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  • SWARH improves patient care with touchscreen technology

    For many years doctors and nurses working in hospital wards have made do with the traditional functionality of a whiteboard for recording patient data. As healthcare continued to evolve, however, it became clear to the South West Alliance of Rural Health (SWARH) that a faster and more accurate tool was needed.

  • NSW government 'sitting on health report'

    The NSW government has come under attack for failing to release a report into problems with the computer system that runs emergency departments throughout the state.

  • PCEHR on track for 1 July rollout

    The rollout schedule for the Federal Government’s Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) project is currently on track, according to the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA).

  • NSW cancer patients get specialist website

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

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    NBN to deliver disability support services to regional Australia

    Children with hearing or vision impairments who live in regional and remote areas of Australia will soon receive specialist services and therapies via the National Broadband Network.

  • IT contract not checked for value: NSW A-G

    There has been a cost blowout in IT contracts to two state government agencies because they failed to review whether taxpayers were getting value for money, Auditor-General Peter Achterstraat says.

  • NEHTA licenses CSIRO software for e-health rollout

    The National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) has licensed software from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to aid the move to a standardised dictionary of clinical terms as part of the Federal Government’s PCEHR project.

  • Federal Govt introduces e-health legislation

    The Federal Department of Health has introduced e-health legislation into Parliament pertaining to its $467 million Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) project, scheduled for completion by 1 July 2012.

  • Q&A: I-MED Network CIO, Bart Dekker

    Bart Dekker has been chief information officer of Sydney-based private medical diagnostic imaging group, I-MED Network, for seven years.

  • Centennial Park picks up award for in-house intranet site

    Centennial Park has been recognised for its in-house intranet site, with the Local Government Association (LGA) awarding the cemetery a major safety award.

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