Emerging innovation tackles rising health care costs
26/03/2014Innovation is emerging as the solution of choice to tackle rising health costs. Innovators are finding new ways to deliver quality care safely and effectively at significantly lower costs.
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Safety and quality: Patients as partners in their own care - Part III
24/02/2014In this final update, we review the third section of the ACSQHC report 'Vital Signs 2013' which addresses the question: Will I be a partner in my own care?
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Safety and quality: Getting the patient's care right - Part II
13/02/2014In this update, we review the second section of the ACSQHC report 'Vital Signs 2013' which addresses the question: Will I get the right care?
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Safety and quality: National standards for safe health care - Part I
04/02/2014In this update, we review the first section of the ACSQHC report 'Vital Signs 2013' which addresses the question: Will my care be safe?
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The state of safety and quality in health care
15/01/2014The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) has released its inaugural report, 'Vital Signs 2013', on the state of the Australian health care system.
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PCEHR review panel continues apace
06/12/2013The federal government’s PCEHR review continues against the backdrop of publicly expressed concerns about the scheme.
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Final FDA guidelines on mobile medical health
25/11/2013The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released its final guidance on mHealth regulations.
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Weekend admissions and hospital mortality patterns
11/11/2013Australian researchers have quantified the excess mortality risk for weekend hospital admission and the patient groups most affected.
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Auditor-General's report on Healthsmart released
05/11/2013THE AUDITOR-GENERAL has released his audit report on Clinical ICT Systems in the Victorian Public Health Sector.
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Powering the future of intelligent healthcare
15/10/2013AS HOSPITALS are often expansive facilities with complex management, effective new technologies have the potential to impact the healthcare sector in significant ways.
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