Health Services Daily

20/09/2024

Time to go home. Healthcare is fixed, apparently, by Cate Swannell. has been voted the world’s best healthcare system. Imagine how good it would be if we spent enough money on it.

Medicare has been voted the world’s best healthcare system. Imagine how good it would be if we spent enough money on it.

20/09/2024

Smart Aussie hospitals fail to crack world’s top 100, by Cate Swannell. Technologically outstanding the Australian facilities may be, but it was the Americans who dominated the top of the list. https://www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/smart-aussie-hospitals-fail-to-crack-worlds-top-100/19773

20/09/2024

Is this our most ambitious and risky ICT healthcare platform project? by Jeremy Knibbs. The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care is seeking expressions of interest to start on an umbrella ICT solution aimed at better access and turbo-charging the clinical trials industry.

The DoHAC is seeking expressions of interest to start on an umbrella ICT solution aimed at creating better access for patients to clinical trials and turbo-charging the clinical trials industry.

20/09/2024

LHD service agreements don’t ‘make simple sense’ or reflect reality, by Harriet Grayson. One prominent LHD board chair says the service agreements given to LHD boards by NSW Health are too difficult to understand and full of miscalculations. https://www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/lhd-service-agreements-dont-make-simple-sense-or-reflect-reality/19794

20/09/2024

Nurses defy Park, IRC and opt for 24-hour strike, by Cate Swannell. Last time it was 12.5 hours, now NSW nurses and midwives will down tools for the full 24 hours. NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association NSW Health

Last time it was 12.5 hours, now NSW nurses and midwives will down tools for the full 24 hours.

20/09/2024

Medtronic given heftiest ever fine for a Therapeutic Goods Administration - TGA contravention: $22m, by Laura Woodrow. The medical devices company has been fined $22m, plus $1m towards the TGA’s legal fees, for the unlawful supply of its bone graft kit.

The medical devices company has been fined $22m, plus $1m towards the TGA’s legal fees, for the unlawful supply of its bone graft kit.

20/09/2024

Gong for frailty support partnership, by Cate Swannell. Two Sydney health networks have won acclaim from the International Hospital Federation.

Two Sydney health networks have won acclaim from the International Hospital Federation.

19/09/2024

NSW Health dangles $20k carrot in front of midwives. In a bid to get midwives to move to the bush, and stay for at least 18 months, money is on offer.

In a bid to get midwives to move to the bush, and stay for at least 18 months, money is on offer.

19/09/2024

Big To***co pressured out of inhaler market, by Holly Payne. Phillip Morris international blamed ‘unwarranted opposition’ to its entry into the asthma inhaler market for its sale of Vectura Group. https://www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/big-tobacco-pressured-out-of-inhaler-market/19706

19/09/2024

Don’t leave women waiting for menopause response, says Larissa Waters, by Laura Woodrow. A fast response from the government to the inquiry is crucial because women deserve better, says one of the committee members.

A fast response from the government to the inquiry is crucial because women deserve better, says one of the committee members.

19/09/2024

Is the secure messaging business model finally breaking down? by Jeremy Knibbs. Big e-referral contracts are shifting from old SMD-centric technology to more flexible, secure and efficient cloud and FHIR-based solutions. What follows? Consultmed

Big e-referral contracts are shifting from old SMD-centric technology to more flexible, secure and efficient cloud and FHIR-based solutions. What follows?

19/09/2024

CDC on shifting sands awaiting Kruk report and election, by Cate Swannell. An update from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care official running the centre’s establishment taskforce contained a lot of ‘woulda couldas’ but no timeline or guarantees.

An update from the DoHAC official running the centre’s establishment taskforce contained a lot of ‘woulda couldas’ but no timeline or guarantees.

19/09/2024

Feds should reimburse LHDs for bed block costs, by Harriet Grayson. CEO of Hunter New England Local Health District says charging the Commonwealth for every day a patient stays in hospital past their discharge date is the only way to improve length-of-stay data.

High-profile CEO says charging the Commonwealth for every day a patient stays in hospital past their discharge date is the only way to improve length-of-stay data.

19/09/2024

Which Aussie cancer centre made the world’s top 20 specialised hospitals? by Cate Swannell. Six other local facilities also made the top 300. See the full list.

Six other local facilities made the top 300. See the full list.

16/09/2024

Healthscope hospital’s care ‘below acceptable standard’, by Cate Swannell. In the wake of the private hospital operator’s campaign for more money from insurers comes news of a disastrous outcome at its Hobart facility.

In the wake of the private hospital operator’s campaign for more money from insurers comes news of a disastrous outcome at its Hobart facility. Plus news from Queensland, NSW and Victoria.

16/09/2024

Long wait lists come with risks – including increased opioid addiction, by Cate Swannell. AMA Queensland has provided the next Queensland government with a ‘ready-made roadmap’ for reducing surgical wait lists.

AMAQ has provided the next Queensland government with a ‘ready-made roadmap’ for reducing surgical wait lists.

16/09/2024

National plan a must to end patchwork laws. The birthrate is dropping and people need help. Nationwide laws and a fertility plan are the top recommendations.

The birthrate is dropping and people need help. Nationwide laws and a fertility plan are the top recommendations.

13/09/2024

U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves AirPods as hearing aids, by Lincoln Tracy. Yes, you heard us correctly. It’s better hearing, and it's cool. https://www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/fda-approves-airpods-as-hearing-aids/19503