• NSW cancer patients get specialist website

  NSW cancer patients and GPs can now use a website to search for healthcare specialists.

• Online doctors a new reality

  Cancer patients and the elderly will be able to see their specialist or GP with the click of a mouse, even if they are hundreds of kilometres away.

• IBM IOD 2011: IBM launches Watson-like software for healthcare

  IBM has released new predictive analytics software for the management of patient data in the healthcare industry, following the company's Watson supercomputer partnership with American health insurance company WellPoint.

• Telehealth simulation lab launches at UWS

  A new research lab that simulates telehealth services for remote and stay-at-home patients has opened at the University of Western Sydney (UWS).

• Online help for mental health closer

  Access to online mental health services is a step closer after the federal government appointed a committee to oversee their rollout.

• IBM steps up healthcare application work in China

  IBM is expanding work on applications for use in Chinese hospitals after spotting an opportunity in the country's massive spending plan for healthcare reform.

• A prescription for lower costs

  Open source technologies help McKesson deliver lower-cost IT solutions to its healthcare customers by trimming the tab for hardware and software.

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