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• Roxon lost on e-health, opposition claims

  The Federal Government's lack of a true electronic health agenda had left an opposition offer of bipartisanship on the issue dangling useless by the wayside, Shadow Health Minister Peter Dutton said yesterday.

• Health identifer not legal till next year

  The legislation changes required for the national use of an individual health identifier won't likely be completed until mid next year, and that's only if the federal election doesn't become a hurdle, according to National E-health Transition Authority (NEHTA) CEO Peter Fleming.

• Health identifier still privacy minefield

  Health ministers from around the country said yesterday that more consultation on privacy protections was necessary before any implementation of national individual health identification records could proceed.

• NZ telco report rejects $1.5bn NBN

  The New Zealand government's plan to spend $1.5 billion subsidising fibre-to-the-home broadband is not an effective use of public money, according to a report commissioned by major New Zealand broadband providers Telecom NZ, Vodafone and TelstraClear.

• This is the year of delivery: NEHTA

  The standards and foundations for nation-wide e-health solutions in Australia have now mainly been completed, according to National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) CEO Peter Fleming, leaving implementation on the agenda for 2009.

• Blue Care picks DiData and new CIO

  Queensland healthcare organisation Blue Care has signed a five-year managed services deal with Dimension Data and simultaneously announced ex-Queensland health director of e-Health Wendy Balachandran as its new chief information officer.

• NSW opposition calls for health IT action

  NSW shadow Health Minister Jillian Skinner this week demanded the NSW Government speed up its response to special commissioner Garling's damning assessment of NSW's Health's technology systems.

• IBA inks first Aussie Lorenzo deal

  Macquarie University Private Hospital (MUPH) will spend up to $7.6 million on IBA's Lorenzo clinical, administrative and financial applications.

• Austin Health saves ancient apps

  Melbourne healthcare provider Austin Health has moved key applications from a legacy Reality-X platform, which developers had not touched in 10 years, to a modern system by software company Intersystems.

• ICSGlobal sues Medicare

  Electronic health transaction company ICSGlobal has filed a lawsuit against Medicare Australia, accusing the Federal Government agency of anti-competitive behaviour over the development of its e-health transaction network ECLIPSE.

• New Singaporean IT force

  SingTel will strengthen its foothold in Singapore's IT services market with a controlling stake in Singapore Computer Systems (SCS), but it remains to be seen if SCS can lend weight to the telco's regional expansion plans.

• IBA opens up Lorenzo

  Australian e-health software firm IBA Health today said it intended to follow the footsteps of companies like Apple and SAP, opening up its new Lorenzo platform for developers to write applications.

• Aussie e-health researchers get $20 million

  The Commonwealth Scientific Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Queensland government today stumped up AU$20 million in funding for the Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC), which focuses on developing new ways to improve healthcare using ICT.

• NEHTA appoints new chair

  Peak e-health group the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) has appointed a new chair just months after having to find an interim CEO following the resignation of former head Ian Reinecke.

• Qld launches 'Tiny Tom' telepaediatric healthcare

  The University of Queensland's Centre for Online Health (COH) and Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane have launched a joint paediatric service for remote communities using a telepresence system called called 'Tiny Tom'.

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