It emphasises strong digital health literacy among consumers and carers as well as having secure connected digital solutions. By Adam Ang February 27, 2024 From Here – Healthcare IT News Photo: STEVE DEBENPORT/Getty Images Australia has set new priorities for digital health in the medium term as its health system aligns with the increasing demand for…
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The phased go-lives are expected to begin late this year. By Adam Ang February 21, 2024 From Here Healthcare IT News St Vincent’s Health is set to adopt a single cloud-hosted EMR system for its private hospitals in Australia. It recently announced in a media release that it awarded a contract to US-based MEDITECH to…
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Bill Toulas November 22, 2023 From Here – Bleeping Computer Healthcare SaaS provider Welltok is warning that a data breach exposed the personal data of nearly 8.5 million patients in the U.S. after a file transfer program used by the company was hacked in a data theft attack. Welltok works with health service providers across…
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UK-based Wellcome Trust is focused on public health efforts around mental health and the impact of climate change on health and infectious disease. Dr Bilal Mateen, senior manager and clinical technology lead at the trust, explains more. From Here HIMSS TV is your Insider’s Guide to everything HIMSS. We are the world’s first online broadcasting…
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Australia has some of the most stringent patient privacy and confidentiality laws in the developed world. So, it stands to reason that any Australian healthcare firm, or company that deals with sensitive patient information as a third-party, must do as much as it can to keep that data as secure as it can. In 1996,…
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By Samuel Hill, MedigateFriday, 29 April, 2022 Australia’s healthcare system has been plagued by cyber attacks in the last few years. In April 2021, a cyber attack on Uniting Care Queensland left four hospitals and several aged-care homes without any access to patient records. Just one month prior, a cyber attack on Eastern Health forced…
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