AusHealthIT Poll Number 167 – Results – 15th May, 2013.
The question was: What Do You Predict Will Be The Fate of E-Health Funding In The Upcoming Budget on Tuesday? Big Increase 0% (0) Small Increase 10% (5…
Tag: Feeds
DoHA Budget 2013-14 and E-Health – What Do We See? Looks Like A Major Slowing In Investment After 14 Months From Now.
The relevant part of the Budget is DoHA – Outcome 10. The link is here: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/…
NEHTA Seems Just To Have Released A New Webiste. Very Pretty.
The site can be found at the old address: http://www.nehta.gov.au/ And it seems to have gone…
It Seems They Plan To Put Information On Advanced Care Directives On the NEHRS / PCEHR.
This press release appeared a few days ago. Advance Care Plans to be Included on E-Health Records Telling your loved ones how you wish to be cared for as…
IVF/ICSI Success story for a man with globozoospermia
As a referral IVF clinic , we treat many patients who have failed IVF and ICSI cycles…
An Interesting Email Turned Up From SAI Global (The Standards Australia For Profit Arm) A Few Days Ago.
This popped into my inbox a few days ago. eHealth Standards: Recommended Practice for The Health Industry. Hello David, The Australian government is committed to e-Health and…
It Seems The NEHRS / PCEHR Has Had a Bit Of A Make Over. Interesting Changes In A Couple Of Areas.
After the outage overnight I wandered along to see what changes had been made to the what the user sees. Here is what the navigation menu …
Infertility and Mother’s Day
This is a guest post from our expert patient, Manju. Many infertile women who are…
Reaching out to patients directly
Hospital CEOs are smart and understand that in order to fill their beds and to maximize their revenue, they need to reach out to patients directly. This is after …
This Seems To Me To Be Some Very Interesting Commentary. Views Welcome.
This appeared a few days ago. Will Electronic Records Cure Health Care? By Joe Weber APR 29, 2013 12:48pm ET Until we are totally …
The most neglected person in the hospital
Hospitals are designed for doctors. They have been created so that the doctor can collect all his patients under one roof , and …
Can the level of HCG in blood tell me whether my pregnancy is a healthy one or not ?
Yes – but only to a certain extent. The HCG ( human chorionic gonadotropin) hormone is a remarkable …
AusHealthIT Poll Number 166 – Results – 8th May, 2013.
The question was: Do Centralised National E-Health Programs (Like the NEHRS / PCEHR) Make Sense Any…
Slightly Conflicting Reports On Frost & Sullivans Review Of APAC E-Health. Not Sure I See What They Do.
A number of reports on a new Frost and Sullivan report appeared this week. We have first. Australia leads Asia-Pacific in eHealth Posted Tue, 30/04/2013 – 13:31 by Fran Molloy …
Why don’t you ask your Doctor ?
I enjoy providing a free second opinion as an IVF expert . I find patients are often confused and need an expert to provide…
Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 6th May, 2013.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link…
The problem with Indian hospital websites
Most leading Indian corporate hospitals take pride in the world-class medical services they offer. They tom-tom the fact that they have …
IVF success story for couple from Bangalore
Each of our patient’s success stories provides us with the motivation and burning desire to keep on improving the services we offer . Sharing their joy…
Have The Standards For NEHRS / PCEHR Registration Been Suddenly Relaxed To Increase Registrations?
Has anyone else heard the rumour of some major easing in the rules for patient registration in the last few days? Seems the desperation for registration numbers is…
The other side of the stethoscope
Everyone acknowledges that improving doctor-patient communication will go a long way towards improving healthcare. A lot of misunderstandings occur because of communication gaps, which is why there has been…
Karen Dearne Does What She Does Best. Chases The Truth On An Important E-Health Document From DoHA.
I was alerted today regarding a letter sent to DoHA today. From: Karen Dearne May 01, 2013 Dear Ms Zygadio Can …
Another Report Saying Health IT Is Wonderful – Is It Relevant To What Our Government Is Doing?
The following appeared a few days ago. EHR use provides Canadian docs billions in benefits April 24, 2013 |…
Here Is A Wonderful Picture Of How Your Money Is Being Spent Unwisely!
See here: https://twitter.com/Eleonor_G/status/329159086144905216/photo/1 And Edwin Kruys (@EdwinKruys) sent me this! Even worse and…
Why should I bother to know all this stuff ?
A lot of times when I’m explaining IVF treatment options to patients, I find that their eyes glaze over…
This Is A Really Interesting Development In Information Sharing. The UK Adds A Duty To Share Information – With Safeguards.
The following appeared a little while ago. Caldicott recommends ‘duty to share’ 11 April 2013 Lis Evenstad The Caldicott2 review of information governance …
Why doctors don’t respect patients
Then there are doctors who see a packed waiting room as a badge of honour. Some doctors “routinely make patients…
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 27th April, 2013.
Here are a few I have come across last week. Note: Each link is followed by a…
Why are Indian hospital websites so bad ?
Even though Indian hospitals claim they are world class, their websites are of poor quality because …
Security In The Cloud For Healthcare Information Needs Decent Planning.
The following appeared a little while ago. 5 steps to managing data security risks in the cloud By Rick Kam, President and…
Look After Your Patient’s Electronic Health Information Effectively Or Suffer The Consequences.
The following is a draft short article for a Health Magazine – Comments welcome. —– It is …
Fulfilling the promises of health information technology
I am better connected with friends all over the world through social networking apps than to my primary care physician a few miles down the road. Wikipedia allows for…
AusHealthIT Poll Number 164 – Results – 24th April, 2013.
The question was: Who Do You Think The NEHRS / PCEHR Program Is Aimed At Benefiting Most Through …
ANZAC Day Holiday – 2013
There will be no post tomorrow in honour of ANZAC Day. Lest We Forget. Back …
Why are there so many "treatments" for failed embryo implantation ?
As an IVF specialist , one of the commonest questions patients ask me is – Why did my IVF cycle fail ?…
Healthwise, Aravind, healthcare, spirituality, nonprofits and missions
In the last two weeks , I have come across two remarkable organizations in the healthcare…
Big Data In Health Care – A Useful Review Of The State of Play.
This appeared a little while ago: The HIT Approach to Big Data Elizabeth Gardner MAR 1, 2013 Like “The Cloud” last year or “Mobile…
The 3 Ps for producing high quality patient educational content
One of the interesting things I learned at Healthwise is that while it is easy it is to write content , it’s …
This Is A Much Too Democratic Approach To E-Health For Australia I Suspect. Great Fun To Review.
This short article appeared a few days ago. NYers can vote on design of patient portal April 13, 2013, 2:17 p…
Less is more
One of the important things I learned by visiting Healthwise is that sometimes less is more please . I used to think that…
AusHealthIT Poll Number 163 – Results – 17th April, 2013.
The question was: Should A New Revised National E-Health Strategy Recommend An Integrated and Simplified E-Health Governance…
The Evidence Free Nature Of the NEHRS / PCEHR Confirmed By Independent Research.
The following appeared last week. Analysing past mistakes to manage health records’ futures Posted Mon, 08/04/2013 – 08:24 by Fran Molloy Dr Karin Garrety is…
Healthwise in India
Even though I have been working with Healthwise for over eight years, I am ashamed to say I didn’t know much about how they actually went about…
Government Desperation With Uptake Of The NEHRS Is Reaching Fever Pitch. I Think It Is A Doomed Effort and Waste of Money.
The following appeared earlier today. Outrage as eHealth record sign-up squads hit Australian hospital patients in bid to boost numbers Sue Dunlevy…
What can husbands do for their wives during their IVF cycle ?
This is a guest post from an expert patient ! If your wife is going through IVF, there are many ways you can support her…
Why we all need Health Guardians in a hospital
It’s always a pleasure meeting Don Kemper, the CEO and Founder of Healthwise . He is one of the world’s …
This Is A Really Interesting Development In Information Sharing and Interoperation.
The following appeared a little while ago. EMIS and TPP share data 18 March 2013 Rebecca Todd EMIS and TPP are working on a data…
Why patients come back for their second IVF baby !
Many patients who do IVF feel their life will be complete once they have one baby. If you have such a gorgeous kid, how can you …