Australian citizens will be assigned a unique identifying number to help healthcare providers protect their patients from accidentally being given the wrong treatment.
The healthcare industry faces a major crisis and could place patients at risk if it doesn't significantly enhance its use of information technology, an Australian expert has warned.
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.
Australian-developed technology may soon lead to more people receiving vital health care in the comfort of their own home. The CSIRO's Telecare Project relies on sensors similar to those used in car air bags for monitoring a patient's movements.
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.
I have seen the NBN, and it looks a lot like Christina Aguilera. Or, at least, it looked like her when I dropped into Ericsson's Melbourne headquarters recently to see a live demo of their NBN solutions. Yet behind the streaming TV, one question lingers -- and not even the government seems able to answer it.
Intel and Motion Computing design a tablet-like PC specifically for medical professionals.
Dr John Halamka, the CIO of Harvard Medical School, is an early adopter of RFID technology -- he's got a chip implanted in his arm. These tags can keep track of personal medical records, as well as hospital equipment. Halamka talks with ZDNet.com editor in chief Dan Farber about recent advances in patient care, and electronic prescriptions.
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A Sydney-based start-up is offering a way for doctors to track and bill their clients for consultations over the phone and by e-mail.
In Washington and Silicon Valley circles, betting has already begun on who will be the nation's first chief technology officer.
Dr John Halamka, the CIO of Harvard Medical School, is an early adopter of RFID technology -- he's got a chip implanted in his arm. These tags can keep track of personal medical records, as well as hospital equipment. Halamka talks with ZDNet.com editor in chief Dan Farber about recent advances in patient care, and electronic prescriptions.
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