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Two cardiology peak bodies in Australia and New Zealand have released a position statement guiding clinicians in effectively using telehealth.
The government seeks to have medicine information from all online prescribers shared by default on My Health Record by yearend.
This comes as it recently extended the screening age to 74 and started transitioning to a population-based digital register.
Meanwhile, it says third-party vendors are to blame for all but one recent case of IT failures.
The private provider says the incident in July involved unauthorised access to an admin server, with no impact on clinical systems.
The popular AI tool for healthcare professionals may also soon come to public outpatient clinics in New Zealand.
Gold Coast Health is the first in Queensland to pilot this concept, initially supporting collaboration between local GPs and developmental paediatricians.
Its private operator says one of its modules, not the whole app, was compromised, based on an independent forensic analysis.
Also, the WA government has invested in a project developing a public hospital AI agent and a system-wide data platform.
Southern NSW Local Health District has designed a remote patient monitoring program with Philips Australia to bring multidisciplinary care teams to homes, helping free up more emergency beds.