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HealthBeyond represented the first time that the consumer e-health community came together in Australia. We are looking to continue the positive engagement generated on that day through establishing a dedicated Health Beyond, consumer e-health group on the Health Hub social networking site.

At the centre of this activity is the Health Beyond Blog. Click on one of the entries to see what is happening. You could also join the Health Hub site yourself and contribute to the discussions around consumer e-health in Australia.

Recent Event - HIC09

HIC09 delivered an exceptional program of workshops, lectures and practical industry presentations from world leaders in Health IT. HIC09 briought together a diverse collective of healthcare professionals and information specialists. The fusion of thought is what made the event so special.

HIC'09 Associated Events

NIA 2009 - National Annual Conference
2009 Aged Care Informatics Symposium

Recent Event - hpf '08

The successful completion of the inaugural Health Privacy Futures conference - HPF'08, brought together healthcare providers, consumers and Australia's leading privacy experts, to help bring clarity and definition to this critical issue. Through HPF ’08 innovative workshops, outstanding presentations and engaging speakers, HPF ‘08 has succeeded in offering better understanding of the national perspective and making a significant contribution to setting the national regulatory framework for the future of health privacy. In addition, our sponsors’ company display stands provided another interactive networking opportunity for the delegates.

You can download conference presentations from HPF ’08 website, which is still open and contains details on speakers, workshops, presentations and more.

We are thrilled with the achievement of HPF ‘08 in Brisbane and are looking forward to the next HPF Conference in 2010 – check back here for more details.

CeH Website

The Coalition for eHealth (CeH) now has its own website at http://www.ceh.net.au/. Visit the website the see an overview of the CeH, the consensus statement and the expanding CeH membership list. In the future this site will be used to communicate the key activities of the Coalition.

eJHI

Special Issue on Smart Healthcare Systems: Call for Papers. Issue will be guest-edited by Anthony Maeder and Carsten Röcker. Deadline for submissions: 16th May 2010.

The Electronic Journal of Health Informatics (eJHI) is now an established online journal with considerable support from both readers and contributors. The journal is an initiative that HISA has been closely associated with from its inception. Evelyn Hovenga, the journals chief editor has just submitted the annual report for the journal. More at http://www.ejhi.net

Click here to download a copy

Position Paper

HISA has worked with the Australian Healthcare and Hospital Association (AHHA) to develop a position paper on short to medium term projects in Health Information Management following a request from the Australian Minister's Office.

Michael Legg (HISA President) led the roundtable of over 20 industry and academic experts in eHealth. Michael Legg, David More and Richard Dixon-Hughes used the roundtable contributions to develop the position statement that was delivered by Michael and the team to the Minister's Office and senior Government officers in an AHHA briefing session on Monday 21st April 2008.

Click here to download your copy of this important discussion paper.

IMIA Representation

The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), plays a major global role in the application of information science and technology in the fields of healthcare and research in medical, health and bio informatics.

IMIA represents the informatics organisations in over 53 countries. IMIA promotes research and international cooperation, dissemination of knowledge, the practical application of informatics and represents health informatics within international health organisations.

HISA is the Australian affiliate of IMIA.

Health Informatics Society of Australia

Fierce Health IT News

Most hospitals would struggle to meet meaningful use now

VA to share health data with Indiana HIE

Hospitals struggling with CPOE

Meaningful use is like 'fire, ready, aim" in absence of HHS guidance

SPOTLIGHT ON: Sebelius encouraged by direction of health IT

SPOTLIGHT: 'Hidden requirements' of quality reporting may hinder meaningful use

Statewide HIE efforts move forward in North Carolina, Kansas

Healthcare sees fewer data breaches than other industries

CMS issues guidance for Medicaid IT projects

IT privacy advisors send security recommendations

AHRQ: Practices need more motivation to track, improve population health

Clinical decision support needs more than just alerts to improve quality

McKinsey: Well-planned and executed health IT can save $40B annually

Cigna CIO wary of security from social media but sees improved morale

VA, DoD will share a single identifier for each patient

Blumenthal, Berwick call meaningful use a 'starting point' for a better health system

IT managers expect stronger investment, hiring in second half of 2010, CDW survey says

Privacy, security 'tiger team' told granular consent technology is flawed

SPOTLIGHT: 'Breach notification' rule is inadequate to protect data, security pro says

UnitedHealth's Ingenix to buy Executive Health Resources, make FQHC version of CareTracker EHR

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