The Australian healthcare industry has for a decade been loathe to get its wallet out when it comes to technology, analysts have revealed.
Australian citizens will be assigned a unique identifying number to help healthcare providers protect their patients from accidentally being given the wrong treatment.
Continuous speech recognition enabled palm pilots are in the pipeline and are slated to be the killer application doctors will arm themselves with before they take to the wards in the non-too distant future.
Viewing pending privacy regulations as a potential competitive advantage rather than an unnecessary hurdle, health care education site WellMed opted to get a jump on compliance -- and it's paying off.
With the hype about new technologies, it's easy to get caught up in new tools and applications. But quite a few issues require investigation before you introduce a new technology into the enterprise.
The chief information officer of Healthscope tells us why, despite a stakeholder bent for an SAP or Oracle supply chain and financial system, the Australian healthcare giant opted for Queensland-based vendor Technology One instead.
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What to consider before you seek approval for new technology initiatives.
One CIO relates how to change an IT infrastructure and reduce costs--even without a budget. Ingenuity, planning, and resource allocation fostered cost-effective change.
guide If you want to get your proposals past the CFO, you must show how the technology investment is going to help the company move forward. Enlist the help of the requesting department and speak in language the financial people want to hear.
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