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Is it possible to reform health care without access to computer systems and secure email? While nobody does business any other way it seems the Rudd government believes the answer is yes.

The recent health reform plan comes down to more beds, doctors and aged-care places, the only innovation being some fancy funding footwork between federal and state governments. What's missing is the information technology infrastructure to make it happen, let alone the smart devices and software that, for instance, will keep patients out of emergency departments and elderly people out of nursing homes.

Weiterlesen: Australia: Care at the click of a mouse: Health Vault

Software giant Microsoft hopes to pilot its Health Vault system in Australia within the next year to 18 months and is seeking partners to launch the service locally– and in turn hand the Government a get-out-of jail-free card as far as big bang spending on e-health systems is concerned.

Health Vault, which is a cloud based service, is being offered to patients by some clinics such as the Virginia Mason Clinic in Seattle and Denver Health in the US. It allows patients to use the cloud to store and access their health related information – and also allow their medical providers access to the content.

Weiterlesen: Microsoft plans to pilot e-health system in Australia

Australia's governments agreed the bones of a significant healthcare reform package this week. The Commonwealth government will become the primary funder of healthcare under case-mix arrangements, while state and territory governments retain operational responsibility for public hospitals. E-health remains a regional and local game, and the swelling Commonwealth health bureaucracy will create further opportunities for system vendors.

Weiterlesen: Australian healthcare reforms keep e-health local

Non-profit builds clinical records app, throws into the cloud

A Perth-based not-for-profit will offer its enterprise in-house built e-health smartphone application for cost-price to hundreds of aged care facilities.

The platform means nurses can build detailed patient records on medical treatments, symptoms, and pain, fatigue and nausea levels. Aged care providers can use the application for reporting and finance services.

Weiterlesen: Australia: Aged carers could get cut-rate mobile e-health

Developing Childhood is a unique new online application being launched in Sydney from 30 April at the Pregnancy Babies and Children’s Expo being held at the Rosehill Gardens Event Centre.

This exciting new e-health program will give new parents a sense of empowerment through simple tools to monitor and assist the first three years of their child’s development and, through activities, address any delays as they occur.

Weiterlesen: Australia: Launch of Child Development E-Health Tool