South Island telestroke service, Best Practice updates VIP.net

South Island telestroke service, Best Practice updates VIP.net, GP data privacy

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South Island telestroke service live between Christchurch and West Coast

Neurologists based at Christchurch Hospital will be available to give advice and support to doctors treating stroke patients on the West Coast following the launch of a new telestroke service. Modelled on the hub-and-spoke service pioneered by Wellington Hospital, six spoke hospitals at Grey Base, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Dunstan ... [read more]

Best Practice releases Ruby version of Bp VIP.net for specialists

Best Practice Software has released an update to its Bp VIP.net package for Australian and New Zealand medical specialists, featuring enhancements to its financial system functionality. Dubbed Ruby service pack 1 (SP1), BP's general manager of innovation and development John Rayfield said the update also has a focus on improved ... [read more]

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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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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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