The Australian government has not pushed to raise my health record financing
An organization of GPs in Australia has called on the federal government to upgrade the country’s digital health records system.
“We are calling on the Federal Government to review My Health Record to improve its usability for Australians, GPs and other health professionals,” said RACGP President Dr. Nicole Higgins said in a statement.
This is because RACGP has found in the first result of its annual survey that almost a third of Australian GPs rarely or never use My Health Record. More than 2,000 GPs are surveyed every year in RACGP’s Health of the Nation survey.
“My Health Record cannot fulfill its potential to be the one-stop store for Australians’ health records without investment to improve its usability,” Dr. stressed. Higgins.
She emphasized that My Health Record should capture more patient information and make it easier for GPs to search, as well as ensure data interoperability and timely notification when patient records are updated. Dr. Higgins also recommended implementing automation tools to make the system more ‘usable’, especially when capturing data from GP records.
Recently the country The Productivity Commission found that My Health Record was “plagued by incomplete data and poor usability.” Last year, the Strengthening Medicare Task Force also called for modernizing the “clunky” digital health records system.
National AET program in NZ to go digital
Valentia Technologies has been chosen to provide a digital platform that will support the Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand in delivering its upcoming national program.
The said program, which will start early next year, aims to improve the compliance of breast cancer patients with adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET).
It will use Valentia’s Nurse Support System platform to manage patient data, coordinate care pathways and facilitate communication between the organization, healthcare providers and patients. The platform will also support risk stratification to better identify and assist high-risk patients.
Magentus unveils AI-powered psoriasis dashboard
Magentus recently introduced a new large language model-based dashboard to support dermatology practices in providing care to psoriasis patients.
According to a press release, the Psoriasis Patient Dashboard on the Genie practice management system uses AI to analyze health record volumes. It exports detailed lists of psoriasis patients, categorized by severity and treatment type.
The dashboard is also based on the updated Australian Consensus on the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Psoriasis. Biotechnology company Amgen Australia has backed its development.
CALHN digitizes the treatment process for breast cancer
As part of ongoing initiatives to digitalise cancer treatment pathways, the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) has introduced digital pathways for breast cancer patients.
The dedicated patient journey, powered by Personify Care, provides remote symptom monitoring and early clinical risk detection, with the aim of reducing unplanned hospital visits.
This digital project is part of CALHN’s CAN Connect virtual nursing service. CALHN used digital processes for the first time in 2021 by trying out the Personify Care platform in twenty specialties.