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Queensland doctors seek swift resolution to contract standoff
With the Queensland doctor contract dispute no closer to resolution, junior practitioners across the state have called on industry bodies to find a prompt solution. Junior doctor representatives attended a recent AMA Council of Doctors in Training (AMACDT) forum in Melbourne, in which they backed senior doctors and urged the need for a fairer assessment of…
20 Mar 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
EU Commission fighting anticompetitive agreements in pharmaceuticals
Harald Mische is an official at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition, where he currently forms part of the team in charge with antitrust enforcement in the pharma sector. He will be presenting at the 2014 Pharmaceutical Law conference, to be held on the 29-30 May in Sydney about competitive law enforcement in the…
18 Mar 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Research into optimising electronic medication managements systems
Electronic aids are revolutionalising the way we work. Information to support clinical decisions has never been more available and as advancements in electronic Medicines Management (eMM) systems continue to develop, the obvious question to ponder is, 'How much information is too much?' Natalie Page*, a PhD candidate who hopes to commence her thesis under Prof…
14 Mar 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-Up: Dr Lesley Russell
Dr Lesley Russell has substantial experience working in health policy in the United States and Australia both in and out of government. She was previously the inaugural Menzies Foundation Fellow at the Menzies Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) and a Research Associate at the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. Prior to that she was…
12 Mar 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Hospital funding: $1 billion lost due to inefficiencies every year
A new study by the Grattan Institute has found that public hospitals in Australia are spending over $1 billion every year with little or no benefit to the patient. According to the Victoria based think tank, the funds are not used to provide improved better care, but rather derive from inefficiencies within the system. “What…
11 Mar 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-Up: Dr. Donella Piper
Donella Piper is a lecturer in Health Management at the University of New England. She is a social scientist who also has a legal background. Donella will be co-presenting a case study on “A Pilot Project Investigating the Potential Role, Impact and Regulation of Patient Advocates in the Australian Health Care System” at the 23rd annual…
10 Mar 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Tackling Australia’s binge drinking problem
Binge drinking has been a hotly debated topic in Australia over recent weeks. New South Wales enforced new laws to curb binge drinking on Monday (February 24) following media exposure of 'one-punch' assaults that have left a number of people dead. Researchers state that 90 deaths between 2000 and 2012 are attributable to these attacks, which cause…
5 Mar 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Australian Electronic Health Records market set for growth
Australia's Electronic Health Record (EHR) industry is tipped for growth next year as more organisations look to streamline their patient processes. New Accenture research revealed the global market will be worth US$22.3 billion (AU$24.8 billion) by the end of 2015, with Australia set to contribute $700 million. Australia's national eHealth program, which received AU$447 million…
3 Mar 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
NDIS: Feedback from the first participants
In recent weeks we often reported about some of the challenges the healthcare sector is expecting for the roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Natasha Mitchell, Presenter at ABC Radio National’s program Life Matters recently spoke to two mothers and first participants in the NDIS. Their experience has been overwhelmingly positive and we…
26 Feb 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-Up: James Downie
James Downie is the Executive Director of Activity Based Funding (ABF) at the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA). He leads the teams responsible for delivering the classification, costing and pricing functions of IHPA as well as the data acquisition activities. Mr Downie will be delivering a keynote address at the 2014 Hospital Patient Costing conference,…
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