managing personally controlled electronic health records (PCEHRs) has resulted in poor governance and repeated project failure, a Senate committee hearing into the PCEHR Bill 2011 has heard.

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    MSIA recommends alternative e-health record rollout

    The Medical Software Industry Association (MSIA) has detailed an alternative rollout schedule for the Federal Government’s Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) project, following claims the system will be not even be close to completion by 1 July.

  • MSIA doubts e-health record delivery deadline

    The Medical Software Industry Association (MSIA), whose members include Cerner, Cisco, iSoft and Microsoft, has delivered a scathing criticism of the National e-Health Transition Authority’s (NeHTA) handling of the government’s national e-health record project.

  • Commercial e-prescribing systems a script for better health

    Commercial electronic prescribing, or e-prescribing, systems have the potential to dramatically reduce prescribing error rates, a new University of New South Wales study has found.

  • NEHTA presses pause on e-health records

    The National E-Heath Transition Authority (NEHTA) has halted the implementation of primary care desktop software development at a number of lead implementation sites for the $466.7 million Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) project.

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  • The CSIRO's greatest ICT hits

    Wireless LAN may have boosted the bottom line for the Commonwealth Science Information and Research Organisation (CSIRO), but the organisation has developed a range of technological marvels. We take a look at the latest breakthroughs.

  • Reform Commission lays out e-health recommendations

    There is increasing frustration and mounting cynicism with the pace of action on implementing a national e-health platform, according to a National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission report released today.

  • Robots improve safety, efficiency at Thai hospital

    A Thai hospital famous for medical tourism and celebrated for its use of new technologies is turning to robotics to become more efficient and improve patient safety.

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