February 8, 2019
Have the rumours of the death of desktop PMS for GPs and specialists, in the wake of ‘the cloud’,been greatly exaggerated? The recent troubles at major PMS vendor Medical Director, and among some of the other early cloud PMS contenders, suggest that cloud was never going to be as easy as first thought.
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January 18, 2019
Welcome to Wild Health Irregular insights, a new newsletter for those involved in the strange and fast evolving world of digital health and health technology. We are not a news newsletter – PULSE does that. We are about insights and opinions and ideas. If you don’t like our stories then simply go to the […]
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January 23, 2019
Apple’s decision to transform from a smartphone company to a healthcare company may change all our lives
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January 26, 2019
GP patient management software giant MedicalDirector has restructured its business significantly, letting go as many 14 staff members, according to sources.
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January 15, 2019
What if your patients told you a lot of useful stuff before they sat down with you? And when they eventually walked in, you’d already read a summary of who they are, what they think is wrong with themselves, and a range of other potentially useful consultation information? Would that help? Healthshare, the folks that […]
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January 18, 2019
Thousands of records containing sensitive information such as HIV-status, past abortions and mental health issues are being requested by the police every year – and doctors and privacy experts are deeply concerned about it.
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January 18, 2019
Did the Hello Health RACGP debacle bring the long time RACGP commercial manager Craig Martin undone? If you’re trying to slide something under the media radar, then the twilight zone between Christmas and New Year is as good a time as any to do the deed. So it seems with the departure of Craig Martin […]
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January 15, 2019
Just before Xmas , the medical software industry of Australia put a very large and potentially game-changing stake in the ground, which may have a very positive impact on doctors (and patients) around the country – eventually. Although not that well-funded – it’s still a relatively small group of local and global players – the […]
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January 15, 2019
When I look on Twitter here’s how I see physician authority and influence: Authority – These are the true leaders in medicine with deep knowledge, experience and credibility in their domain. These are the leaders among physicians. The power hitters. And not necessarily academics. Influence – Those with lots of followers or influence as determined […]
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November 18, 2018
An examination of the legislation underpinning Medicare Australia has revealed that the precedent for the police accessing MyHealthRecord without a warrant was set a long time ago. Medicare Australia is legally allowed to share linked PBS and MBS data with law enforcement without a court order, so long as the disclosure is “reasonably necessary” to […]
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