Roundup: Pacific Health Info Hub project launched and more briefs
Australia initiates a project to improve Pacific HIS
The Australian government is leading a new project in the Pacific to improve health data collection and analysis.
The Pacific Health Information Support Hub, delivered by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, will support Pacific Island Countries’ goals to build resilient and equitable healthcare systems.
“This initiative will save lives by strengthening health information systems and improving the ability to collect, validate, analyze and disseminate health data to inform health policy,” said Pat Conroy, Minister of International Development and the Pacific.
“It aims to develop better health policies, by supporting countries to obtain and use robust and reliable health data, for the benefit of people across the Pacific,” said Emma McBride, Assistant Minister for Rural Affairs and Regional Health and Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.
Noted integrates with Medicly HIE
New Zealand-based client management system Noted is integrated with medical information exchange solution Medicly.
The integration essentially breaks down data silos within and between large primary care and community-based clinical and social services.
It enables Noted to provide its users with access to information held in medical practice management systems, and to collect data from medical centers using data captured in its proprietary data discovery solution.
BreastScreen SA launches online booking
BreastScreen SA recently introduced an online booking option on its website.
According to a press release, the feature is now available at eleven clinics, including eight fixed screening clinics and three mobile screening units.
“In just five minutes, women can now book an appointment online from their favorite device, be it their computer or even their mobile phone while on the go,” the statement said.
The service offers free breast cancer screenings to women over 40. More than 90,000 South Australian women are served each year.
NZ MBIE to develop AI-based CDS for astronaut health monitoring
New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has announced its partnership with US space company Axiom Space to introduce a new way to monitor the health of astronauts.
The project will develop an AI-enabled clinical decision-making tool to monitor the health and performance of astronauts.
The tool, powered by local CDS provider Ambient Cognition, will be used to automatically screen for “conditions outside accepted standards” of astronaut applicants and astronauts eligible for recertification.
In addition to the potential to be used for clinical monitoring in space, the technology could also help provide last-mile care, MBIE policy director Robyn Henderson noted.