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Greater access to telehealth consultations will benefit even more patients

Health Times - 20-04-2020

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) commends the extension of Medicare benefits to assist patients to receive telehealth or telephone consultations

 
Computer networks at regional Victorian hospitals were cyber attacked, surgeries delayed

AAP - 01-10-2019

Surgeries and other hospital services have been delayed after some Victorian computer systems were cyber attacked but emergency procedures aren't affected.

 
Telehealth a step forward but still faces barriers

Nicole Madigan - 25-07-2019

As Australia’s population ages, the demand on the country’s healthcare industry is increasing, adding pressure to the system. As technology improves,

 
Researchers giving awareness and sight to medical robots

HealthTimes - 03-05-2019

Dr Ajay Pandey is a Senior Lecturer in Robotics and Autonomous Systems at QUT’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science who is among a team of robotics

 
A real-time prescription medication monitoring system will go online across Victoria

AAP - 01-04-2019

A prescription medication real-time monitoring system will go live across Victoria in less than 24 hours in a move to prevent doctor-shopping and save lives.

 
A new IT system being rolled out at Queensland hospitals is plagued by dangerous flaws

AAP - 29-03-2019

Doctors have warned an upgraded patient records system being rolled out at Queensland hospitals is plagued by dangerous flaws. A new IT system

 
The government is injecting $25 million into a new drug research centre in Melbourne

AAP - 14-01-2019

A new research centre aimed at hastening the process of developing medicines is set to receive a $25 million funding injection from the federal government.

 
The Queensland government's digitising program is over budget

AAP - 05-12-2018

The cost of going from a paper to an electronic system in Queensland's public hospitals is costing hundreds of millions of dollars over budget.

 
A government MP has opted out of digitising his medical records

AAP - 23-07-2018

Labor has called for an extension of the opt-out date for e-health records to restore public trust, as a Liberal MP pulled the pin on his own record.

 
Opt-out period begins for the My Health Record database amid digital security and privacy concerns

AAP - 16-07-2018

The three month opt-out period has begun for the My Health Record database amid digital security and privacy concerns. Australia's electronic

 

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