Tag: Department of Health

Doctors urge reforms to limit AI liability trap

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Healthcare regulations haven’t kept pace with the speeding uptake of artificial intelligence in hospitals and clinics, doctors have warned, leaving industry workers at risk of being sued for mistakes...

Health’s $900m tech outsourcing deal goes to market

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal Health department is putting its $897 million enterprise computing deal to market, offering suppliers a chance to dislodge incumbent Datacom from its 12-year outsourcing arrangement. A new...

Epic Systems tapped for Tasmania’s digital health record

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Tasmanian government has selected Epic Systems for its new statewide electronic medical record, becoming the third Australian jurisdiction to settle on the US-based software firm in five years....

Victorian govt commits $21m to eHealth record rollout

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Victorian government will roll out connected electronic medical record systems to more hospitals and health services, streamlining access to patient information and replacing paper-based systems. Health minister Mary-Anne...

My Health Record data sharing plans idle five years on

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
De-identified My Health Record data is yet to be shared with researchers and public health experts almost five years after the former federal government revealed controversial plans to source...

Accenture lands another $8m for vaccine system work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Accenture has landed nearly $8 million in new contracts to continue work on Australia’s vaccine data system, with the Ireland-based multinational now receiving well over $30 million in total ...