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Health Care Homes, My Health Record to drive collaboration
Community pharmacies have an opportunity to position themselves as an integral part of the collaborative health care model, says the Pharmacy Guild Pharmacists should prepare to get involved with two …
The week in review
Two drugs have been causing debate this week: cannabis and, predictably, codeine A group of doctors wrote to the Medical Journal of Australia on behalf of the Royal Australasian College …
How is technology supporting healthcare consumer behaviour?
From passive recipients to active participants, our role in healthcare as patients and consumers has changed By Karin Bauer, VP Client Services, SGK Health based in the US From passive …
Data breach law coming into effect
The new law, which the Pharmacy Guild says will apply to most community pharmacies, could see businesses that fail to report a breach face fines of up to $1.8 million …
Selfie skin checks?
A quarter of Australians are taking an estimated 100 million potentially life-saving snapshots a year, according to new research Almost one in four (24%) Australians have taken photographs of their …
Could a GP app ease codeine trouble?
A GP app could be the solution to an expected influx of patients seeking pain relief, its developer suggests A medical scientist and former pharmacy assistant is developing doctoroo, an …
Vaccine reminders work: Cochrane review
Sending reminders when consumers are due for their next vaccination could boost uptake by up to 8%, a new review suggests An updated Cochrane Review aimed to evaluate and compare …
GSK, Guild partner for Click and Collect
GSK Consumer Healthcare has thrown its support behind the Pharmacy Click and Collect platform This year, the company will partner with the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to help deliver a …
eRx hits critical mass
eRx Script Exchange has achieved a significant milestone: two billion clinical records, while delivering the majority of electronic prescriptions in less than a second With more than 22,000 GPs and …
Risk Stratification Tool launches
A smart system capable of recognising patients at risk of hospitalisation has been released this week The Risk Stratification Tool is part of a primary health care initiative in Australia …
We’ve got an adherence problem. What are we doing about it?
Medicines adherence needs a multi-pronged approach, writes Tal Rapke According to a 2003 report by the World Health Organization into medication adherence, approximately 50 per cent of patients with chronic …
40 agents of digital change
Community, hospital, and academic pharmacists have formed a Pharmacists Digital Health Leaders Network to enhance use of My Health Record by pharmacists and pharmacies The 40 network members will support …