The Australian Digital Health Agency has today opened an online consultation for all Australians The Australian Digital Health Agency has today opened an online consultation for all Australians, including frontline clinicians, consumers, healthcare organisations and the technology sector to have their say on a more modern, digitally connected health system. April 5, 2019 By Andrea Harris-Poddi Announcement, Digital Health Agency 0 Comment Read More >>
MBS item changes in effect from 01 April For a list of MBS item changes that have come into effect from 01 April click on the link below. April 4, 2019 By Andrea Harris-Poddi Announcement, MBS 0 Comment Read More >>
Webinar: Privacy obligations post-opt out for My Health Record - Healthcare organisations Do you work within a GP clinic, Community Pharmacy, Public or Private Hospital? Is your organisation registered for My Health Record? If you have answered ‘yes’ to either of these questions this webinar will be a must attend. April 1, 2019 By Andrea Harris-Poddi Announcement, Digital Health Agency, My Health Record 0 Comment Read More >>
Government commits $3 million towards targeting macular disease Australians who are living with, or are at risk of macular disease, the leading cause of vision loss and blindness in older people will soon benefit from a $3 million investment by the Australian Government. March 29, 2019 By Andrea Harris-Poddi Announcement, Department of Health, Macular disease 0 Comment Read More >>
$6.3 Million to Continue Health Data Portal Development The Australian Government is investing a further $6.3 million to continue the development of the Health Data Portal (the Portal) used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services funded under the Indigenous Australians’ Health Programme (IAHP) to report Indigenous health data. March 27, 2019 By Andrea Harris-Poddi Announcement, Department of Health 0 Comment Read More >>
Axe the fax: new Agency incentive supports paperless healthcare The Australian Digital Health Agency has today announced an incentive to accelerate clinical software provider adoption of standards to deliver enhanced secure messaging functionality into their systems by 2020. March 27, 2019 By Andrea Harris-Poddi Announcement, Digital Health Agency 0 Comment Read More >>
Australian National Audit Office to audit My Health Record implementation The Australian National Audit Office is conducting an audit of the Australian Digital Health Agency's implementation of the My Health Record system, and is looking for public contributions. March 25, 2019 By Andrea Harris-Poddi My Health Record 0 Comment Read More >>
Register for your free pass to Australian Healthcare Week Join AAPM at the largest healthcare expo of the year – Australian Healthcare Week 2019! March 25, 2019 By Andrea Harris-Poddi Australian Healthcare Week 0 Comment Read More >>
New occupational cancer e-learning module In some Australian workplaces, employees are exposed to a diverse range of possible carcinogens at higher concentrations and for longer periods of time than the general public. It has been estimated that 3.6 million Australians are exposed to at least one carcinogen at work and approximately 5000 cancers each year are caused by workplace exposures. March 25, 2019 By Andrea Harris-Poddi Cancer 0 Comment Read More >>
How GPs can help combat Australia’s second biggest cancer killer Australia’s first major national mass media campaign promoting bowel cancer screening launches March 22, 2019 By Andrea Harris-Poddi Cancer 0 Comment Read More >>