Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 23rd December, 2017.

Here are a few I came across last week. Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.-----http://ift.tt/2BnT72R are the 12 healthcare issues that will define 2018, according to PwCArtificial intelligence, IoT, cybersecurity, disaster preparedness and the patient experience are some of the prime concerns, according to the PwC Health Research Institute.By Bill SiwickiDecember 14, 2017 01:18 PMThe continued uncertainty and risk the healthcare industry will face in 2018 will motivate healthcare organizations to boost their efficiency across functions, according to the PwC Health Research Institute’s new report, “Top health industry issues of 2018: A year for resilience amid uncertainty.”The report highlights 12 trends that will impact...

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Graheme Grieve Blog: Seeks Input On Important Aspects Of The Future Of The myHR

This was published yesterday and Grahame asked that it be re-posted here: ----- Re-platforming the MyHR Posted on December 22, 2017 by Grahame Grieve A couple of months ago I made a post proposing that the MyHR could be reworked to use the Argonaut interface. This change could open up the MyHR infrastructure so that providers and vendors could collaborate to build innovative local solutions without being bound to national political concerns about what is possible or not. That caused quite a bit of discussion and media interest (e.g. in Pulse IT). This week I met with Tim Kelsey (CEO, Australian Digital Health Agency) as part of the follow up, and he pointed out an as-yet under-appreciated aspect of the Agency’s work plan for next year.Quoting from the Budget Measure: 'This measure allows the Australian Digital Health Agency to implement plans that will increase efficiency and sustainability and reduce the ongoing operational costs of the system in the longer term through the...

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Artificial Intelligence Is Starting To Turn Up All Over The Place And Is Becoming Almost The Norm!

This appeared last week:nib claims Aussie first with health insurance chatbot launch 12 December 2017 Written by  Peter Dinham nib health funds is claiming first mover rights as the first Australian health insurer to introduce artificial intelligence technology and chatbots to assist Aussies with their health insurance inquiries.Known as nibby, the chatbot provides customers with access to simple responses regarding their health insurance.And, according to nib, unlike many other chatbots, nibby is integrated into its web platform – allowing it to intelligently move customers to the right sales or claims consultant as a customer’s query becomes more complex, and to offer assistance during “key customer service moments”.nib chief information officer Brendan Mills said the virtual consultant reflected the next generation of customer service, allowing customers to interact with the health insurer in the way most convenient for them.As our newest member of the customer service...

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This Really Looks Like A Good News Story For Queensland Health And Its Patients.

This appeared last week:Connected wisdom: Queensland claims online GP portal success storyLynne Minion | 12 Dec 2017 Queensland Health’s online patient information portal has led to more comprehensive and better coordinated care, saved GPs time otherwise wasted on paperwork, and attracted surprisingly low opt-out rates in the six months since its launch.The Viewer provides general practitioners with access to their patients’ public hospital records and is already being billed as a success by the state government, with more than 1550 GPs signed up and 35,800 interactions in the Health Provider Portal.Queensland was the first state in Australia to roll-out a platform allowing GPs to access data from a number of its clinical systems, and feedback has been “very positive,” according to Deputy Director-General of Queensland Health’s Clinical Excellence Division Dr John Wakefield.“GPs are particularly pleased with having faster access to information about their patients who are being or...

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I Really Feel Sorry For The Academics Who Made A Mistake And Were Jumped On By The ADHA.

This appeared a few days ago:Why we removed an article on the My Health Record December 13, 2017 5.07pm AEDT AuthorSasha Petrova  Deputy Editor: Health + Medicine The Conversation published a story earlier today that was incorrect.The story, titled “We have less than three months to opt out before the My Health Record system has our details, and no-one told us”, asserted that a three-month period to opt out of being registered for a My Health Record had already begun. This is incorrect. According to the Australian Digital Health Agency, which is responsible for the My Health Record, the date the period begins has not yet been set.In a statement to The Conversation, the Agency said:The opt out period will be set by a Notifiable Instrument which is anticipated to be around mid-2018 […] The Agency will implement a comprehensive communications strategy to advise Australians that a record will be created for them in 2018, unless they tell us they don’t want one. We are committed...

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Making Patient Pathology Results Available Via The myHR May Not Be That Valuable Without Some Extra Work.

This appeared last week:Study: Online portals fall short on offering context, explanations for test results by Paige Minemyer  Dec 13, 2017 11:20am Patients often do online searches to understand test results posted in portals, according to a new study.Patients can, and often do, access test results and other healthcare information through online portals, but more work could be done to help them understand what the results mean, according to a new study. Researchers interviewed 95 patients who had accessed test results through a patient portal between April 2015 and September 2016, according to data published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Close to two-thirds (63%) of those interviewed did not receive any additional explanation on the results through the portal. Nearly half (46%) then looked online for interpretation of the test results, and 51% discussed the results with friends and family instead of...

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Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 18th December, 2017.

Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.General CommentThe wind down for Christmas is not underway – but there is still some news emerging. Interesting stuff about the AMA view on the myHR and the chronic care program being slowly developed by the Government. And lastly - and amazingly this is the 5000th post on the blog. My how time has flown! -----http://ift.tt/2CvGcfq calls for improvements to My Health Record for it to reach potentialLynne Minion | 15 Dec 2017 My Health Record has the potential to save lives and deliver economic benefits but the system needs improvements and doctors don’t have time to talk patients through the opt-out process, according to the...

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