Tag: NSW Health

Damning cybersecurity audit of NSW Health revealed

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Public hospitals in NSW have been operating below both state and federal cybersecurity minimum standards and would be unprepared to deal with a cyber-attack, a damning audit has revealed....

Flagship NSW digital health project at risk of cost blowout

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New South Wales’ flagship digital health record project is at risk of a budget blowout after officials significantly underestimated the cost of integrating the new platform with legacy hospital...

NSW auditor delays release of leaked cybersecurity report

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A damning audit exposing cybersecurity failings at four of New South Wales’ six local health districts will be kept under wraps until December after the draft report was leaked...

NSW Health told to open up digital patient records

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A landmark commission into NSW health funding has called for a radical expansion of the state’s $1 billion digital patient record system so GPs and not for profit hospitals...

NSW Health cools on high-risk innovation investment

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
NSW Health will move to diversify and re-balance its portfolio of research and innovation investments under a more risk-averse approach that creates “lasting impact and value”. The new approach...

Gig Guide: eHealth NSW gets new CEO

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The new chief information officer of NSW Health Richard Taggart began his tenure this week, eight months since his predecessor vacated the role. Mr Taggart also takes the reins...

NSW reveals epic cost of new digital health record

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The New South Wales government will spend more than $1 billion over the next decade on a new digital health record that promises to deliver patient visibility for clinicians...

VR stroke training rolled out in regional NSW hospitals

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A virtual reality training program will be rolled out across dozens of hospitals in New South Wales to provide hands-on experience to emergency department nurses responding to people presenting...