https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/pcehrconsultation The Department of Health is currently consulting with stakeholders on the implementation of the recommendations of the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) Review. The outcomes of the consultation will influence the system design, implementation schedule, and the planning for communication, education, and risk management. As a part of the consultation process, a … Continue reading
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NEHTA continues PCEHR development despite cloud over future
Written by Kate McDonald on 02 June 2014. The National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) is continuing with plans to improve and add functionality to the PCEHR, despite a recommendation in the Royle review that the agency be dissolved and its role transferred to a new statutory authority. Read more at Pulse IT Continue reading
Final Review of PCEHR
Budget information on Indigenous Health
To assist you in finding Budget information on Indigenous health, we have made the task easier for you. Go to the HealthBulletin http://healthbulletin.org.au<http://healthbulletin.org.au/> and click on ‘Australian Government Budget 2014-15: information of relevance to Indigenous health’ (http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/budget-2014-15-information-of-relevance-to-indigenous-health/). Links to media releases will be added during the rest of the week as they become … Continue reading
Telehealth Infrastructure Support Grants 2014 Round 3
NACCHO Aboriginal Health News Alerts NACCHO has received funds from the Department of Health and Ageing under the Telehealth Delivery Project to provide services with grants that will allow them to purchase the necessary infrastructure to undertake Telehealth consultations between specialists and patients. The grant funding under Round 3 is for amounts up to $15,000 … Continue reading
eHealth Usability Feedback / Improvements – NEHTA
When Clinicians commenced using the eHealth record system (PCEHR), some issues were identified that were impacting workflow, and some of the eHealth features of their software were not as intuitive as originally hoped. NEHTA has worked with clinical peak bodies to produce guidance material for software vendors in response to the usability feedback received to … Continue reading
PCEHR registrations hit 1.5 million mark
Written by Kate McDonald on 31 March 2014. The latest figures from the Department of Health show that consumer registrations for the PCEHR have reached 1,514,805, exceeding the department’s target for the system by a number of months. Read on at Pulse IT Continue reading
Opinion sought on layout of cumulative pathology reports
Written by Kate McDonald on 13 March 2014. Clinicians are being asked for their opinions on the design and layout of pathology reports as part of the Pathology Information, Terminology and Units (PITUS) project. A survey has been designed to gauge clinical opinion on the layout of pathology reports, particularly the question of identifying the … Continue reading
Govt yet to commit to releasing PCEHR review
Written by Kate McDonald on 27 February 2014. The Department of Health (DoH) has confirmed it has received a copy of the Royle review into the PCEHR, but the government has not committed to releasing it publicly read on at Pulse IT Continue reading
Symposium on Comprehensive Primary Health Care in Adelaide on Friday March 21st 2014
Please see attached a flyer for a symposium on Comprehensive Primary Health Care in Adelaide on Friday March 21st. A concessional registration fee of $60 apples to staff of ACCHOs. 2014 Symposium flyer1 Continue reading
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