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Pen CS to release software package for PIP QI

Primary care data solution vendor Pen CS is releasing a package of tools to support the new Practice Incentives Program quality improvement incentive (PIP QI), which is now open for general practices to enrol for. Pen CS has integrated compliance features for the program into its existing platform as well as a new ... [read more]

Opinion: Is the new PIP QI a back door to your personal health data?

Are you ready for your doctor to get paid for supplying your data to the government on August 1 without any need for your consent? In an unexplained twist of federal health policy, the Department of Health through its community arm, the Primary Health Networks (PHNs), is set to gather your data regardless of your consent or not ... [read more]

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GuildLink adjusts GuildCare for new vaccination scope for WA pharmacists

GuildLink has released an update to the vaccination recording service in its GuildCare solution to allow for the Western Australian government's change to rules governing what vaccinations may be administered by pharmacists. WA pharmacists can now administer the dTP, MMR and meningococcal ACWY vaccines to patients aged 16 years and over. ... [read more]

Blog: GPs get the pip with QI

It has been years in the making and has suffered several unexpected delays, but the Department of Health's bright and shiny new general practice quality improvement incentive (PIP QI) arrived this week, and was promptly met with a chorus of disapproval from GPs ... [read more]

International health IT week in review: August 4

Big tech commits to FHIR, US launches MyHealthEData, AI can predict AKI, backdoors to medical devices, Cerner picks AWS, DirectTrust standards for real-time messaging, Surescripts' war with Amazon, paediatricians and portals, free FHIR tools, voice commands for EMRs, $5b for Vista ... [read more]

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DoH defends PIP QI program design, data security arrangements

The Department of Health has defended the design of the Practice Incentives Program Quality Improvement incentive (PIP QI) following criticism by a doctors' group, saying it was developed and agreed through an advisory group comprised of the major primary healthcare peak associations. The PIP QI, which opened for registrations today ... [read more]

MedAdvisor launches into UK market, announces boost to revenue

ASX-listed medication adherence app developer MedAdvisor will launch into the UK market early next year, having secured its first UK pharmacy chain customer. The company has also announced an increase in revenue over last year and hopes to improve its offering to GPs visiting nursing home patients through its Clinic ... [read more]

GPs raise “major concerns” over PIP QI privacy risks and operation

A group of high-profile GPs has hit out at the Quality Improvement Practice Incentive Program (PIP QI) that will be introduced tomorrow, saying there are major concerns with the program's governance and risk management and calling for a rethink of the upload of data to primary health networks (PHNs). The Australian ... [read more]

Clinic to Cloud moves into GP market with single-screen view of patient data

Clinical information system vendor Clinic to Cloud is launching its new software suite for general practitioners, offering a single-screen view of patient data that can be customised to the GP's individual preferences. The Sydney-headquartered company was established four years ago with a cloud-based system for the medical ... [read more]

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