Healthcare | Legal
The ageing doctor – ethical and legal implications
Laying off a post-retirement-age doctor on the basis of their age is an offence under the Age Discrimination Act 2004. However, there are growing concerns that doctors practicing beyond 65-years of age may be more prone to mistakes, due to the age-related decline of various physical and cognitive faculties. As such, many experts have called…
22 Feb 2019, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare | Technology
Managing complex pain in digital hospitals
Pain management in clinical settings is highly complex, and the digitisation of workflows in some Queensland Health hospitals - although popular across the board - has added an extra layer of complexity, according to Pharmacist IT Consultant, Deborah Boland. “When assessing pain and administering analgesia there are many variables to consider and criteria to satisfy”,…
13 Feb 2019, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare
Insights into Denmark’s eHealth system
The rise of chronic disease, an ageing population and growing community expectations present some challenging conditions, in which the Australian healthcare sector must not only survive, but thrive. Delivering sustainable, patient-centred and cost-effective healthcare in this environment, will require a series of paradigmatic shifts over the coming decades – including a move from ‘illness’ to…
4 Feb 2019, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare
The future of health
Global health care spending is projected to increase at an annual rate of 5.4 percent in 2018-2022, a considerable rise from 2.9 percent in 2013-2017. Aging and growing populations, the greater prevalence of chronic diseases, and exponential advances in innovative, but costly, digital technologies continue to grow health care demand and expenditures. Health care stakeholders—providers,…
17 Dec 2018, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare | Technology
Queensland Health’s digital health journey
In 2012, Queensland Health began its digital health journey which has seen the digital reinvention of nine Queensland Health hospitals – with many more earmarked for renewal as the scheme is rolled out across the State. The transformation included the launch of the integrated electronic Medical Record (ieMR) – distinct from a standard electronic medical…
14 Dec 2018, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare | Legal
Medical negligence in Ireland | a surge in cancer screening litigation
Two names that are known to everyone in Ireland are those of Vicky Phelan and Emma MhicMhathúna. In April 2018, Ms. Phelan, terminally ill with cervical cancer, brought forward a case before the High Court in Ireland; shortly followed by Ms. MhicMhathúna, who is now deceased as a result of the disease. Ms. Phelan, a…
1 Nov 2018, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare
Turning discoveries into therapeutics
The world of bioscience is not short of academic literature. Every year hundreds, if not thousands, of research papers make their way into scientific journals - yet the vast majority of these progress no further. Ahead of the Bio Connections Australia conference we spoke with Glenn Begley of BioCurate to discuss why this may be.…
19 Oct 2018, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare | Technology
From binary to bedside: bridging the implementation gap in medical AI
Another day, another academic paper highlighting the performance of a new machine learning tool for healthcare. But despite the cascades of literature, the vast majority of these AI innovations never make it into routine clinical practice. Why? Ahead of the AI, Machine Learning and Robotics in Health Summit, we spoke with Dr. Martin Seneviratne, Digital…
4 Oct 2018, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare | Infrastructure
Smarter hospitals: building better healthcare for the future
“The hospital of the future may not be one we recognise today. It will be connected, integrated and patient-centred – some may not even have walls”, Deloitte Partner Luke Baxby said ahead of his speech at the National Hospital Infrastructure Summit. The change will largely be driven by advances in medical and information technology enabling…
2 Oct 2018, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare | Technology
Prediction in fear: AI in healthcare
Disruptive technologies, AI and machine learning can be powerful tools to drive better health outcomes. But in a fear-based economy, the AI-enabled predictions need to be fully understood within the context of each individual person and their circumstances, MedicalDirector's CEO, Matthew Bardsley discusses ahead of the AI, Machine Learning & Robotics in Health Conference. “Universally,…
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