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This weekly blog is to explore the news around the larger issues
around Digital Health, data security, data privacy, AI / ML. technology, social
media and related matters.
I will also try to highlight ADHA
Propaganda when I come upon it.
Just so we keep count, the latest Notes from the ADHA Board were dated
6 December, 2018 and we have seen none since! Its pretty sad!
Note: Appearance here is not to suggest I see any credibility or
value in what follows. I will leave it to the reader to decide what is
worthwhile and what is not! The point is to let people know what is being said
/ published that I have come upon.
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https://wolandscat.net/2021/05/14/the-health-it-platform-a-definition/
The Health IT Platform – a definition
Posted on 14/05/2021 by wolandscat
Following
on from various posts in the past, including my 2014 post What
is an open platform?, I thought it might be time to post a succinct
(as possible) definition of the platform idea, for e-health.
As
stated in that post, the key thing to understand about a platform is that
it represents progress away from being locked-in to a monolith of fixed
commitments, toward an open ecosystem. This is true both
technologically and economically.
The Technical platform
The
word ‘platform’ indicates the notion of a common base on which higher-level
components can be built, obviating the need for those components (typically
applications) to privately solve needs that are provided for by the platform.
These are typically functions such as reliable persistence, versioning,
identification, communication, various administration functions, certain types
of reference data and so on. In order for applications and other components to
be able to use a platform, they need to know:
- what resources it provides and
- how to connect to it.
To
be usable, it must therefore have a published description, which includes the formal
specification of its interface. To actually be used, it must also
of course have implementations.
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https://www.innovationaus.com/govt-ramps-up-plan-for-us-data-sharing-deal/
Govt ramps up plan for US data-sharing deal
Denham
Sadler
Senior Reporter
13 May 2021
The
federal government has reignited its efforts to sign an expedited data-sharing
deal with the US, with nearly $10 million provided for the scheme over the next
four years.
On
Wednesday afternoon, the powerful bipartisan national security committee called
for 23 changes to legislation which will underpin such a deal with the Biden
administration, paving the way for its passage through Parliament with
amendments.
This
week’s federal budget included $9.6 million over four years to assist with the
exchanging of data between Australia and the US for the investigation of
“serious crime”, including $1.5 million in 2021-22.
This
will be through an agreement under the US government’s Clarifying Lawful
Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD Act), with the two countries entering into
negotiations in late 2019.
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https://digitalhealth.org.au/blog/expressions-of-interest-professional-development-modules-in-digital-health/
Expressions of Interest: Professional Development
Modules in Digital Health
May 10, 2021
| Uncategorized
As
part of its strategic focus on health workforce reform, the Institute is
seeking expressions of interest from qualified individuals or organisations to
develop a series of online education/training modules for an introductory
professional development course on digital health.
The
course will address the need for foundational digital health capacity building
across a wide section of the health workforce. The course will comprise six
modules and EOI can be for one or more modules.
Responses
must be submitted by 5pm on Monday 24 May 2021.
DOWNLOAD EOI (PDF)
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https://digitalhealth.org.au/blog/expression-of-interest-healthcare-data-privacy/
Expression of Interest: Healthcare data privacy
May 10, 2021
| Uncategorized
The
Institute wants to hear from Fellows and Members with expertise in healthcare
data privacy to form a small group and make a submission into the review of the
National
Health (Privacy) Rules 2018. The Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner (OAIC) is reviewing the Rules to decide whether and how
they need to be updated to ensure they remain fit-for-purpose and has
commissioned a consultation paper.
Input
into the paper closes on 4 June 2021. Please complete this EOI by 5pm Tuesday
18 May if you would like to help shape the Institute’s position and inform the
consultation process.
GO TO
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
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https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/record-13bn-boost-for-asios-war-on-spies-and-hackers/news-story/7eba87f41b80c0c89ca87513e2a6fe08
Record $1.3bn boost for ASIO’s war on spies and hackers
Simon Benson
·
7:26AM May 15, 2021
Australia’s domestic spy agency will move to an artificial
intelligence war footing in a technology arms race against the nation’s
adversaries as it moves to counter a spike in foreign intelligence services
launching sophisticated attempts to steal Covid and vaccine research secrets.
It comes as the national security chief warned that the recent
shutdown of one of the largest oil pipelines in the US due to a cyber attack
could happen in Australia.
In an exclusive interview with The Weekend Australian, Home Affairs
Minister Karen Andrews and ASIO director- general Mike Burgess have revealed
that an unprecedented $1.3bn boost to ASIO’s operations in Tuesday’s budget
would involve sophisticated AI technology to boost Australia’s security and
intelligence capabilities.
Ms Andrews said there had been a number of countries identified
behind repeated and increasing attempts to infiltrate government, commercial
and industrial sources but said it would be wrong to assume China was the focus
of the funding increase aimed at countering threats.
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https://www.itwire.com/business-it/encryption-use-increases-in-australia-as-organisations-focus-on-specific-threat-vectors,-reveals-entrust-2021-australia-encryption-trends-study.html
Friday, 14 May 2021 12:24
Encryption use increases in Australia as organisations
focus on specific threat vectors, reveals Entrust 2021 Australia Encryption
Trends Study
By Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Conducted
by the Ponemon Institute, the 16th annual study highlights that Australia
outpaces global average encryption adoption, and other key trends in encryption
and cybersecurity.
The
adoption of encryption in Australia continues to outpace global averages, with
employee mistakes seen as the top threat to sensitive data. This and other
findings are highlighted in the Entrust 2021 Australia Encryption Trends
study, the sixteenth annual multinational survey by the Ponemon
Institute reporting on the cybersecurity challenges organisations face today,
and how and why organisations deploy encryption.
Identified
threats and priorities
Continuing
a five-year growth trend, 54% of respondents in Australia now have a
consistently applied encryption plan, ahead of the global average, which
reached 50% for the first time in this year’s study.
The
study found that the top driver for encrypting data in Australia is to protect
information against specific, identified threats (63% of respondents, vs. the
global average of 50% and up from 50% in Australia last year). The next highest
driver was to comply with external privacy or data security regulations and
requirements: (52%, down from 57% last year).
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https://www.chnact.org.au/for-consumers/digital-health/
Digital Health ADHA Propaganda
Digital
health is more vital than ever. The use of technology enables health care
practitioners to provide better health care to patients. This leads Australians
to live a healthier life because they have greater access to health services
and their health information in a timely and secure manner.
My Health Record
My
Health Record is a secure online summary of a person’s key health information.
It is part of a national system that is accessible anytime, anywhere. Access to
this information is important especially during crisis and emergencies. Medical
professionals and patients can access My Health Record with internet
connection. GPs, specialists, pharmacists and pathology providers can also add
clinical documents to a patient’s record. Patients can control the privacy and
security of their record, but health practitioners can still “break the glass ”
to access the information in emergency situations.
A
wide range of clinical documents can be added in My Health Record including:
- hospital discharge summaries
- event summaries
- shared health summaries from GPs
- prescribed and dispensed medicines
- list of allergies and immunisations
- Medicare claims
- specialist letters
- referrals
- advance care plans
- pathology or diagnostic imaging test
results.
Patients
can also upload their medical records and update notes, contact information and
emergency contact details.
Having
access to all this health information may avoid adverse drug reactions for
patients, improve communication between a patient’s multidisciplinary care
teams and avoid duplication of services.
To
learn more about My Health Record, please visit these links:
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https://www.bioworld.com/articles/507024-pandemic-recovery-key-theme-of-australias-budget-with-med-tech-biotech-sectors-praising-new-measures
BioWorld -
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Pandemic recovery key theme of Australia’s budget with
med-tech, biotech sectors praising new measures
May 12, 2021
By Tamra Sami
PERTH,
Australia – Australia’s budget theme for the 2021 to 2022 fiscal year is
rebuilding the economy following COVID-19, and med-tech and biotech leaders
were praising some of the new measures.
The
government is encouraging investment in Australian med tech and biotech by
introducing a patent box that will reduce taxes on income from innovative
research to encourage businesses to undertake research and development in
Australia and keep intellectual property in the country.
According
to the plan, corporate income derived from those patents would be taxed at a
17% corporate tax rate, down from the current 30% rate.
“We
want to see more innovation commercialized in Australia. Under the patent box,
income earned from new patents that have been developed in Australia will be
taxed at a concessional 17% rate – almost half the rate that applies to large
companies,” said Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in his May 11 budget speech.
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https://www.afr.com/chanticleer/the-missing-link-in-morrison-government-s-ai-strategy-20210512-p57rbf
The missing link in Morrison government’s AI strategy
World leaders in artificial intelligence research are missing
from the federal government’s playbook. This needs to be addressed if Australia
is to attract and retain the best talent.
May 13, 2021
– 12.00am
After
years of neglect, the federal government has recognised the importance of
artificial intelligence and set aside $124 million for a range of measures, including a new
National Artificial Intelligence Centre.
There
is much to admire about the government’s effort to enhance Australia’s AI
capabilities and help small and large businesses to adopt AI technologies.
But
there is a glaring weakness in the AI policy that can be attributed to an
earlier policy bungle.
More
importantly, there is a crucial missing link that needs to be addressed if
Australia is to attract and retain the world’s best AI research talent.
But
first, it is worth rehashing a bit of AI history.
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https://theconversation.com/did-someone-drop-a-zero-australias-digital-economy-budget-spend-should-be-10-times-bigger-160626
Did
someone drop a zero? Australia’s digital economy budget spend should be 10
times bigger
May 12, 2021
2.54pm AEST
Author
1.
Marek Kowalkiewicz
Professor and Founding Director of QUT Centre for the
Digital Economy, Queensland University of Technology
The
federal budget for 2021-22 promises A$1.2 billion over the next six years to
support the Digital
Economy Strategy, a plan to make Australia “a leading digital
economy and society by 2030”.
The
Digital Economy Strategy proclaims
We
are well placed to be a leading digital economy and have strong foundations,
but many countries are investing heavily in their digital futures.
This
may sound like a lot, but a closer look at the strategy and funding
announcements, compared with what other countries are doing, shows we may not
be so well placed after all.
Do you value independent, non-profit news?
Countries
such as France and Singapore have implemented similar initiatives, with one key
difference: they are spending about ten times as much money as Australia.
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https://wildhealth.net.au/nz-to-be-latest-country-to-outpace-australia-in-digital-health/
13 May 2021
NZ to be latest country to outpace Australia in digital
health
Interoperability
Telehealth
By Holly Payne
Despite
a pandemic-driven boost in telehealth services, Australia continues to lag
behind its peers in terms of digital health, with New Zealand unveiling an
ambitious plan to centralise health services.
New
Zealand’s Health Minister Andrew Little announced the changes last month,
saying the current system was “overly complex” and forced artificial barriers
between regions, professionals and populations.
“What
it doesn’t do is allow us to focus on the needs of the New Zealand population
and the system as a whole, or to identify and spread good ideas,” Mr Little
said.
The
overhaul would touch on four key aspects:
- revising the scope and duties of the
Ministry of Health,
- decommissioning all 20 district health
boards and replacing them with a national organisation, Health New
Zealand,
- establishing a M?ori health
authority, and
- creating a public health agency.
Mr
Little singled out greater access to digital health tools and tailored local
services as key outcomes of having a national body.
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https://wildhealth.net.au/1-3-billion-digital-health-budget-commitment-but-to-what/
12 May 2021
$1.3 billion digital health budget commitment, but to
what?
ADHA Cloud DoH MHR Telehealth
By Jeremy Knibbs
In a
big-spending budget, digital health got a lot of money, but without
establishing a common strategic framework for such a spend, and a framework
that aligns all system stakeholders with how web sharing and open systems
technology is rapidly evolving, we risk wasting this important opportunity.
On
first inspection, the commitment by the federal government to digital health in
this budget is the biggest by a historically long margin and should augur well
for the sector, over the forward estimates at least.
Depending
on how you read the commitments, the spend might actually be well over $2
billion. Some spends are likely to be bigger than even the budget is revealing.
For example, surely they will extend telehealth past December this year and
this would add a huge amount to forward estimates, and surely a good chunk of
the $365.7 million being promised to improve access between aged and primary
care is going to be spent on digital systems.
So
what could be wrong with this?
You
don’t have to dive too deeply, even into the major commitments, to see that the
spending is disorganised. It is perhaps a sign that the government didn’t
really have the time to think about how they were spending the money before
they committed it because of the nature of the budget, which is one designed to
pour money rapidly back into the economy, create lots of jobs and win the next
election.
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https://stayhappening.com/e/tech-savvy-seniors-mygov-and-my-health-record-E2ISTMAM7K6
Tech Savvy Seniors: myGov and My Health Record
Mon May 17 2021 at 09:30 am to 11:15 am UTC+10:00
TRC Disaster Coordination Centre | East Barron
Learn how to
use myGov and My Health Record to access key government services and keep your
health information safe, secure and organised. ADHA Propaganda
- Bookings are essential. Phone 4089
2247.
- Participants are required to bring
their own laptop or device. If you are not able to do so, please phone us (4089
2247) for alternative options.
- This course will be delivered over 4
sessions. You must be able to commit to the entire course to participate.
- COVID-19 regulations will apply at
this event. If you are experiencing cold or flu symptoms, please do not attend
the class.
Tech Savvy Seniors QLD is a partnership between the Queensland Government,
State Library of Queensland and Telstra.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
TRC Disaster Coordination Centre, East Barron, Australia
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https://www.barwonhealth.org.au/patients-visitors/your-rights/what-happens-to-my-health-information
What happens to my health information?
When
you become a patient of Barwon Health, a record is created containing your
name, address, contact details and other information such as the nature of the
problem for which you are seeking treatment and the treatment or advice you
were given.
Every
time you attend Barwon Health as a patient, new information is added to your
record. Your record may also be included on Barwon Health clinical databases,
where necessary, for your treatment or ongoing care. Barwon Health may also
collect information about you from other health services as necessary
(pathology results and other relevant clinical referral information) and this
information will be added to your record.
Barwon
Health is subject to privacy legislation including the Health Services Act 1988
(VIC), and the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (VIC).
Why is it important to collect your information?
This
information helps healthcare professionals involved in your care with treating
you safely and effectively.
What information do we collect?
The
information we collect for your record
- Your name, address and contact
details, and the contact details of your emergency contact person
- The name of your general
practitioner
- Your medical history
- Your medications
- The health problems for which you
are seeking advice and treatment
- The plan for your care and
management of your health problems
Information
that comes from other sources that we add to your record
- Pathology and radiology (test)
results
- Referral letters from other health
service providers
- Information about your care if you
have been transferred from another health service
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https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=48b046ba-9d98-4819-9f03-db42dd9917a9
Telehealth in voluntary assisted dying laws (Vic)
Wolters Kluwer
Australia
Australia May 10 2021
A
bill that would allow terminally ill people in Victoria to use telehealth to
talk to their doctor about voluntary assisted dying has been introduced in the
Legislative Council.
Doctors
are not permitted to talk to patients about voluntary assisted dying via
telehealth based on current federal rules that prohibit people to “incite or
counsel” another person to commit suicide through online communication.
The
Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment (Telehealth and Other Matters) Bill 2021
clarifies that doctors who talk to their patients via telehealth about
voluntary assisted dying would not be prosecuted.
Source:
Minutes of Proceedings No 102,
Legislative Council, Parliament of Victoria website, 4 May 2021, accessed 7 May
2021.
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https://www.adnews.com.au/news/federal-budget-the-1-2-billion-digital-economy-strategy
Federal Budget - The $1.2 billion Digital Economy
Strategy
By Chris Pash | 12 May 2021
The
federal government has allocated $1.2 billion to building Australia’s
digital future through the Digital Economy Strategy.
The
move has been widely welcomed.
David Fairfull,
CEO and co-founder of AI-driven marketing plagtform Metigy, believes a
national digital transformation in Australia is long overdue.
"Building
and designing homegrown technology is critical - we are creators,
developers, entrepreneurs," he says.
"Digitisation
has a role to play in our everyday work and we must see this technology
trickle down to the SMEs that account for 98% of businesses in Australia.
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https://www.itwire.com/health/telemedicine-to-save-healthcare-industry-us%2421-million-globally-study.html
Tuesday, 11 May 2021 12:22
Telemedicine to save healthcare industry US$21 billion
globally: study
By Staff Writer
Telemedicine
will save the healthcare industry US$21 billion in costs by 2025, rising from
US$11 billion in 2021, according to a new global study.
The
forecast on savings to the industry by Juniper Research represent a growth rate
of over 80% in the next four years for telemedicine which involves the remote
provision of healthcare services and includes technologies such as
teleconsultations, remote patient monitoring and chatbots.
The research
identified teleconsultations, a service that enables patients and physicians to
interact remotely, as a key service that will enable these significant savings.
However, it cautioned that savings would be restricted to developed nations
where access to required devices and Internet connectivity is prevalent.
As
a result, it predicted that over 80% of savings will be attributable to North
America and Europe by 2025.
The
new report, Telemedicine:
Emerging Technologies, Regional Readiness & Market Forecasts 2021 2025,
estimated that over 280 million teleconsultations were performed in 2019.
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https://www.itnews.com.au/news/all-the-tech-in-the-2021-federal-budget-564423
All the tech in the 2021 federal budget
By Justin Hendry on
May 12, 2021 1:05AM
Budget 2021: Govt opens wallet ahead of election.
Government
agencies have scored funding for a range technology projects, mostly aimed at
improving service delivery, in this year’s pandemic recovery-fuelled and
pre-election budget.
With
most IT-related funding containedwithin the digital
economy strategy announced ahead of time, distinctly fewer
centrepiece initiatives were to be found on budget night than in previous
years.
As
revealed last week, the government will pour around half a billion dollars into
myGov and the My Health Record system, as well as $54 million into a national
AI centre, as part of a combined $1.2 billion package.
Other
initiatives include a further $111.3 million for the consumer data right and
$40.2 million to enhance location-based data infrastructure by creating a 3D
digital atlas of Australia.
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https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2021/05/the-biggest-tech-nbn-and-science-news-from-the-2021-federal-budget/
The Biggest Tech, NBN and Science News From the 2021
Federal Budget
This
week the Morrison government handed down the 2021-2022 Federal Budget. And this
year there was a bit more cash injected into the tech, telco and science
sectors. Here’s the biggest news.
Digital
Economy Strategy
We
already know a bit about what the 2021 Federal Budget has in store for the tech
sector. Last week the government announced a $1.2
billion Digital Economy Strategy. It includes a few things:
My Health Record gets $300 million
The
controversial centralised health platform, My Health Record, is getting $300
million for mostly COVID-19 related updates.
This
will supposedly provide Australians with their test results as well as
their vaccine status. It will also send vaccine-related alert notifications to
people’s device of choice.
Part
of the funding will also go towards connecting My Health Record to Residential
Aged Care Facilities to “[deliver] improvements in medication management and
transitions of care between health care settings.”
You can read more here.
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https://www.innovationaus.com/local-tech-gets-overlooked-by-govt-again/
Local tech gets overlooked by govt again
James
Riley
Editorial Director
11 May 2021
Treasurer
Josh Frydenberg has rightly connected the government’s big
investment into its digital economy strategy to its program of economic recovery.
But it is a lost opportunity if the government does not also mandate minimum
participation levels for local technology companies in its tech procurement
program.
The
2021-22 federal budget allocated half-a-billion dollars in spending on
big-ticket digital delivery projects, including $200 million over two years for
the myGov redevelopment, and more than $420 million to continue the My Health
Record system and to fund the Australian Digital Health Agency.
Even
the tens of millions that the government has committed to artificial
intelligence in the budget does not include caveats for the use of local
technology companies. There are no targets or goals in relation to developing
local capability or underwriting local technology development.
The
result is an open valve on a firehose of federal dollars being directed
offshore.
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https://www.innovationaus.com/digital-focus-but-dta-gets-a-budget-haircut/
Digital focus, but DTA gets a budget haircut
James
Riley
Editorial Director
11 May 2021
The
Morrison government’s second pandemic budget contained plenty
of red meat for the tech industry through its $1.2 billion digital economy
strategy initiatives. But despite this focus, the Digital Transformation Agency
will see its budget and staffing levels substantially reduced.
Total
resourcing for the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) will reduce by about $90
million next financial year, from $425.5 million to $336 million. The average
staff numbers will drop from 255 this financial year to 227 staff in 2021-22.
The
reduced resourcing for the DTA came even as Mr Frydenberg made digital services
and digital industry development themes a central component of his budget
narrative, more so than perhaps any previous treasurer.
It
also comes just weeks after the DTA was moved from Services Australia to the
Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet.
Transformer:
A big focus on digital, but DTA gets a cut
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https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/billions-flow-into-struggling-aged-care-homes-awaiting-major-law-reforms-20210507-p57pxi.html
Billions flow into struggling aged care homes awaiting
major law reforms
By Rachel Clun
May 11, 2021
— 7.31pm
A complete
overhaul of Australia’s troubled aged care system will be delivered within two
years as the federal government responded to the aged care royal commission by
immediately pumping billions of dollars into struggling providers.
Under
sweeping changes to be introduced by the government, people will be able to
choose aged care homes based on star ratings, there will be mandatory minimum
minutes for care workers and nurses to spend with residents each day, and the
workforce will be ramped up to meet growing demand.
Delivering
the federal government’s response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care
Quality and Safety’s final report, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced $17.7
billion in “practical and targeted new funding” for the sector over the next
five years.
“We are
committed to restoring trust in the system and allowing Australians to age with
dignity and respect,” the Treasurer said in his budget speech.
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https://www.hospitalhealth.com.au/content/nursing/article/leveraging-technology-to-support-the-future-of-nursing-1555391587
Leveraging technology to support the future of nursing
By Lim Kok
Keng, Managing Director, APAC, Elsevier
Tuesday, 11 May, 2021
Nurses
make up the largest healthcare workforce in Australia and have continued to
work tirelessly on the frontlines of the pandemic. Studies have reported that
nurses face a high level of occupational stress because of increased
expectations, lack of professional skills and minimal support from employers.
This stress has worsened during the pandemic, related to unclear information
and uncertainty regarding COVID-19 treatment and care policies. In turn, this
has affected care quality and even led to resignations throughout the industry.
It is estimated that Australia will have a shortage of more than 100,000 nurses by
2025, and this will likely be heightened by the pandemic.
Over
the next decade, healthcare systems will continue to transform. Digital health
technologies are set to empower healthcare educators, students and
professionals in their daily tasks and responsibilities, including learning and
teaching, clinical practice and translational research. Ultimately, these
advancements can improve the quality of patient care.
We
must re-examine the future of nursing and how we can use technology to support
a digitally empowered nursing workforce.
Laying the foundation for digital health technologies
For
digital transformation to succeed, we first need quality data. Standardised,
clean and secured data allows healthcare institutions to create a holistic view
of the patient and enables healthcare professionals to personalise treatments
and improve the overall quality of care.
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https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=e10356db-3375-4cf0-aadc-94b2d5c1ffa1
This Privacy Awareness Week we take a quick look at
some of the possible reforms that may come out of Australia’s Privacy Act
Review
Holding Redlich
- Angela
Flannery and Abby
Landy
Australia May 6 2021
The
Australian Government is currently conducting a comprehensive review of the
Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act). This Privacy Awareness Week we
take a quick look at some of the possible reforms that may be made as a result
of this review, and the potential influence of approaches taken in privacy
regulation in other jurisdictions.
Privacy
Act Review
In
December 2019, in response to the Final Report from the Australian Competition
and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Digital Platforms Inquiry, the
Australian Government announced that it would review the Privacy Act with the
stated aim of ensuring privacy settings empower consumers, protect their data
and best serve the economy.
The
Terms of Reference for the Privacy Act review, together with an Issues Paper,
were released by the Attorney-General’s Department in October 2020. The Issues
Paper provides an indication as to what reforms we may see as a result of the
review.
Submissions
on the Issues Paper were due in late 2020. The next stage of the review will be
the release of a discussion paper, which is due in the coming months. It is
hoped draft legislation will be released at the same time as that discussion
paper. This timing means it is likely that we will not see reforms to the
Privacy Act take effect until later in 2021 or potentially even early 2022.
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https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/budget-2021-digital-incentives-for-small-business-a-105bn-economic-boost-myob-says/news-story/942aa9dcd4b7d4bb13376ca94bb27da4
Budget 2021: Digital incentives for small business a
$10.5bn economic boost, MYOB says
Patrick Commins
·
7:31PM May 10, 2021
New government incentives to spur half a million small firms into
embracing the digital economy would be worth an additional $10.5bn to the
national economy, according to new industry modelling.
A centrepiece of Tuesday night’s budget will be a $1.2bn commitment to promoting digital
innovation, with the Prime Minister previously announcing a target to make
Australia a “leading digital economy by 2030”.
But one in five small and medium-sized enterprises have no or very
low levels of digitisation, equivalent to nearly half a million firms,
according to analysis by leading accounting software services provider MYOB.
MYOB policy executive Helen Lea said the government would be
unable to fulfil its 2030 aspiration without lifting the digital capacity of
the SME sector, which accounts for 35 per cent of annual national economic
output and employs 4.8 million workers.
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https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/census-bureau-of-statistics-looks-to-cash-in-on-mygov-telco-data/news-story/93a86cb86263ed8f4bef20165605c9db
Census: Bureau of Statistics looks to cash in on myGov,
Telco data
Joseph Lam
·
May 11, 2021
In just under 100 days, Australians will take part in the nation’s
18th census, a 65-question form that has for 110 years provided the richest
“snapshot of the nation”.
While demographers are keen to learn the movements of the nation
during the pandemic and measure the impact of a closed international border,
the Australian Bureau of Statistics is already at work on the 2026 census, with
its sights set on a new method of answering questions that could be more
accurate than a survey.
Incorporating government data is one of the many ways the ABS
could reduce the census cost and burden on the public, census executive
director Andrew Henderson said.
“When citizens interact with government service providers, they
create a data trail if you like, and there’s a lot of interest in whether or
not we can use that data to supplement the census or to reduce the burden,” he
said.
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https://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au/Events_and_places/Places_-_Council_parks_facilities_and_venues/Library/Library_events_and_Digital_Hub/Digital_Hub_classes/Introduction_to_My_Health_Record
Introduction to My Health Record
How much does it cost?
Free,
bookings essential ADHA Propaganda
Book here
Email: library@cttg.sa.gov.au
Phone: 83977333
When is it?
Tuesday 8
June 2021 at 10:30AM - 11:30AM
Where is it?
Tea
Tree Gully Library
571
Montague Road, Modbury View on map
This
session will introduce you to My Health Record.
My
Health Record is an online platform that allows health professionals to share
information with each other and their patients. This helps provide a clearer
and more complete picture of a person's health to aid in their treatment.
To
access and use My Health Record you will need an active email address and a
MyGov account.
You
can use one of our computers or bring your own device.
*Tea
Tree Gully Library received a grant to deliver this course and is required to
capture attendees' details as part of this funding.
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https://www.hospitalhealth.com.au/content/technology/news/detecting-cancer-with-ai-555649432
Detecting cancer with AI
Friday, 30 April, 2021
An
innovative artificial intelligence (AI) application could help examine tissue
samples and identify signs of cancer. PathoFusion was developed by an
international collaboration led by Associate Professor Xiu Ying Wang and
Professor Manuel Graeber of the University of Sydney, with
support from the Australian
Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO).
Study
co-author Richard Banati, an ANSTO Professor of Medical Radiation
Sciences/Medical Imaging, said, “The idea behind PathoFusion was to create a
novel, advanced, deep learning model to recognise malignant features and immune
response markers, independent of human intervention, and map them
simultaneously in a digital image.”
A
bifocal deep learning framework was designed using a convolutional neural
network (ConvNet/CNN), which was originally developed for natural image
classification. This deep learning algorithm can take in an input image, assign
importance to various aspects/objects in the image and differentiate one from
another.
The
experiment to evaluate the model involved examining tissue from cases of
glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer that affects the brain or spine. The team
used the expert input of neuropathologists to ‘train’ the software to mark key
features. The findings were published in the journal Cancers.
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https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/7244443/elder-abuse-concerns-expressed-by-palliative-care-tasmania/?cs=87
May 9 2021 -
1:41PM
Tasmanian Government to amend legislation around
advanced care directives
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Matt Maloney
Palliative
Care Tasmania believes legislative amendments to provide more certainty around
advance care directives in the state need more work to prevent any chance of
elder abuse.
Advance
care directives provide instructions about a person's future health care and
treatment decisions before they lose the capacity to make those decisions due
to illness or a condition.
This
relates to adults and children.
In
a submission to the Justice Department on the Guardianship and Administration
Amendment Bill, Palliative Care Tasmania chief executive Colleen Johnstone said
the organisation agreed with a clause that stated consideration must be given
to any past wishes expressed by the person.
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than welcome!
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