This appeared last week: Health ‘What we’re seeing is not telehealth’: alarm over doctors using AI and prescribing without seeing patients Consumers Health Forum calls on Australian government to address ‘significant safety concerns’ about prescribing without any conversation with patient Melissa Davey Medical editor Thu 11 Apr 2024 01.00 AEST Last modified on Thu 11 Apr 2024 08.22 AEST ..read more

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This appeared a few days ago: 7 steps to prepare your organisation for changes to Australia’s privacy legislation Opinion 02 Apr 2024 5 mins Michael Fagan, former chief transformation officer at Village Roadshow, examines the proposed changes to the Privacy Act and how CIOs in Australia can prepare for them. Australian privacy legislation is about to undergo a major overhaul with more than ..read more

This appeared last week 11 April 2024 Are we heading for a physician associate moment? By Holly Payne The AMA and GP colleges have warned that scope-of-practice reforms could result in the kind of implosion seen in the UK health system. The UK and Canada are valuable case studies for allied health scope of practice – but not for the reason that the scope of practice review commissioners ..read more

Here are the results of the poll. Do You Believe The Cost Of Comprehensive Private Health Insurance Has Become Essentially Unaffordable? Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;& ..read more

2 related articles appeared last week: First we had this: Astronomers may have got dark energy all wrong. It’s great news for the universe By Dennis Overbye April 5, 2024 — 3.30pm New York: On Thursday, astronomers who are conducting what they describe as the biggest and most precise survey yet of the history of the universe announced that they might have discovered a major flaw in their ..read more

This appeared last week: 03 April 2024 Australia entering ‘extraordinary epoch’ of AI in healthcare By Harriet Grayson AI apps could transform clinical workflows and patient outcomes across aged care, disability, radiology and primary care, according to the CSIRO. The rise of natural language processing and generative language models across AI applications in healthcare has taken ..read more

This appeared a few days ago Why you shouldn’t ask ChatGPT for medical advice By Angus Thomson April 4, 2024 — 6.00am If you asked a doctor whether to use ice to treat a burn, they would quickly advise you to run it under cold water instead. Even “Dr Google” will tell you that extreme cold constricts the blood vessels and can make a burn worse. But what happens when you ask ChatGPT the same ..read more

This appeared last week: 03 April 2024 FHIR independent watchdog established By Staff Writers A committee consisting of reps from DoHAC, CSIRO, ADHA, MSIA and HL7 has convened to oversee the development of the first national FHIR standards. An independent committee has been established to oversee the development and implementation of FHIR standards, with FHIR founder Grahame Grieve ..read more

This appeared last week: CareVision Working to Integrate My Health Record for NDIS Aged Care and Community Care Apr 4, 2024 | Company News, Home Care Software, Home Care Technology The Australian government recommends the universal adoption of My Health Record by the aged care sector. My Health Record provides authorised healthcare professionals with access to a patient’s key health ..read more