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Victoria saw a continued albeit small decline in overdose deaths last year from their peak in 2018, with the majority of overdose deaths involving multiple drugs, especially pharmaceutical drugs. While there is no direct link to the introduction of the SafeScript prescription monitoring system, the court has previously pointed to … [read more] |
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The Department of Health and Aged Care has made yet another extension to the reimbursement of fees for electronic prescription tokens send by SMS. The department says it has extended the cut-off date to March 31 2023, or until the controversial tender for prescription delivery service (PDS) providers is awarded. … [read more] |
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There’s finally been some good news in the healthcare interoperability space in Australia over the last few weeks following years of gnashing of garments and rending of teeth. Late last month, GP practice management software market leader Best Practice announced it had invested in what looks like a real breakthrough in GP system interoperability … [read more] |
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Review of mammography images underway after discovery of inadequate monitors, surveillance system for long COVID using EMR data, blockchain for clinical trial, telehealth and RPM conquers digital divide, EU and patient access to data, apps tracking visits to reproductive health centres … [read more] |
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