Victoria Invests $14M in EMR Expansion
The Victorian government has announced a $14 million investment to transition several public health settings from paper-based patient medical records systems to electronic records. State health minister Mary-Anne Thomas revealed that four health services will benefit from this funding: The Royal Eye and Ear Hospital, Eastern Health, Hume Rural Health Alliance, and Grampians Rural Health Service.
This initiative, supported by Hospitals Victoria and the Department of Health, aims to implement a “connected and standardised” EMR system across these healthcare facilities. The move follows the successful deployment of an EMR system by the Gippsland Health Alliance two years ago.
NALHN and Peninsula Health Embrace Digital Patient Flow Management
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) in South Australia has signed a $2.9 million contract with Alcidion to implement a digital platform for managing patient flow over five years. This platform, integrated with SA Health electronic patient record and other applications, will provide a real-time view of patient journeys across NALHN settings.
Alcidion will also deliver a similar patient flow management platform to Peninsula Health in Melbourne, Victoria. The $2.4 million contract will see the platform deployed across 13 sites over the next five years, tracking both admitted and emergency patients.
Clinical Ultrasound Training at Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University Australia has partnered with Philips to offer short courses on clinical ultrasound training for healthcare professionals. The collaboration will develop a comprehensive curriculum featuring Philips’ ultrasound devices, with courses covering vascular access, echocardiography, advanced imaging, and pediatric scanning.
The university plans to extend these courses throughout the Asia-Pacific region, starting in Australia. Workshops and training sessions will be conducted at Philips’ Medical Sonography Simulation Lab at the university’s Joondalup Campus.
