My Health Record
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in pharmacy, with change on the horizon and potential changes suggested from several quarters We heard that Queensland will look into a range of issues …
Stay in the network
Pharmacists told to get ready for Australia’s revolutionary new opt-out e-health record network Pharmacists will need support and education to ensure their patients achieve the optimum benefit from Australia’s soon-to-be …
Poll: does your pharmacy have My Health Record?
We’d like to know what you think about My Health Record At an interactive session during the recent APP conference, Pharmacy Guild representatives asked delegates whether they had either registered …
‘This is a Government with a woeful track record on IT security and privacy.’
Catherine King has challenged the Turnbull Government on whether it can roll out the My Health Record system without getting it wrong It’s been heralded as a “game changer” by …
MHR a ‘game changer’ for pharmacist participation
The Government has announced that the opt-out period for My Health Record will run from 16 July until 15 October 2018 And stakeholders including the PSA and Pharmacy Guild say …
How ‘healthy’ is our digital healthcare system?
Protecting patient privacy, data and health information to meet industry requirements By Sara Jost, Global Healthcare Industry Lead, BlackBerry The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has just reported that …
Lifting the veil
New My Health Record guidelines have been launched to help pharmacists understand and navigate the digital system The PSA has launched new guidelines to support pharmacists in using the My …
E-health and minimising script harms
A group of experts are calling for clear legal principles around how a duty of care looks in the age of electronic records Dr Jennifer Stevens, Anaesthetist at St Vincent’s …
Moving to a digital future
E-health has long been hampered by political and bureaucratic buck-passing, and has been a source of frustration for all practitioners, and no doubt to most patients as well The AJP …
My Health Record: the guidelines
The PSA has released guidelines for pharmacists concerning the My Health Record program PSA, in partnership with the Australian Digital Health Agency, met with pharmacy and consumer groups and subject …
“We need to raise the bar”
PSA president says current levels of med-related hospitalisations are not good enough, but pharmacists can’t help without access to data Pharmacists are expected to contribute to healthcare and reduce medication …
The week in review
This week saw one of the most talked-about changes in pharmacy history finally take place: low-dose codeine is now Prescription Only The mainstream media reported extensively on the upschedule, with …