The Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA) is organising the second annual Data Governance Conference in Melbourne on March 29 and 30.
The event is aimed at healthcare executives and managers both clinical and non-clinical, data and information professionals, health informaticians, health... |
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2011 was a big year for investment in healthcare IT companies, with $US6 billion in mergers and acquisitions activity recorded, according to US consulting firm Mercom Capital Group.
In its annual report for the healthcare technology sector for 2011, Mercom found that almost half a billion dollars... |
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The National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) is hoping to finalise changes to its specifications for GP desktop software by mid to late March.
Problems have been discovered in the specifications for GP software development released in November last year.
NEHTA has put a hold on further implementation... |
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Lisa Altman has been promoted to head of healthcare for BT Australasia, following the company's successful tender to provide IT and communications services for the Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth.
Ms Altman led the bid for the new hospital, due for completion in 2014, which includes deploying a secure... |
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The National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) has delayed implementation of GP desktop software development following the discovery of a discrepancy between specifications for the eHealth pilot sites.
A NEHTA spokesperson said the delay will affect the Wave 1 and Wave 2 eHealth sites except for... |
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The latest update of Health Communication Network's (HCN) PracSoft practice management software has come with an unexpected bug that is affecting patient demographic data.
HCN issued an alert yesterday evening about the latest release of Medical Director and PracSoft, 3.12.1a, warning users not to... |
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The federal government has announced $20 million in funding over two years for pilot projects to develop and deliver telehealth services in areas where the National Broadband Network (NBN) is being rolled out.
The NBN Enabled Telehealth Pilots Program is aimed at NBN-enabled homes with a focus on... |
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The Australian Association of Practice Managers (AAPM) has joined the MedView Wave 2 PCEHR project and will promote it to members as a practical way to improve the efficiency of their practices.
AAPM president Brett McPherson said MedView represented a big advance in medicines management and described... |
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Health Communication Network (HCN) has added national health identifiers functionality to its Medical Director and PracSoft software packages, in a development that constitutes a boost to the federal government's eHealth initiatives.
Medical Director is the market's leading clinical software product... |
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