Welcome to the fifth edition of the DHS Information Management (IM) Strategy eBulletin for 2009.
DHS IM STRATEGY UPDATE: Planning our next steps…..
On 12 August 2009, the former Department of Human Services was split into the (new) Department of Health and the (new) Department of Human Services. The (former) DHS IM Strategy was initiated under the [...]
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AUSTRALIAN governments of all persuasions stress how essential border security is in many fields, such as immigration, narcotics and quarantine, but the Rudd government is proposing to abandon any border protection of personal information.
The core of the government’s proposal is to abandon border security completely and any personal data about Australians will be able to [...]
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The latest 2009 Private Health Insurance (PHI) Circulars issued by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing can be found at CLICK HERE.
The latest PHI circular 72/09 and 73/09 are now available.
(Picture courtesy of www.brisbanesurgeon.com.au)
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Last Friday night the 2009 Victorian HIM Achievement Awards were handed out. The awards went to ………
1. Individual Category
Not awarded
2. Rural Initiative Category
Darryl O’Bryan
3. Team Category
Grampians Rural Health Alliance
4. Contribution to HIMAA (Vic Branch) Category
Diane Draper
HIMAA Victorian Branch congratulate all this years winners.
If you attended the 2009 Graduate Dinner we would love to hear from [...]
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OPEN source software offers one cure for clinical system implementation woes, as authorities struggle to find solutions that meet all medical requirements, a leading health informatics researcher says.
“Some of the greatest efficiency gains in the health sector will come from open source software, rather than packages supplied by large corporations,” said Professor Jon Patrick of [...]
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The Data Reform project has developed draft Concept and Derived Element Definitions and Data Definitions for the new Victorian Health Integrated Minimum Dataset (VHI MDS). The VHI MDS integrates the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED), Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset (VEMD), and Elective Surgery Information System (ESIS). While allowing for data to
be submitted in separate streams, [...]
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THE nation’s top health bureaucrat Jane Halton has ruled out major investment from government in e-health systems “to have everything happen instantly”.
Pressure has been growing within the e-health community as a growing pile of reports warn of the cost of inaction, following the Council of Australian Government’s acceptance of a National E-Health Strategy last December.
The [...]
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(Sub titled: After the effluent has hit the fan!)
Author Judy Munro, Health Information Manager, Moorondah Breastscreen
A disastrous discharge of water & sewerage from a blocked overhead pipe in our primary filing area in April of 2008 was the beginning of the nightmare! The site of wheelie bins under the discharging pipe, shelves and records [...]
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Monday, 26th October is Pink Ribbon Day – a day when all Australians can come together to show their support for the many thousands of women battling breast cancer.
The pink ribbon is the international symbol of support and recognition for women affected by breast cancer across the globe.
BREAST CANCER FACTS AND FIGURES
* Breast cancer is [...]
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BUSINESSES will be able to send customer information to “dangerous” countries such as Russia and Nigeria under proposals to update the federal Privacy Act for the digital age.
Special Minister of State Joe Ludwig last week released the long-awaited government response to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s inquiry into privacy reform, with most of the recommendations [...]
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