The Lancet Zika virus resource centre
The Lancet Zika virus resource centre brings together the best evidence and reporting from across The Lancet family of journals to assist researchers, policy makers and healthcare workers in understanding the effects of the outbreak and how best to respond. The centre will also feature selected content from across Elsevier journals, providing a comprehensive resource of the latest research, analysis and commentary as developments unfold. All content in the resource centre has been made freely available.
The National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) is the lead organisation supporting a national vision for digital health for Australia.
National Cancer Screening Register bill passes Senate
The legislation enabling the creation of the National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR) has passed both houses of Parliament with a number of amendments concerning the disclosure of personal information, but extra amendments sought by the federal opposition were defeated. The opposition this week attempted to add three ... [read more]
NSW Health issues call for expressions of interest in enterprise RIS-PACS
Healthshare NSW has issued a call for expressions of interest (EOI) from vendors to provide a new enterprise-level radiology information system and picture archive and communication system (RIS-PACS) for at least 10 local health districts (LHDs). The new RIS-PACS will be a replacement for the current GE system for ... [read more]
Royal Perth and Princess Margaret trialling telehealth for metro outpatients
WA Health is trialling a new telehealth service at Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH), offering a video calling system for outpatient clinics to Perth-based patients. RPH has offered telehealth links between its specialists and rural hospitals and clinics for a number of years as ... [read more]
MyOnlineClinic wins Ambulance Victoria contract for low acuity cases
App-based telehealth service MyOnlineClinic has won a contract with Ambulance Victoria to provide a telehealth option for its referral division, offering a new service model for low acuity presentations. The company has also partnered with rural and regional medical centre group Tristar Medical to supply its telehealth ... [read more]
Electronic communication on the agenda at second RACGP eHealth forum
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is holding its second eHealth forum in Melbourne later this month, with electronic communication, usability issues and the growth in health data on the agenda. The college is also running its annual survey on members' views and attitudes towards technological ... [read more]
CSIRO releases home monitoring report showing savings of $3b a year
The CSIRO has released its long-awaited report into home monitoring of chronic disease, which shows that a modest investment in home monitoring technology, allied to risk stratification tools and remote monitoring by telehealth nurses, could save the healthcare system up to $3 billion a year in avoidable admissions ... [read more]
No more faxed referrals for Auckland as eReferrals become mandatory
The three district health boards (DHBs) serving the Auckland region are making electronic referrals into their hospitals and health services mandatory from March next year, doing away with faxed and mailed referral letters from GPs, specialists and community allied health providers. The DHBs – Auckland, Counties ... [read more]