Featured HEALTH-e-DIRECTORY Listings Click through to find out more about these organisations Would you like to see your logo or banner featured in this newsletter? List in Health-e-Directory Contact elaine.starkey@chik.com.au Click here for more information… CHIK Services Keeping you Connected CHIK's Health-e-Nation'09 was held in Canberra, 19 August 2009 ALL PRESENTATIONS available for download www.health-e-nation.com.au including QLD Health ICT Industry Briefing CHIK thanks all attendees sponsors, exhibitors and co-sponsors

Attendees who took part in CHIK's Health-e-Nation conference in Canberra last week have put out a challenge saying "it will never be better than this".

The topic, the program and especially the speakers made this conference one not to be missed.

In her first appearance at an e-health industry forum, the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP said health IT was now "at the front and centre" of the new blueprint for health reform.

Opening the conference she confirmed that "I, and the Government, are well aware of the potential benefits and importance of e-health and we've already taken action in this area - this work will not be halted."

International speaker highlights included:
+ Shane Solomon's coverage of e-health benefits as CEO of Hong Kong Hospital Authority;
+ Mike Sheridan's detailed ROI figures for Canada's EHR plus the impact that Canada Health Infoway is having on the Canadian Economy; and
+ Sangita Reddy's intriguing depiction of innovative private health provider approaches to e-health in India.

All presentations are now available for download at www.health-e-nation.com.au (including the Queensland Health ICT Industry briefing)

See + Leading the News for further details.

CHIK thanks all sponsors, exhibitors, co-sponsors and participants for making this year's conference such a success.

AU - Push to fast-track online medical records.   $    Julian Bajkowski and Paul Smith, Australian Financial Review, 25 August 09. Federal and state health departments want the system for electronic health records to begin by the end of the year. www.afr.com/home/login.aspx?EDP://20090825000031485143§ion=companies

AU - $60m for e-health, education: Conroy. Karen Dearne, Australian IT, 20 August 09. Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy offers $60 million in funding for new remote and rural health, emergency response and education projects to be rolled out on the back of the national broadband network. Article
+ Conroy unveils $60m eHealth NBN project fund. James Riley, IT Wire, 20 August 09. www.itwire.com/content/view/27106/53/

AU - Health rebate cuts could fund e-health: Roxon. Karen Dearne, Australian IT, 19 August 09. Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon tells Health-e-Nation conference that proposed cuts private health insurance rebates could fund a national e-health program. www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25951827-15306,00.html
+ Small steps better in e-health. Karen Dearne, Australian IT, 18 August 09. www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,25942529-15319,00.html
+ Roxon E-Health Comments Welcomed By PSA. Medical News Today, 21 August 09. www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/161409.php
+ HIC 2009 Special - Clarity Needed from Our E-Health Leaders. David Moore, Australian Health IT Blog, 18 August 09. aushealthit.blogspot.com/2009/08/hic-2009-special-clarity-needed-from.html
+ $1.8b program puts patients at risk. Louise Hall, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 August 09. www.smh.com.au/national/18b-program-puts-patients-at-risk-20090819-eql1.html

NZ - New Initiative in NZ. Ministry of Health, 17 August 09. Ministry of Health launches GP2GP (General Practice to General Practice) Patient Records Transfer project aiming to provide capability to all general practices to electronically transfer electronic medical records safely, securely and in a way that retains content and meaning. www.moh.govt.nz/gp2gp

US - Recovery in Action: Investing in Health Care. The White House, 21 August 09. Vice President Biden announces availability of $1.2 billion in grants to help health care providers implement and use electronic health records. www.egovmonitor.com/node/27297
+ US to dole out $1.2 billion for health records technology. Robert O'Harrow, Washington Post, 21 August 09. www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/20/AR2009082003557.html
+ US grants $1.4bn for e-health records. Debra Sherman, Australian IT, 21 August 09. www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,25960401-5013040,00.html
+ HHS announces $1.2 billion in health IT grants. Mary Mosquera, Government Health IT, 20 August 09.
govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=72001
+ HIMSS Statement on ARRA Funding Annoucement on August 20. HIMSS News, 20 August 09. www.himss.org/ASP/ContentRedirector.asp?ContentId=71995&type=HIMSSNewsItem
+ Obama's e-health agenda receives cash infusion. Aliya Sternstein, NextGov, 21 August 09. www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090821_1094.php

AU - Online Medical Education. Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine requests expressions of interest to undertake an external evaluation of two online mental health training modules using Elluminate Live. www.acrrm.org.au/main.asp?NodelID=29558 Closes: 31 August 09 in Queensland.

AU - Clinical Coding Services - WACHS17109. Department of Treasury and Finance seeks tenders for the provision of Clinical Coding Services to the WA Country Health Services - Pilbara Region on behalf of the Department of Health. Link… Closes: 2.30pm, 2 September 09 in Western Australia.

NZ - Regional Clinical Document Repository - P09-31. GETS Reference: 26912. Health Alliance requests proposals for the supply of a Regional Clinical Document Repository to create a single location where key clinical documents can be stored and made available to clinicians involved in patient care. www.gets.govt.nz Closes: 12.00pm, 3 September 09 in New Zealand.

US - HIMSS Scholarships. HIMSS Foundation is accepting applications for $60,000 scholarships from HIMSS student members who have achieved academic excellence and have the potential to be future leaders in the healthcare IT industry. www.himss.org/ASP/ContentRedirector.asp?ContentId=71987&type=HIMSSNewsItem Closes: 31 October 09.

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AU - New NEHTA Documents. Numerous publications released, including Australian medicines terminology, discharge summary and pathology result reporting. www.nehta.gov.au/whats-new

AU - Medication safety in acute care in Australia: where are we now? Part 1: a review of the extent and causes of medication problems 2002-2008. Elizabeth E Roughead and Susan J Semple, Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2009, 6:18doi:10.1186/1743-8462-6-18, 11 August 09. www.anzhealthpolicy.com/content/6/1/18

EU - Digital Medicine: Health Care in the Internet Era. Darrell M. West and Edward Alan Miller, World Health Organisation, 14 August 09. www.who.int/goe/ehir/featured/en/

EU - Web Based Patient Portals in Europe. Frost & Sullivan, 14 August 09. Penetration of patient portals gaining momentum. www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=177001298

UK - Shared Record Professional Guidance. Royal College of General Practitioners develops Shared Record Professional Guidance with consideration given to the governance, medico-legal and patient safety consequences of shared electronic patient record systems in primary care. www.rcgp.org.uk/get_involved/informatics_group/shared_record_professional_guidance.aspx

UK - Autonomous Systems: social, legal and ethical issues. Royal Academy of Engineering, 21 August 09. Report on the social, legal and ethical issues of using robots in healthcare and call for more debate on the acceptability of using them. www.raeng.org.uk/societygov/engineeringethics/pdf/Autonomous_Systems_Report_09.pdf

US - Telehealth as Gatekeeper: Policy Implications for Geography and Scope of Services. Nancy M. Kraetschmer, Telemedicine and e-Health, 20 August 09. Study examining scope of services being offered by telehealth and how this matches existing arrangements for insured services and how the ability of telehealth services to minimise barriers associated with geography is dealt with in a system organised and financed on geographical boundaries. www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/tmj.2009.0004

US - Does Telemonitoring of Patients--The eICU--Improve Intensive Care? Robert A Berenson et al, Health Affairs Journal, 20 August 09. Exploration of the reasons hospitals adopt or reject telemedicine approaches to intensive care. content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/short/hlthaff.28.5.w937

US - Future Physicians Weigh in on Importance of Technology in Medicine. Epocrates, 20 August 09. Fourth Annual Survey by Epocrates shows US medical students consider technology a necessity for future practice. www.epocrates.com/company/news/082009.html

US - Healthcare to Go: Remote Patient Monitoring Devices Will Deliver $950 Million Revenue in 2014. ABI Research, 19 August 09. Study finds market for wireless devices that monitor patients' conditions on the verge of explosive growth. Link …

US - Quality Initiatives undertaken by the Veterans Health Administration. CBO Paper, August 09. Congress of the United States Congressional Budget Office report praises Department of Veterans Affairs efforts to improve healthcare quality through expanding the use of health information technology. www.govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=71979

US - Nano Enabled Products in Patient Monitoring - An Outlook. Akanksha Joshi, Frost & Sullivan, 14 August 09. Analysis of nanotechnology in nanomedicine with application spectrums spanning from diagnostics, drug development and delivery and imaging. www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=177023815

US - US Health Care in the Year 2015. Jordan Battani and Walt Zywiak, Computer Sciences Corporation, 14 August 09. Report finds federal incentive payments for electronic health record adoption likely to encourage health IT investment among health care providers already inclined to use such technologies. assets1.csc.com/health_services/downloads/CSC_US_Healthcare_in_the_Year_2015.pdf

US - TransforMED Launches First-Ever Professional Social Networking Site For Primary Care Physicians, Physician Extenders and Office Staff. Press Release, TranforMED, 11 August 09. American Academy of Family Physicians' TransforMED announces launch of collaborative networking site dedicated to helping primary care practices implement the patient-centered medical home model of care. www.transformed.com/news-eventsdetailpage.cfm?listingID=64 Link to site www.imed-portal.net/

US - Physicians, Nurses, and EMR Adoption: Which Solutions are CEOs Betting On?   R    KLAS Research, August 09. Providers poised for action pending definition of meaningful use. https://www.klasresearch.com/Klas/Site/Store/ReportDetail.aspx?ProductID=542

US - Reaping the Benefits of an Electronic Health Records System.   $    Fujitsu white paper on the cost reduction, improved patient care, and compliance benefits created by moving to an electronic health records management system. https://www-s.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/peripherals/scanners/healthcare_wpform.html

US - Medical practice today: What members have to say. Medical Group Management Association 2009 survey finds selecting and implementing an electronic health records system one of the top three challenges in practice management. www.mgma.com/article.aspx?id=19810

AU - Content Manager - Sydney / Brisbane. National E-Health Transition Authority has created a new position to lead the Content Development team so that it is able to plan, execute and measure its success while providing an environment where the team and its members work optimally and interface appropriately with its customers and the rest of the organisation. www.nehta.gov.au/careers

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AU - Health-e-Nation 09 Conference wrap. Sally Glass, CHIK Newsletter Editorial, 27 August 09.

AU - Queensland Health briefs ICT Industry on QH Infrastructure Program, Major Hospitals ICT Infrastructure and eHealth Program at CHIK's Health-e-Nation 09 conference. Editorial, 19 August 09. Over 100 ICT industry representatives attended a briefing at CHIK's Health-e-Nation 09 conference last week provided by Mr Ray Brown, Chief Information Officer and Mr Tam Shepherd, Program Director e-Health. A comprehensive presentation is available at www.health-e-nation.com.au/index.php?page=118

AU - No escape from identity scheme for Medicare. Karen Dearne, Australian IT, 25 August 09. Federal Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis questions how Australians will be able to opt out of the planned national healthcare identity scheme despite assurances that those who do will still have access to treatment under Medicare. www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25975395-5013040,00.html

AU - Costs holding up e-health. Karen Dearne, Australian IT, 25 August 09. Minister for Health, Nicola Roxon, speaking at CHIK's Health-e-Nation 09 conference states that healthcare is "at a tipping point", and the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission report had provided a blueprint "for the most significant reform since the introduction of Medicare 25 years ago" -- largely based on the benefits e-health could deliver, but that costs will have to be "seriously considered". www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25975393-5013040,00.html

AU - Roxon takes budget fight to medicos. Adam Cresswell, The Australian, 26 August 09. Health Minister Nicola Roxon has predicted the federal government faces further clashes with doctors' groups and other health organisations as it seeks to carve out billions of dollars in savings to fund its radical reform blueprint. www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25982961-23289,00.html

AU - National Seniors Australia - Promoting Productive Ageing Online. Press Release, Minister for Ageing, 20 August 09. Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, launches two online tools developed by National Seniors Australia to help recognise and promote productive ageing in Australia. www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr09-je-je096.htm

AU - AMA joins e-health records ownership debate. Karen Dearne, Australian IT, 20 August 09. Australian Medical Association president Andrew Pesce signals concerns about plans for patient-controlled e-health records. www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25956189-15306,00.html?referrer=email&source=AIT_email_nl

AU - New Surgical Checklist to Save Lives. Samuel Cardwell, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 August 09. Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has launched a new safety checklist that promises to cut surgery mortality rates and complications. news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/new-surgical-checklist-to-save-lives-20090820-eqs9.html

AU - Broadband won't come cheap. Matthew Denholm, Australian IT, 17 August 09. First national broadband network rollout in Tasmania estimated to cost $20,000 for each premises. Article …
+ NBN a 'waste' with low take-up. Matthew Denholm, Australian IT, 18 August 09. www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,25946781-15319,00.html

AU - Departmental secretaries and statutory office-holders, Canberra. Media Release, Office of the Prime Minister, 13 August 09. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announces numerous changes to departmental secretary and statutory office-holder positions. Includes the announcement that Patricia Scott, former Secretary of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy will be appointed as a Commissioner at the Productivity Commission. with an expected focus on new human services projects drawing on COAG initiated research in areas including health and aged care. The Government will also shortly provide a reference to the Productivity Commission to hold a public inquiry into aged care in Australia. This inquiry will examine the needs of Australia's aged persons for the next 20 years and look at appropriate standards and funding arrangements. www.pm.gov.au/node/6116
+ Senior heads roll in shake-up at top of public service. Phillip Coorey, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 August 2009. www.smh.com.au/national/senior-heads-roll-in-shakeup-at-top-of-public-service-20090813-ejye.html
+ Chiefs go in public sector purge. Patrick Walters, The Australian, 14 August 2009. www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25926664-601,00.html
+ New head at broadband department. Patrick Walters, Australian IT, 14 August 09. www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25927795-15306,00.html?referrer=email&source=AIT_email_nl

AU - GPs urge caution over college data plan. Elizabeth McIntosh, Medical Observer, 14 August 09. Royal Australian College of General Practice looking to widen scope of its standard-setting activities to drive improvements in patient care. www.medicalobserver.com.au/News/0,1734,5081,14200908.aspx

AU - GPs slugged with admin costs for Easyclaim. Elizabeth McIntosh, Medical Observer, 14 August 09. Australian Association of Practice Managers estimates true cost of operating Medicare Easyclaim is at least five times higher than practices are being paid. www.medicalobserver.com.au/News/0,1734,5064,14200908.aspx

AU - New Allied Health Web-Based Training Package Launched. Media Release, Department of Health and Ageing, 12 August 09. Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon launches web-based education and training package for allied health workers. Link …

AU - Nursing home wires up. Australian IT, Jennifer Foreshew, 25 August 09. A range of ICT products and services have been made available at Vela, PresCare's newest residential aged care facility in Queensland. Article …

AU - Globally Accredited On-line Testing Laboratory for the technical evaluation and certification of electronic messages in healthcare applications. AHML, August 09. HL7 Australia and the Medical Software Industry Association to replace University of Ballarat in supporting Australian Healthcare Messaging Laboratory. www.ahml.com.au/

AU - iSOFT expects big year ahead. Renai LeMay, ZDNet, 18 August 09. iSoft profits up 137% and predicts further growth as company expands globally. Article…
+ iSoft net profit up 137pc. Karen Dearne, Australian IT, 18 August 09. www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25947058-15306,00.html
+ iSOFT expects higher sales and profits in 2010. Australian Financial Review, 18 August 09. Link…
+ iSoft bullish on annual results. E-Health Insider, 18 August 09. www.e-health-insider.com/news/5132/isoft_bullish_on_annual_results
+ Australia's iSoft lands American partner with BridgeForward acquisition. Eric Wicklund, Healthcare IT News, 13 August 09. www.healthcareitnews.com/news/australias-isoft-lands-american-partner-bridgeforward-acquisition

AU - ReferralNet secure messaging rollouts in Geelong. Press Release, Global Health Limited, 19 August 09. Global Health Limited announce the rollout of ReferralNet platform for secure messaging between Specialists and GPs across the General Practice Association of Geelong region. www.global-health.com/news_detail.php

AU - Orion Health™ eReferrals Enable Better Communication Between GPs and Hospital. Press Release, Orion Health, 17 August 09. ACT Health first to go live with eReferrals from Orion Health Pty Ltd and HealthLink. Link …

AU - Results just the tonic for Primary. Nabila Ahmed, Australian Financial Review, 13 August 09. Primary Health Care expected to refinance its $1.14 billion debt facility on the back of strong 2009 results recently released. Link …

AU - MasterCare MHAGIC receives Outstanding Achievement rating from the Australian Council of Healthcare Standards. Press Release, Global Health Limited, 12 August 09. Global Health Limited announces that its Mental Health Electronic Medical Record, MHAGIC (Mental Health Assessment Generation and Information Collection) is given outstanding achievement rating by the Australian Council of Healthcare Standards. www.global-health.com/news_detail.php

AU - OTA Training Initiates RFID Australasia group to strengthen RFID in the Western Pacific Region. Press Release, OTA Training, 11 August 09. OTA Training initiates creation of the RFID Australasia group to facilitate the awareness, knowledge and adoption of RFID technology within the Australasia region. www.otatraining.com/rfid-australasia-group.html

AU - Gold Coast Hospital gears up for 2012 upgrade. Kyle Hardy, Healthcare IT News, 11 August 09. New Gold Coast University Hospital to deploy cardiac care cycle supported by Royal Philips Electronics CVIS software by 2012 opening. www.healthcareitnews.com/news/gold-coast-hospital-gears-2012-upgrade

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NZ - Funding hampers health interoperability quest. Randal Jackson, Computerworld, 17 August 09. Push for acceleration in the quest for interoperability in health information technology as Horn Report shows duplications and slow processes. computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/D1D3F75A8E3ED8C8CC257614006C40C7

EU - German Researchers to Test Networking Tags for Assets, Blood. Rhea Wessel, RFID Journal, 17 August 09. Consortium of German research to carry out six-month trial of wireless sensor network developed to locate medical equipment and monitor the cold chain for blood. www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/5143/1/1/

EU - EU seeks consultation for ICT strategy past 2010. eHealth Bureau, 12 August 09. European Commission launches consultation to help prepare new European Information Society strategy building on current i2010 initiative. www.ehealthonline.org/news/news-details.asp?newsid=16175

EU - Electronic medicine, without borders? Cordis ICT Results, 18 August 09. Researchers in Europe and the Mediterranean shoreline are using electronic infrastructures to coordinate and cooperate internationally to track common diseases. cordis.europa.eu/ictresults/index.cfm?section=news&tpl=article&id=90819

UK - Edinburgh to invest £1m in telecare. E-Health Insider Primary Care, 17 August 09. Edinburgh City Council announces £1m investment in telecare packages to support to disability groups and technological upgrades. www.ehiprimarycare.com/news/5125/edinburgh_to_invest_£1m_in_telecare

UK - Lack of C+B slots increases again. E-Health Insider Primary Care, 11 August 09. Slot availability on Choose and Book has risen to affect almost one in five appointments after falling at the end of last year. www.ehiprimarycare.com/news/5111/lack_of_c+b_slots_increases_again

US - HHS to electronically collect hospital bed data for H1N1 flu season. Mary Mosquera, Government Health IT, 22 August 09. Health and Human Services Department to collect data electronically through an HAvBED online system to determine the bed capacity of the nation's 6,000 hospitals during H1N1 flu season. govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=72006

US - Health IT standards panel advances SNOMED use. Mary Mosquera, Government Health IT, 21 August 09. Health IT Standards Committee set up path for the adoption of SNOMED CT as the standard clinical vocabulary for electronic heath information healthcare providers must use in order to qualify as meaningful users of health IT under the economic stimulus plan. govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=72004

US - Public health leaders using social media to convey emergencies: New tools a boon. Donya Currie, American Public Health Association, 21 August 09. Social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook are allowing public health officials to reach out fast and directly to the public on disease outbreaks. www.apha.org/publications/tnh/current/August2009/Nation/socialmediaNation.htm

US - Electronic Health Records and the 21st Century Health Care System. US Department of Health and Human Services, 20 August 09. Message from Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on the initiatives called for under the HITECH Act. Link …
+ Blumenthal on healthcare IT message from dawn to dusk. Bernie Monegain, Healthcare IT News, 21 August 09. www.healthcareitnews.com/news/blumenthal-healthcare-it-message-dawn-dusk
+ One Certainty in Health Care Debate: Electronic Medical Records. Roy Mark, eWeek, 21 August 09. Link …
+ Blumenthal open letter seeks support for ONC's health IT plans. Healthcare IT News, 20 August 09. www.healthcareitnews.com/news/blumenthal-open-letter-seeks-support-oncs-health-it-plans

US - HITECH Priority Grants Program Rollout - News on Next Steps Toward Nationwide Health Information Exchange. Health and Human Services Department, 20 August 09. Message from Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on rollout of first two in series of HITECH priority grant programs. Article…

US - Early Notice on CER Funding. Kevin Heubusch, Journal of AHIMA, 19 August 09. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to publish grant and contract solicitations for comparative effectiveness research. journal.ahima.org/2009/08/19/early-notice-on-cer-funding/

US - HHS Issues Rule Requiring Individuals Be Notified of Breaches of Their Health Information. Press Release, Health and Human Services Department, 19 August 09. Department of Health and Human Services issues new regulations requiring health care providers, health plans, and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to notify individuals when their health information is breached. www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090819f.html
+ HHS rules providers, payers, must notify of health info breaches. Mary Mosquera, Government Health IT, 19 August 09. govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=71988

US - HITRUST Advances Health Information Protection by Offering Greater Access to Common Security Framework and Launching Community-based Education Program. Press Release, HITRUST, 19 August 09. Health Information Trust Alliance announces no charge availability of the first IT security framework developed specifically for healthcare information the Common Security Framework. www.hitrustalliance.net/news/index.php?a=37

US - EHNAC Introduces Legislative Crosswalk Initiative. Healthcare Informatics, 19 August 09. Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission develops crosswalk initiative designed to identify synergies and gaps program criteria relating to security and privacy regulations within healthcare reform legislation. Article ….

US - Sebelius Boosts Blumenthal's Authority. Health Data Management, 18 August 09. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius delegates administrative responsibility to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology for most of the grant and loan funding sections of the HITECH Act within the economic stimulus law. www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/stimulus-38829-1.html
+ Blumenthal, Biden, Sebelius in Chicago to talk IT. Bernie Moniegain, Healthcare IT News, 20 August 09. www.healthcareitnews.com/news/blumenthal-biden-sebelius-chicago-talk-it

US - NAHIT is no more. Bernie Monegain, Healthcare IT News, 18 August 09. National Health Alliance for Health Information Technology to cease operations on 30 September after seven years of educating, advocating and building common ground to planning, implementing and using health information technology to improve care, safety and efficiency. www.healthcareitnews.com/news/nahit-no-more
+ NAHIT disbands, relinquishes role to CHIME, AHA. Health Imaging, 17 August 09. www.healthimaging.com/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=18406&division=hiit

US - FTC finalizes personal health information breach rule. Government Health IT, 18 August 09. Federal Trade Commission finalizes rule in which online businesses that provide personal health records must alert consumers about violations to the security of their electronic health information. www.govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=71981

US - Blumenthal: States are ‘ground zero' for heath info exchange. Paul McCloskey, Government Health IT, 18 August 09. National coordinator for health IT Dr. David Blumenthal speaks to state Medicaid IT directors about where they stand in the health information exchange policy and technology hierarchy. www.govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=71980

US - CMS checks systems to receive meaningful use data. Mary Mosquera, Government Health IT, 17 August 09. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services a key player in the adoption of health information technology under the stimulus law. www.govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=71977

US - CCHIT will be sole health IT certifier, for now. Mary Mosquera, Government Health IT, 14 August 09. Health IT Policy Committee endorses recommendations that leave Certification Commission for Health IT as the sole organization authorized to certify health IT systems that qualified for funding under the economic stimulus plan in the short term. www.govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=71973

US - Federal panel's meaningful use, certification guidance sparks criticism. Diana Manos, Healthcare IT News, 14 August 09. Health IT Policy Committee adopted additional recommendations from its Meaningful Use Workgroup that has physicians, activists, vendors and others warning that the government was moving too fast. www.healthcareitnews.com/news/federal-panels-meaningful-use-certification-guidance-sparks-criticism
+ CCHIT outlines certification criteria for meaningful use. Mary Mosquera, Government Health IT, 13 August 09. Certification Commission for Health IT plans to launch certification program that includes criteria that will be required for providers to demonstrate meaningful use of their electronic health records by 2011 in October. www.govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=71965
+ Panel backs phased-in standards for electronic records. Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, 20 August 09. fcw.com/articles/2009/08/20/panel-advises-phased-in-standards-for-health-it.aspx
+ A Clearer Path Forward for Health IT Certification. Mark Leavitt, EHR Decisions, 17 August 09. ehrdecisions.com/2009/08/17/a-clearer-path-forward-for-health-it-certification/
+ Administration defends security of health IT. Aliya Sternstein, NextGov, 21 August 09. www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090821_5873.php
+ E-health committee calls for multiple groups to certify records systems. Bob Brewan, NextGov, 14 August 09. www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090814_6118.php

US - Health Industry Group Issues RFID Standard, But Excludes UHF for Consumable Items. RFID Journal, 14 August 09. ANSI/HIBC 4.0 standard created by Health Industry Business Communications Council, provides guidelines for using passive RFID tags. www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/5131/

US - New healthcare IT alliance aims for a say in reform debate. Bernie Monegain, Healthcare IT News, 14 August 09. Leading academic medical centers and community health systems form Academic and Community Health Technology Alliance to join the debate over the direction of healthcare information technology. www.healthcareitnews.com/news/new-healthcare-it-alliance-aims-say-reform-debate

US - Social Security e-health records requirements draw fire. Aliya Sternstein, NextGov, 12 August 09. Microsoft officials think certification requirements for $24 million in Recovery Act contracts aimed at automating the Social Security Administration's medical disability program could slow technological innovation. www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090812_9123.php?oref=topstory

US - Better Health Care Together Urges Swift Action on Health Care Reform. Better Health Care Together, 12 August 09. Coalition of business, labor and think tanks reiterated its full fledged commitment to working with the House, Senate and Administration to enact collaborative, common-sense health care reform. betterhealthcaretogether.org/news?tid=3&cid=11913
+ New Group Lobbies ARRA Policymakers. Health Data Management, 13 August 09. www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/stimulus-38813-1.html

US - AHRQ plans $48 million in grants for patient registries. Mary Mosquera, Government Health IT, 12 August 09. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make available in the fall details of grant opportunities worth $48 million for developing national patient registries for researching the long-term effects of treatment strategies and collecting data on under-represented populations. www.govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=71963

US - Scare campaign stymies US health reforms, Ewan MacAskill, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 August 09. Health insurance industry uses scare campaigns to build public opposition to Obama's health reform strategy. www.smh.com.au/world/scare-campaign-stymies-us-health-reforms-20090812-eiei.html

US - 3M releases stethoscope with Bluetooth capability. Jennifer Niemela, Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal, 17 August 09. 3M Co introduces electronic stethoscope that using Bluetooth wireless technology to transfer body sounds to software for further analysis. twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2009/08/17/daily34.html

US - Sun Microsystems acquisition almost a done deal. Paul Smith, Australian Financial Review, 21 August 09. US Justice Department has approved Oracle's $US7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Article ….

US - Vendors see green lining to cloud. Paul Smith, Australian Financial Review, 14 August 09. Vendors of cloud computing software such as IBM are pitching projects in the US for healthcare and energy. Link …

AU - Australian College of Health Service Executives (ACHSE) National Congress, Sailing the Tides of Turbulence, Fremantle WA, 14-16 July 2010. Call for abstracts closes 30 October 09. www.achse.org.au/Congress%20Call%20for%20Abstracts%20FINAL.pdf

AUSTRALIA

AU - 3 to 4 September 09, 5th Annual National Disease Management Conference 2009, Melbourne. "Working together to bridge the gaps in disease management". www.adma.org.au

AU - 9 to 10 September 09, 6th Annual Wireless World Australia 09, Sydney. Ubiquitous Mobility: improving efficiency and driving down costs in today's challenging business environment.

AU - 21 to 23 September 09, RACMA 09, Sydney. Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators. https://ei.im.com.au/ei/cm.esp?id=515&pageid=_2OK11DLXJ

AU - 1 to 4 October 09, GP'09, Perth. Royal Australian College of General Practice. www.gpconference.com.au/

AU - 7 to 9 October 09, AHHA 2009 Congress, Hobart. Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association. www.aushealthcare.com.au/

AU - 11 to 13 October 09, 2009 APHA National Congress, Melbourne. Australian Private Hospitals Association. www.apha.org.au/media_files/2378040505.html

AU - 14 to 16 October 09, HIMAA Conference 2009, Perth. Health Information Management: A Strategic Asset. www.himaa.org.au/2009/site/venue.html

AU - 20 to 23 October 09, AAPM 2009 National Conference, Melbourne. The edge of practice management. Australian Association of Practice Managers. www.cdesign.com.au/aapm2009/

AU - 27 to 30 October 09, AusBiotech 2009 Conference, Melbourne. www.ausbiotech2009.com.au/

AU - 28 to 29 October 09, Software and Systems Quality Conference, Melbourne. Sharing knowledge for best quality practices. http ://www.sqs-conferences.com/au/index.htm

NEW ZEALAND

NZ - 30 September to 2 October 09, HINZ Conference and Exhibition, Rotorua. Person centred healthcare: ehealth as an enabler. www.hinz.org.nz/page/conference

ASIA

CN - 22 to 23 September 09, Hospital Management & Information Innovation 2009, Nanjing. Management Transforming through Innovation. www.hmii2009.com/

HK - 8 to 9 October 09, eHealth Forum 2009, Hong Kong. We Care, We Share, Creating Our eHealth Future. www.ehealthforum2009.org/

AFRICA

AF - 7 to 9 September 09, West Africa Health 2009, Nigeria. www.westafricanhealth.com

SA - 13 to 16 September 09, Partnerships for effective e-Health solutions, Cape Town. 13th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. www.medinfo2010.org/home

EUROPE

EU - 29 August to 2 September 09, MIE 2009, Sarajevo. International Congress of the European Federation for Medical Informatics: Medical Informatics in United and Healthier Europe. www.mie2009.org/

EU - 16 September 09, 3rd Baltic Conference on E-Health Innovation for Health Management, Hamburg. www.baltic-conference-on-ehealth.com/eng/index.html

EU - 16 to 18 September 09, ICCB 2009, Italy. 4th International Conference on Computational Bioengineering, including the first European Symposium on Biomedical Integrative Research. www.iccb2009.org/

EU - 30 August to 2 September 09, MIE 2009, Sarajevo. Medical Informatics in a United and Healthy Europe. www.mie2009.org

EU - 17 to 18 September 09, EHB 2009, Romania. International Conference on e-Health and Bioengineering. www.bioinginerie.ro/Default.aspx?alias=www.bioinginerie.ro/ehb2009

EU - 23 to 25 September 09, eHealth 2009, Istanbul. Second International ICST. Conference on Electronic Healthcare for the 21st century. www.electronic-health.org/

EU - 5 to 9 October 09, ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009, Geneva. www.itu.int/WORLD2009/

EU - 21 to 22 October 09, EHTEL Annual Symposium, Brussels. European Health Telematics Association - Joining for visions of person-centric health. www.ehtel.org/

UNITED KINGDOM

UK - 8 to 10 September 09, The Course - Principles of Health Interoperability HL7 and SNOMED, Berkshire. www.abies.co.uk/

UK - 21 to 22 September 09, BCS Health Scotland Conference, Edinburgh. Empowering Patients to gain more from eHealth. www.scotshi.bcs.org.uk/

CANADA

CA - 17 to 18 September 09, 2.0'09, Toronto. Medicine 2.0, 2009 www.medicine20congress.com

UNITED STATES

US - 30 August to 3 September 09, Public Health Information Network Conference, Atlanta. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. www.cdc.gov/phinconference/

US - 2 September 09, Microsoft Health Users Group Exchange, Washington. www.mshug.org/about/news.aspx?cid=69308

US - 17 September 09, RFID in Health Care 2009, Boston. How to Reduce Costs and Improve Patient Outcomes With RFID. www.rfidjournalevents.com/healthcare/

US - 21 to 25 September 09, National Health IT Week 2009, Washington. One Voice, One Vision: Transforming Health and Care. www.healthitweek.org/

US - 21 September 09, HIMSS 8th Annual Policy Summit, Washington. www.himss.org/advocacy/activities_advocacyday.asp?src=winews20090715#NHIT

US - 23 to 25 September 09, 2009 ATA Mid-Year Meeting, Palm Springs. American Telemedicine Association. www.americantelemed.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3572

US - 25 September 09, The ARRA Era, Las Vegas. Highlights ARRA Funding Opportunities.
www.himss.org/ASP/ContentRedirector.asp?ContentId=71964&type=HIMSSNewsItem

US - 6 to 9 October 09, Health2.0: User-Generated Healthcare 2009, San Francisco. www.health2con.com/

US - 14 October 09, AAFP Scientific Assembly, Boston. American Academy of Family Physicians to host full day symposium centered on "The Transformation Journey to a Patient-Centered Medical Home. www.transformed.com/news-eventsdetailpage.cfm?listingID=65

US - 21 to 22 October 09. 2009 Connected Health Symposium, Boston. Up from Crisis: Overhauling Healthcare Information, Payment and Delivery in Extraordinary Times. www.connected-health.org/events/symposium-2009.aspx

US - 31 October to 5 November 09, IAEM & EMEX 2009, Orlando. 57th Annual Conference International Association of Emergency Managers. www.iaem.com/events/annual/intro.htm

Sally Glass on Tel: +61 (0)407 270 356 or Email: sally.glass@chik.com.au or
Cath Brommeyer via Email: cath.brommeyer@chik.com.au