MedicalDirector: Runner-up on Most Innovative Companies List 2018 Clinical management software provider MedicalDirector has been named the second most innovative company in the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Most Innovative Companies list for 2018, with the company also taking out the top award in the Best Business Model Innovation category for its cloud product, Helix. August 9, 2018 By Danielle Cranefield Announcement, General 0 Comment Read More >>
My Health Record Media Release for Parents The Australian Digital Health Agency is encouraging parents to find out more about the benefits of having a My Health Record for their children through their local GP, pharmacy or other healthcare providers they deal with as well as through the website www.myhealthrecord.gov.au August 8, 2018 By Announcement, Digital Health Agency families, children's health 0 Comment Read More >>
Ultrasound transducers now don't need to be registered From July 2018, ultrasound providers no longer need to register individual ultrasound transducers on their practices’s equipment list. August 3, 2018 By Announcement, Services Australia medical equipment, medicare 0 Comment Read More >>
MERS and the Hajj (August 19 to August 24) Approximately 3000 Australians travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia each year for the annual Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj).The Kingdom is experiencing an ongoing outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), associated with infections in healthcare facilities and exposure to camels and camel products. July 29, 2018 By Announcement, Department of Health, Travel Health MERS, Middle East Respiratory System, Hajj 0 Comment Read More >>
Independent review of health providers’ access to Medicare card numbers This review examined access by Health professionals to Medicare card numbers by using the Health Professional Online Services (HPOS) system or by calling the Department of Human Services. July 29, 2018 By Announcement, Services Australia Medicare 0 Comment Read More >>
My Health Record – Australians to decide on a smarter and safer way to share their important healthcare information By the end of 2018, a My Health Record will be created for every Australian, unless they choose not to have one. If people choose not to have a My Health Record, they will be able to opt out of having one created for them during a three-month period, starting on Monday 16 July and ending on October 15 2018 July 29, 2018 By Announcement, Digital Health, Digital Health Agency My Health Record 0 Comment Read More >>
My Health Record kits being distributed to Australian healthcare providers The Australian Digital Health Agency is pleased to announce nearly 20,000 My Health Record education kits are being distributed to healthcare providers and Australia Post offices across Australia. The kits will equip providers and Agency partners with information and resources to help them advise all Australians about My Health Record July 29, 2018 By Announcement, Digital Health, Digital Health Agency My Health Record, Education 0 Comment Read More >>
Resources to engage with under-screened and never-screened women in the National Cervical Screening Program 80% of Australian women who develop cervical cancer are either under screened or have never screened. To assist healthcare providers to encourage these women to participate in cervical screening, resources have been developed for the population groups identified as less likely to engage in screening. July 29, 2018 By Announcement, Cancer, Department of Health Resources, Training, Cervical Screening 0 Comment Read More >>
Single Touch Payroll STP is a reporting change that will require employers to report tax and super information to the ATO from their payroll software each time they pay their employees. The ATO is urging employers to determine what they need to do to get ready July 29, 2018 By Announcement 0 Comment Read More >>