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Healthcare
Improving and designing innovative HITH services to foster care in the community
Ingrid Ridler, Manager of Mercy@Home, Patient Access and Workforce Coordinator at Mercy Hospital for Women joined us recently to discuss her futuristic goals and how to get strategic direction for HITH services in Australia. Ingrid will be presenting at the upcoming Hospital in the Home Conference 2014, which will take place on 26th and 27th May 2014…
21 May 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-Up: Michelle French
Michelle French is an occupational therapist with 30 years of experience in the field. She is the Director and Principle Therapist at Michelle French + Associates (MFA). Michelle will be co-presenting a session at the 3rd Annual Younger People with very High & Complex Care Needs Conference, taking place on 19th and 20th June in Melbourne, on the topic "A Client Centred Model…
20 May 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Effectively improving clinical involvement in hospital procurement processes
Effective procurement activity relies on the ability to demonstrate integrity, transparency and value-for-money, whilst ensuring ‘best value’ outcomes in goods, services and equipment. In the current environment of fiscal uncertainty, hospitals (alongside other institutions) are under increasing pressure to further streamline and automate their procurement processes whilst maintaining quality and value-for money. Ensuring that there…
19 May 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Australian healthcare good, but could be better
A new report published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) suggests that the quality of Australian healthcare is comparable on a global scale, but there are still areas for improvement. According to the 'OECD health-care quality indicators in Australia 2011-12' report, Australia performed well in a range of key areas such as primary care,…
16 May 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Improving medication management on discharge: Introducing the City Country Medslink project
Improving medication management across the continuum remains one of the greatest challenges in modern health care. The period 7 to 10 days following hospital discharge is a vulnerable time, with approximately 50% of adults discharged experiencing a medical error, most often an adverse drug event. People in rural and remote Australia present later and sicker…
15 May 2014, by Informa InsightsEducation | Healthcare | Mining & Resources | Transport & Logistics
Budget 2014: The winners and losers
Treasurer Joe Hockey announced the much-anticipated 2014 Federal Budget last night, and as expected, it was followed up with comment and debate from industries across the country. While some sectors stand to benefit from extra funding and support, others will be left disappointed at cuts and reforms that could make things even more difficult in an already…
14 May 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Pharmaceutical industry slams impact of Commission of Audit
The recently released National Commission of Audit has been met with hostile reception from the healthcare industry, particularly from the pharmaceutical sector, as its recommendations threaten to further complicate an already complex profession. According to a May 1 statement from the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), one of the recommendations of the Commission of Audit…
12 May 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Overcoming the challenge of change management in hospital procurement
The ability to visualise change is a challenge that Procurement Managers have to face every day, and the ability to persuade their teams and cross-functional colleagues to join them can be even harder. In order to continually evolve hospital procurement practices, the implementation of new systems and processes are critical to reaching the end goals…
12 May 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Metro South Health hospitals come out on top in national survey
Hospitals under Queensland's Metro South Hospital and Health Service demonstrated that they are among the best in Australia, surpassing national benchmarks in a recent quality survey. According to the recently released Best Practice Australia patient satisfaction survey, more than nine out of 10 Metro South Health patients reported they are happy with the overall quality of care…
8 May 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Program launch: Effectively manage hospital emergency departments
More than 6.7 million emergency department cases were reported by public hospital emergency departments in 2012-2013, corresponding to over 18,000 cases per day* or 1 in 4 Australians. Current trends only expect this number to increase, posing the serious question: How are we going to effectively manage our emergency departments in order to meet demand?…
7 May 2014, by Informa InsightsInforma Connect Australia is the nation's leading event organiser. Our events comprise of large scale exhibitions, industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training.
