Mar 14, 2023 | Advocacy, Australian Health News, Digital Health, eHealth, Professional Practice, Telehealth
The Australasian Institute of Digital Health has made its submission into the Medical Board of Australia (MBA) review Guidelines: Telehealth consultations with patients. The Institute recommends the MBA consider replacing the terminology “technology-based...
Sep 26, 2022 | Aged care, CHIA CPD Endorsed Blogs, Community Chats, Community of Practice, Data, Digital Health, eHealth, Innovation, Nursing & Midwifery Informatics, Nursing Editorials
Dr Helen Almond FAIDH Senior Lecturer, Australian Institute of Health Service Management, College of Business and Economics (COBE), University of Tasmania LinkedIn For more than 25 years, the informaticist role has been steadily evolving and growing in importance....
Aug 29, 2022 | Aged care, Community Chats, Community of Practice, Data, Digital Health, eHealth, Innovation, Nursing & Midwifery Informatics, Nursing Editorials
Sally Duncan Chief Nursing & Midwifery Information Officer, Northern Sydney Local Health District LinkedIn Before digital health, things were much simpler for both the student nurse, and midwife, in relation to learning how to document assessments, medications,...
Aug 1, 2022 | Aged care, CHIA CPD Endorsed Blogs, Community Chats, Community of Practice, Data, Digital Health, eHealth, Innovation, Nursing & Midwifery Informatics, Nursing Editorials
Residential aged care organisations in Australia have been slow to not only move to digital clinical information systems but embrace the benefits of digitalisation in general. The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (Royal Commission) and others have...
Jul 18, 2022 | Community Chats, Community of Practice, Cybersecurity, Data, Digital Health, eHealth
The Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Act 2022 came into effect on 8 April 2022. Why is this relevant to me you ask? Well, the amendment extends the scope of the of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 to also apply to...
Jul 4, 2022 | CHIA CPD Endorsed Blogs, Community Chats, Community of Practice, Data, Digital Health, eHealth
Vast quantities of health data have become more readily available as healthcare is delivered in a digital world. The availability of data is an asset, critical to driving the future of precision health and feeding the learning health system. Australian health data and...