Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.
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Other than ads for mHHealthRecord training in obscure regional spots from the ADHA there seems little happening much at all.
Is there any critical news I have missed?
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https://www.itnews.com.au/news/adha-starts-turning-cyber-security-strategy-into-reality-585047
ADHA starts turning cyber security strategy into reality
By Richard Chirgwin on Sep 12, 2022 6:29AM
iTnews talks to CISO John Borchi.
The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) marked the start of implementing its latest cyber security strategy with a flurry of requests for information (RFIs) late last month.
ADHA CISO John Borchi told iTnews the work program is the first phase in realising the cyber-security plan published by the agency in March this year [pdf].
Borchi said the strategy responds to changes in the threat landscape in recent years.
One of those changes, he said, was demonstrated in how the Log4j vulnerability unfolded.
At first, the ADHA’s expectations were in line with most people in cyber security – the vulnerability would be patched “pretty quickly”.
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https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/anz/new-footscray-hospital-deploy-hills-nurse-call-platform
New Footscray Hospital to deploy Hills' nurse call platform
It will be installed in over 500 inpatient beds.
By Adam Ang
September 13, 2022 09:48 PM
The new Footscray Hospital in Melbourne's west is adopting a nurse call solution from Hills Health Solutions, the digital health arm of ASX-listed company Hills Limited.
Hills Limited won the estimated A$7 million ($4.7 million) contract to supply and install its Nurse Call platform in more than 500 beds in the upcoming hospital.
According to a media release, the nurse call system will be integrated with smart touchscreen terminals in every patient room to improve workflow management and reporting for both clinical and operational teams.
THE LARGER CONTEXT
Following this contract award, the company now joins the consortium assigned to build the new A$1.5 billion ($1.010 billion) new Footscray Hospital, Victoria's single biggest healthcare infrastructure investment to date. Operated by Western Health, the public hospital is being upgraded to support the increasing demand from Melbourne's growing western suburbs, aiming to accommodate 15,000 more patients each year. Its construction, which began in March last year, is expected to be completed by 2025.
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NSW digitises fluid and infusion management in rural health districts
The rollout of the FIM solution seeks to improve patient safety while providing additional support to clinicians and nurses.
By Adam Ang
September 13, 2022 04:15 AM
Rural local health districts in New South Wales have rolled out a fluid and infusion management solution developed by eHealth NSW.
The implementation covers intravenous/subcutaneous fluid therapy, electrolyte maintenance/replacement therapy, and all infusions which are ordered on the NSW Adult/Paediatric Fluid Order charts. The rollout package also includes Paediatric PowerPlans, automation for fluid balance calculations, and reporting functions to monitor performance and management.
It has been introduced in all rural LHDs in the state, including residential aged care facilities and multipurpose services sites, with an implementation at Mid North Coast planned for the end of the year.
WHY IT MATTERS
According to a media release, the rollout of the FIM solution seeks to improve patient safety while providing additional prescribing and administration support to clinicians and nurses. It removes the need for paper infusion charts, allowing clinicians to prescribe, administer, and manage fluid and infusion orders or continuous infusions in the EMR, alongside patients' regular medications.
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Westmead Hospital pilots new tool to identify sepsis risk in EDs
Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
Westmead Hospital is piloting a new algorithm tool designed to identify sepsis risk in the emergency department’s (ED’s) waiting room.
The pilot project complements the Clinical Excellence Commission's (CEC's) Sepsis Kills program and supports clinicians in recognising and treating this infection. Application of the Sepsis Kills program can be difficult on patients in the ED waiting room as they are not under rigorous clinical observation.
“Sepsis can be difficult to diagnose in ED. Delays in diagnosing and treating sepsis can result in loss of patient lives,” said Dr Amith Shetty, Senior Staff specialist at Westmead Hospital and Clinical Director of NSW Health.
Developed in collaboration with CEC, Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD), Sydney Health Partners, the University of Sydney, NSW Health Pathology and eHealth NSW, the clinical decision support tool (CDST) called the Sepsis Risk Tool Dashboard combines a patient’s age, gender and vitals as they are entered into the EMR.
The dashboard passes this information through an algorithm trained on historic data concerning patients with sepsis to create a risk score — thanks to artificial intelligence. A risk percentage is calculated for each patient to support the clinician in assessing if sepsis is a risk or not. The more frequently this tool is used to detect risk of sepsis, the better the risk score algorithm will become.
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https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/anz/westmead-hospital-pilots-ai-assessing-sepsis-risk
Westmead Hospital pilots AI for assessing sepsis risk
The eHealth NSW-developed tool provides a sepsis risk score using AI.
By Adam Ang
September 13, 2022 04:10 AM
Westmead Hospital in New South Wales is piloting a new AI-powered clinical decision support tool for assessing the risk of sepsis in ED waiting rooms.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
The Sepsis Risk Tool Dashboard provides a risk score of patients with sepsis using an algorithm trained on historic patient data. It also combines a patient's age, gender, and vitals as they are entered into the EMR.
The AI tool was developed by eHealth NSW in collaboration with the Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC), Sydney Health Partners, the University of Sydney and NSW Health Pathology.
It is being introduced to complement the existing Sepsis Kills programme at Westmead, which seeks to support clinicians in recognising and treating the infection.
The clinical pilot will run for six months after which eHealth NSW will decide if the support tool can be scaled statewide.
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WA's East Metropolitan Health begins rollout of wearable tech for remote ED patient monitoring
The devices are being introduced as part of its virtual hospital service.
By Adam Ang
September 13, 2022 04:12 AM
Wearable devices are being deployed across emergency departments in East Metropolitan Health, beginning with implementation at Armadale Hospital.
The technology rollout is being introduced as part of the Health in a Virtual Environment service. It is being formally introduced first at Armadale Hospital following trials at Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) and Bentley Hospital.
The ED waiting room at Armadale has been outfitted with three devices: an armband, blood pressure cuff and oximeter, for the continuous monitoring of vital parameters, such as heart and respiratory rates, blood pressure, oxygen saturation levels and skin temperature.
RPH will also go live with the wearable devices in their ED next month, October.
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https://wildhealth.net.au/pressure-on-rural-hospitals-creates-tech-innovation-boom/
9 September 2022
Pressure on rural hospitals creates tech innovation boom
Hospital Patient Management Systems
Rural and remote hospitals are facing mounting issues such as legacy technology stacks, funding, geography, and a lack of doctors in country towns.
But, despite limited money and, in the case of Victoria, no mandate to collaborate, regional hospitals have responded to mounting pressure by developing collaborating groups with common problems.
This has often resulted in implementing innovative new “edge” technologies to solve the issues of geography and funding – technologies that even some city hospitals haven’t got to yet.
An interesting example of this is the implementation of a cloud-based region-wide solution to the patient discharge summary problem across the Loddon Mallee health network by Kofax.
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https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/introduction-to-my-health-record-tickets-378909587777
Sep. 15 2020
Introduction to My Health Record
Date and time
Thu., 15 September 2022
11:00 am – 12:30 pm ACST
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Location
City of Tea Tree Gully Library
571 Montague Road
Modbury, SA 5092
Learn how to use My Health Record.
About this event
My Health Record is an online platform allowing healthcare professionals to share information with each other as well as the patient, to help give a clearer and more complete picture of a person’s health to aid in their treatment.
This session will give you an overview of the platform, along with the opportunity to access and use My Health Record at the end of the session.
You will need an active email address and a MyGov account to access your health record.
Tea Tree Gully library has received a grant to deliver this course and is required to capture attendee details as part of this funding.
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https://brisbanenorthphn.org.au/events/introduction-to-my-health-record
Introduction to My Health Record
Hosted by Australian Digital Health Agency
This session is designed for healthcare providers with no prior experience of using My Health Record. Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of having access to clinical information through My Health Record. This session will provide you with an overview of key clinical documents and outline access controls and notifications which can be set for My Health Record by patients. The session will include a short demonstration through a clinical software system and provide an opportunity to ask questions.
REGISTER HERE: https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/3172335560025719565?source=Bulletin
Event details
Date Sep. 16, 2022
Time 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location
Online
Address Webinar
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https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/your-health-in-your-hands-tickets-398651496357
Oct. 04 2022
Your health in your hands
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Learn about My Health Record, telehealth, eScripts and other digital health topics.
When and where
Date and time
Tue., 4 October 2022, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm AEDT
Location
Bendigo Library 259 Hargreaves Street Bendigo, VIC 3550
About this event
Build your digital health skills to make informed, confident choices to support your health and wellbeing online. Learn about My Health Record and ask questions about telehealth, eScripts and other digital health topics.
BOOKINGS REQUIRED
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A phone number is required when booking a ticket for this session. This is in case we need to contact you regarding any changes to the session and may be used to confirm your attendance closer to the date. This information will be kept confidential. Please read our Privacy Information for more details: https://www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/yourprivacy
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Sep. 14, 2022
Setting up your My Health Record 1-1 help
Date and time
Wed., 14 September 2022
9:30 am – 10:15 am ACST
Location
Ngutungka West Lakes
9 Charles Street
West Lakes, SA 5021
Learn how to link your myGov record with a My Health Record in this one on one session.
About this event
My Health Record is a safe and secure place where your key health information can be kept.
When it’s up to date, it can give you a more complete picture of your health, and is available to you and your healthcare providers whenever it’s needed, including in an emergency.
Please bring along your Medicare card, your email password and your mobile phone.
Bookings are essential.
Please note:
- Stay at home if you are unwell or have a cough, fever, sore throat, fatigue or shortness of breath.
- Contact tracing and social distance measures will be in place to adhere to State Government COVID-19 requirements.
- Maintaining social distancing is the responsibility of the individual.
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https://www.seek.com.au/job/58494435?type=standout
Clinical Governance Manager
Australian Digital Health Agency
Canberra ACT
Government - Federal (Government & Defence)
$125,047 - $142,618 (Including superannuation)
Full time
14 Sep, 2022
About the Agency
The Australian Digital Health Agency is responsible for national digital health services and systems, with a focus on engagement, innovation and clinical quality and safety. Our focus is on putting data and technology safely to work for patients, consumers and the healthcare professionals who look after them.
About the Role
As the Clinical Governance Manager, you will have a comprehensive understanding of clinical governance, health service delivery, and a commitment to continuous improvement including an ability to pioneer new ways of thinking, in for example system safety thinking.
The Clinical Governance Manager will work with a high degree of independence, in implementing clinical governance in a digital health context, across multiple work areas, through the provision of expert advice. In so doing the position will influence and support internal and external stakeholders in the application of the Agency’s Clinical Governance Framework, and demonstrate alignment with the Agency Establishment Rule (PGPA) 2016. Confident stakeholder management and communications skills will be required.
Highly desirable is a strong understanding of health service delivery, a tertiary qualification in a clinical discipline, and a post graduate qualification in health service management.
The Clinical Governance Manager will lead by example in upholding a team culture of professionalism, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
The position description can be viewed here.
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My Health Record Overviews
Wednesday, 21 September 2022 - Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Time: 12:30PM - 1:00PM
Venue: Online
There are 6 different Overviews which can be viewed by healthcare providers in My Health Record. Join this session to learn more about the purpose of the views and how they can assist you with finding information in a patient’s My Health Record more efficiently. The webinar will include a demonstration using an online training environment.
No cost to attend
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Dr Lawrie Bott discusses the importance of early diagnosis
Published 16 September 2022
Dr Lawrie Bott, Chief Medical Officer, Sonic Healthcare Australia Pathology discusses the benefits of having secure access to important pathology information as soon as it's available.
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https://www.seek.com.au/job/58511469?type=standout
Senior Project Officer - eHealth Queensland
Department of Health - Queensland
Fortitude Valley, Brisbane QLD
Programme & Project Management (Information & Communication Technology) • Government - State (Government & Defence)
$108,936 - $116,690 per annum + super
Full time
16 September, 2022
The role:
You
will work with key stakeholders to manage the definition, documentation and
successful completion of the Queensland Health My Health Record Project.
It will be your responsibility to promote and ensure use of appropriate project
management techniques, methodologies and tools, including benefits realisation,
financial management, initiative reporting and risk and issue management to ensure
quality project outcomes are delivered.
Additional duties include:
· Initiate, influence and maintain relationships with and between key internal and external stakeholders – primarily through being responsible for the My Health Record Steering Committee
· Drafting high quality agenda papers and minutes for an executive level Steering Committee and following up on key actions. To do this you will need to use effective communication channels, and foster relationships through lessons learned, feedback mechanisms and management of expectations
· Monitor and report on project performance, resources and expenditure.
Are you right for this role?
To be
successful in this role, you will demonstrate the following:
· Experience in a medium scale IM/ICT project management environment, preferably in the health care industry
· Ability to develop and manage multiple defined communication channels and/or stakeholder groups, and facilitate the business change decision-making processes, and the planning and implementation of change
· Understanding of appropriate project management methodologies (preferably PRINCE2), and an ability to promote and provide advice on the use of appropriate project management techniques, methodologies and tools
· Proven ability to work autonomously, utilise discretion, meet deadlines, establish priorities and work as an effective member of a team to successfully contribute to organisational objectives, with the flexibility to adapt to emerging priorities.
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https://www.itnews.com.au/news/nbn-co-working-on-access-for-disadvantaged-families-585272
NBN Co working on access for disadvantaged families
By Richard Chirgwin on Sep 15, 2022 11:55AM
In talks with government over election promise.
NBN Co is considering taking a model it uses to support the most remote Indigenous communities, and re-purposing it to support disadvantaged urban families.
From opposition, prime minister Anthony Albanese promised support for around 30,000 families who have no broadband.
Answering a question during yesterday’s ACCANect 2022 conference, NBN Co’s general manager of segments and stakeholder relations Sam Dimarco, said NBN Co is working with the government on how to deliver on that promise.
Dimarco said NBN Co is considering using wi-fi as a retail distribution medium: its network would provide fibre to medium or high density public housing, and a retail partner would offer free or subsidised connections via wi-fi access.
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Enjoy!
David.
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