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Electronic health services (e-Health services), including telemedicine and electronic prescribing, aim to deliver safer, more efficient, better quality healthcare.
Follow the links below to find information about e-Health and telemedicine services. The Personal Medical Records [HealthInsite Topic Page] includes information about electronic health records.
Updated February 2009
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Media release. First step taken towards national e-health system
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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In an out-of-session communique, the Australian Health Ministers' Conference has announced that the first step has been taken towards a national e-health system. National consultations are set to begin on the legislative framework to underpin the governance, privacy and agreed uses for national healthcare identifier numbers essential to a secure national e-health system.
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Jul 2009
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National Ehealth Strategy
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Australia has one of the best health systems in the world based on the health outcomes of its citizens. However, maintaining or improving the health outcomes of Australians will require a fundamental change in approach to the way health care is delivered in this country.
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Dec 2008
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Telephone consultation and triage: effects on health care use and patient satisfaction
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Visits to emergency departments and family doctors have increased. One possible way to decrease the demands is to provide telephone helplines, hotlines or consultations. People can speak with health care professionals, such as doctors and nurses, on the...
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Feb 2008
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Smart home technologies for health and social care support
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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People who are ill (physically or mentally), or who are frail, may find it difficult to meet their everyday personal and social needs at home. Healthcare providers are trying to find ways to support more people at home, but finding home care workers and...
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Mar 2007
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Requirements for information communication - 2007 edition
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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This is a publication of the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council which is managed by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and defines the requirements information communication in laboratories.
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Jan 2007
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