Industry News
St Vincent's Private to roll out new EMR across 10 hospitals
St Vincent's Health Australia Private Hospitals is set to deploy MEDITECH's Expanse platform as its foundation Electronic Medical Record (EMR) across its 10 private hospitals. [ + ]
Digital therapy reduces distress in long-term conditions
People living with long-term conditions who received the therapist-guided digital program have showed a significant reduction in psychological distress. [ + ]
Cryptosporidiosis cases on the rise
The gastrointestinal disease caused by the microscopic parasite Cryptosporidium is a common cause of acute diarrhoea in young children. [ + ]
NSW Health launches 25-member AI taskforce
The taskforce, formed following an expression of interest process, will develop an AI Framework for release in 2024. [ + ]
New project to reduce medication errors in hospitals
A new national project, involving pharmacists, patients and doctors, aims to reduce medication errors that frequently occur during hospital stays. [ + ]
ANMF initiates work value case
The ANMF has filed a landmark application with the Fair Work Commission to increase award wages for frontline nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing by up to 35%. [ + ]
Telehealth service improves medical abortion access
Recent findings suggest only one in 10 GPs in Australia actively engage in prescribing abortion medications. [ + ]
Aust research driving global postpartum haemorrhage guidelines
More than 14 million women globally experience postpartum haemorrhage, resulting in 70,000 maternal deaths a year. [ + ]
Australia's oldest hospital awarded Nightingale Badge
The badge is awarded to individuals and institutions who have made an exceptional contribution to the nursing profession. [ + ]
Hypertension guidelines must include salt substitues: research
In Australia and New Zealand, most people consume excessive amounts of sodium, with the estimated average said to be about 3600 mg/day [ + ]
Study lists 16 potentally risky medicines in Aust health care
Researchers from the RMIT have developed a list of potentially dangerous medications used in Australia and have also suggested safer alternatives. [ + ]
How to shield breast cancer patients from lymphoedema
Global researchers have published a clinical guide on how and where to roll out evidence-based interventions to help prevent lymphoedema for cancer survivors. [ + ]
South Australia's statewide PRM program goes live
The South Australian Medical Imaging Nuclear Medicine Theranostics Service has gone live with The Clinician's digital solution for the collection and reporting of PRMs. [ + ]
Aust Healthcare Week 2024: register now for your free pass
With more than 150 leading health sector speakers, over 100 sessions and two deep-dive master classes, AHW 2024 has something for everyone. [ + ]
KAESER unveils new AU$50m Vic facility
KAESER Australia has unveiled a new 4500 m2 facility in Dandenong South (Vic) that includes offices, a warehouse and a workshop. [ + ]
