Pharmacy IT solutions provider Fred IT has won the contract to deliver Australia’s national electronic prescribing delivery service.It will be delivering the service through eRx Script Exchange which shall ensure continuous access to a…
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South Korea is now testing a new remote concept that enables collaboration between health professionals across different medical institutions.WHAT IT’S ABOUT
A pilot project has been launched to establish an “efficient and sustainable” remote collaboration…
The Australian government is giving a huge boost to digital health with new funding of A$951.2 million ($643 million) over four years.The 2023-2024 budget for digital health includes:
A$325.7 million ($220 million) to make the…
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Global recession and a return to post-pandemic conditions are offering a reality check for chief information security officers, a new Proofpoint survey shows.WHY IT MATTERS
The new report, 2023 Voice of the CISO, offers global…
The COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends on Thursday, May 11, and with it comes an array of policy and procedural changes nationwide. How should health IT leaders be thinking about the end of…
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On Monday during National Nurse’s Week, HCA Healthcare announced that its investments in nurse clinical education since 2019 have totaled more than $300 million – and that it will more than double the size…
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The Western Australian government is setting aside nearly A$100 million ($68 million) to complete the first phase rollout of its EMR system.This phase involves the implementation of digital medical records with single sign-on technology…
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A new AI-based tool in South Australia can accurately predict when a general surgery patient is about to be discharged from the hospital.Called the Adelaide Score, it was developed by a team of researchers…
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The New York City-based Urban Health Plan used artificial intelligence to improve operational efficiency and patient care and got a handle on its annually high patient no-show rates with cost-effective patient interventions.Higher-than-average missed appointments
No-shows…
At FirstHealth of the Carolinas, a health system based in Pinehurst, North Carolina, bed capacity always seemed to be at the forefront of challenges. A not uncommon challenge in healthcare.Having more bed capacity is…
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