I sat at a roundtable held at the Australian High Commission in Singapore yesterday with a trade delegation from Australia, made up of organisations including peak industry bodies the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) and the Communications Alliance and iiNet, an Australian internet provider.
WA Health Minister Kim Hames said that the new technology would reduce the need for patients to travel long distances to receive health care and would save the WA health system around $1.5 million every year.
"Delivery of high quality health services is a team approach and for rural and remote patients, the health team may not always be within either the same location or within the state health system," he said.
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The Telehealth system, which links patients with health professionals across the state via online video was unveiled today in Karratha by Health Minister Kim Hames.
The system will enable the health sector to save money by no longer having to pay for patients to travel under the Patient Assisted Travel Scheme. Patients and their local doctors would have the option of discussing treatment with specialists in different locations using the system.
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The Senate community affairs budget estimates hearing ran over time and Medicare's attendance was cancelled.
Liberal senators Sue Boyce and Concetta Fierravanti-Wells had signalled questions for the agency on the delay to technical specifications for software developers and vendor concerns over onerous liability conditions.
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General Manager of Digital and Contact Centres with the Agency, Brady Jacobsen said Australia Post was one of the first Australian organisations to reveal its app for the new phone.
Mr Jacobsen said the new app would allow customers to search for a postcode and find out how much it would cost to send a mail item within Australia or overseas.