E-prescribing now live at Northern Health's mental health services

E-prescribing now live at Northern Health’s mental health services

Melbourne-based Northern Health has started rolling out electronic prescribing at its Mental Health Division and outpatient clinics. The cloud-based e-prescribing platform by MediRecords has just been integrated with its PAS and clinical patient folder (CPF) software, according to a media release.
WHY IT MATTERS
This latest implementation of the MediRecords cloud platform allows e-prescriptions to be sent instantly to patients or their carers. It also comes with a QR code to be scanned at pharmacies for dispensing, providing mental health patients with quicker access to new and repeat medications.
The adoption of this FHIR-based technology also means doctors no longer have to search a second…

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SA Health kicks off patient-generated data project with The Clinician

SA Health kicks off patient-generated data project with The Clinician

SA Health, together with the Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health, will start collecting and analysing patient-reported measures across South Australia through its new programme.The Patient Reported Measures (PRM) programme will support clinical services to deliver “high-quality, patient-centred, and value-driven care” by encouraging patients to report on health outcomes and experiences. 
SA Health and CIEH have chosen digital health company The Clinician via an open tender process to help implement the programme. They will leverage the latter’s ZEDOC platform, which will be integrated with SA Health’s IT systems to automate the distribution, collection, and analysis of patient-reported outcomes and experience measures.
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What Are The Challenges Expected to be Faced by Healthcare in 2023?

What Are The Challenges Expected to be Faced by Healthcare in 2023?

Healthcare is an ever-evolving industry, and as we move into 2023, there are a number of challenges are expected to arise.
The economy is already headed toward recession, and experts have made it quite clear that this year will be the most difficult one for the global economy.
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Inflation in the US is already touching its highest pick ever and Eventually, this will have an impact on the healthcare sector as well. Since healthcare is one of the major economic contributors.
Therefore, it is clear that healthcare would experience some significant difficulties in 2023.
However, healthcare providers must be ready…

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10 #Digital #Healthcare Trends to Follow in 2023 || #EMed #HealthTech

10 #Digital #Healthcare Trends to Follow in 2023 || #EMed #HealthTech

Digital health refers to a broad range of Varieties such as mobile health, #wearable devices, health information #technology, #telemedicine and telehealth, and personalized medicine. Please check the top 10 digital healthcare #trends to check in #2023.- AI-enabled Digital #Transformation- Wearable tech and Continuous Health Monitoring- Better Privacy and Security- Universal Adoption…

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