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Australian Health IT News
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E-health rollout likely to be slow: Labor »
(from Computerworld) Federal health minister, Tanya Plibersek, has admitted the take up of electronic health records will likely be slow in the first few years....
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E-health budget about efficiency: Plibersek »
(from ZDNet) Federal Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek has addressed criticism of how the government has reallocated funds for its planned e-health system in a...
Monday, 14 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
E-Health Online Learning Centre launches »
(from DOHA/NEHTA) Australia’s first online education and training resource for the eHealth record system is now live. The Learning Centre will help Australians – including...
Monday, 14 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Giving health a tech checkup »
(from Business Spectator) Lurking behind every Federal and State budget for the last decade has been the apparently unsolvable long term heath problem. How are...
Monday, 14 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Deloitte Digital goes global »
(from ITWire) Deloitte Digital - the arm of the global services firm created in Australia in 2010 - has gone global with the creation of...

International Health IT News
Monday, 14 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Health Min to scrap electronic health records »
(from Prague Daily Monitor) Prague, May 11 (CTK) - The IZIP patients' e-health files project, subsidised by the state-controlled VZP insurer for ten years now...
Monday, 14 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Study highlights how health information exchange can cut costs »
(from amednews.com) Giving physicians timely access to the patient information they need at the point of care proved to be financially beneficial to 12 hospitals...
Friday, 11 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Why telemedicine, health IT camps need each other »
(from Government Health IT) The telemedicine and health IT camps need to overcome their traditional way of operating in silos and develop partnerships to make...
Thursday, 10 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Europe needs new legal basis for health data, says eHealth Task Force »
(from PMLiVE) There has been an "explosion of health data” in Europe and the region’s policy makers must act quickly to put a new legal...
Tuesday, 8 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
EC focuses on transformative potential of eHealth »
(from PMLiVE) Europe’s annual eHealth Week kicked off yesterday in Denmark with EC commissioners focusing on how new technology can help governments cope with the...

HIT Education
Monday, 7 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Telehealth brings the virtual classroom to rural providers »
(from Fierce Health IT) New research shows a telehealth network is an effective way to conduct certification courses in chemotherapy biotherapy to oncology nurses living...
Monday, 7 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Telehealth network can be used to certify nurses in chemotherapy biotherapy »
(from Oncology Nurse Advisor) NEW ORLEANS—A telehealth network is effective at delivering certification courses in chemotherapy biotherapy to oncology nurses living in rural areas, according...
Monday, 30 April 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Orion on graduate mission »
(from stuff.co.nz) Orion Health has scored an own goal of the good kind, breaking its own record of graduate recruitment hires. Forty-one graduates have begun...
Monday, 16 April 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Universities respond to need for HIT help »
(from Healthcare IT News) Citing the high and growing demand for well prepared healthcare IT professionals, universities are offering new programs to help educate and...
Friday, 23 March 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
WMU to offer two new interdisciplinary majors »
Western Michigan University has added two new interdisciplinary undergraduate majors--electronic business marketing and health informatics and information technology. Both new majors were recently approved by...

HIT Industry
Monday, 14 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
NBN: Broadband's rural 7 per cent - out of range, out of mind »
(from ABC News) I'm frequently stunned by some of the comments I hear in the debate on broadband in Australia. Most stunning amongst them are...
Friday, 11 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Conroy: Tony Abbott “Mislead” On NBN »
(from Smarthouse) Yesterday it was Malcolm Turnbull, now Steven Conroy is turning on Tony Abbott, accusing him of "wilfully" misleading the public on NBN. Minister...
Thursday, 10 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Can the NBN thrive in the age of austerity? »
(from ZDNet) It was hardly a surprise that the Liberal Party's response to Labor's new Budget would mention the National Broadband Network (NBN) as an...
Thursday, 10 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
TECHNOLOGY SPECTATOR: NBN bluster and benefits »
(from Business Spectator) Another budget and another promise by the government to ensure that the books are balanced and that all-so-important surplus is delivered come...
Tuesday, 8 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
NZ goes for gold in medication management »
(from Pulse+IT) New Zealand has taken on the ambitious target of rolling out an electronic medications management (eMM) system in every hospital in the country...

HIT Jobs
Friday, 11 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Is the golden age over for IT jobs? »
(from Business Spectator) It’s less than three months until IT student Nick Cannizzo graduates from Melbourne’s Monash University and he’s near certain that he's going...
Monday, 7 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Healthcare job growth outpaces other industries »
(from Fierce Healthcare IT) Although overall employment growth slowed this past month, healthcare jobs continue to grow faster than other industries, the Bureau of Labor...
Monday, 30 April 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
New York invests $4.2M to create 1,500 health IT jobs »
(from Government Health IT) The New York eHealth Collaborative, the New York City Investment Fund and the New York State Department of Health have launched...
Wednesday, 14 March 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Demand for Clinical Informatics Growing Among Health Professionals: PwC »
(from E-Week.com) Health organizations see clinical informatics as an important factor in managing patient care, according to a new report by PwC's U.S. Health Research...
Wednesday, 7 March 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
E-health market set to grow as Australia ages: KPMG »
(from Computerworld) IT companies are been urged to look at opportunities in the e-health market as Australia faces an aging population over the next 10...

General News
Monday, 7 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
NBN Co in push for deal on rollout »
(from The Australian) NBN Co is aiming to finalise by the end of next month an agreement with the NSW government crucial for the rollout...
Monday, 27 February 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
100 Non-Profit Hospital, Health System CEOs to Know »
(from Becker's Hospital Review) Becker's Hospital Review has named "100 Non-Profit Hospital, Health System CEOs to Know" based on the leaders' healthcare experience, awards and...
Monday, 13 February 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
The future of health care: living rooms and wristbands »
(from News@Northeaster) Most people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders suffer from severe forms of the disability, and find it difficult to perform unfamiliar tasks for...
Monday, 6 February 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Healthcare jobs will grow the fastest of all industries »
(from Fierce Healthcare) Of all industry sectors, healthcare jobs will grow the fastest, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said yesterday. In fact, healthcare and...
Wednesday, 28 December 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Health care informatics, privacy remain top 2012 issues »
From Search Health IT: The health care industry continues to face myriad challenges to improving care delivery systems and creating economic efficiency. Technology such as...

Nursing News
Wednesday, 22 February 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Nursing Information Officers: Newest Health IT Leaders »
(from Information Week) Does your organization have a chief nursing informatics officer (CNIO)? If not, chances are you'll need one. The prevalence and role of...
Wednesday, 1 February 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Innovations in Nursing Informatics: Wired in Rural Washington »
(from Nursing Informatics and Technology) Mason General Hospital (MGH) is a 25-bed critical access hospital located in Shelton, WA. Receiving the status of "Most Wired...

Event News
Wednesday, 29 February 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
HISA VIC kicks off the year with a leap into e-health »
Just wanted to offer a great big thank you to everyone for their contribution to the wonderful success of our first HISA Vic event for...

FEDERAL BUDGET 2012/13
Thursday, 10 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Budget 2012: ICT opportunities aplenty »
(from Sydney Morning Herald) The 2012 federal budget offers plenty of opportunities for the IT industry, for those who know where to look. The ICT...
Thursday, 10 May 2012   (0 Comments - view/add)
Budget: few surprises for IT »
(from The Australian IT) THE federal budget has generated little surprise across the ICT sector and a few murmurs of disappointment. The budget papers were...

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