Frustration mounts on e-health
THE national clinical lead advising on the e-health program has revealed frustration at not being able to access the system that he helped introduce.
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Mukesh Haikerwal
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Haikerwal second World Medical Association term
MELBOURNE GP Dr Mukesh Haikerwal has been elected for a second term as chair of the World Medical Association (WMA), declaring his posting puts Australia in a leadership position for championing doctors’ rights globally.
E-health tour goes on the road
AUSTRALIA'S chief clinical adviser on e-health has been touring the country to discuss the beleaguered electronic medical records program with GPs, with a message for those who have had problems using the system.
Bahraini medics jailed despite international condemnation
BAHRAIN has sentenced 23 health professionals to three months in prison for various offences, including political demonstrations, despite international pressure on the Persian Gulf nation to stop persecuting its doctors, The Lancet has reported.
Doctors to take part in mental health survey
HALF of Australia’s doctors and medical students – including every doctor in a regional area – will be surveyed in one of the biggest ever studies of medical professionals’ mental health.
Doctors, med students to take part in biggest ever mental health survey
HALF of Australia’s doctors and medical students – including every doctor in a regional area – will be surveyed in one of the biggest ever studies of medical professionals’ mental health.
Secure messaging switch could save practices $30,000 to offset PCEHR
GENERAL practices could offset any cost increases associated with the personally controlled e-health record (PCEHR) by switching to a secure messaging service instead of paper letters, a leading e-health expert has said.
WMA backs Carr’s push to protect Syria’s doctors
THE World Medical Association (WMA) has endorsed Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s push to bring forward a plan for multilateral agreement to protect medical personnel and facilities in war-ravaged Syria.
WMA backs Bob Carr’s plan to protect medical staff in Syria
The World Medical Association (WMA) has endorsed Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s push to bring forward a plan for multilateral agreement to protect medical personnel and facilities in war-ravaged Syria.
Hospitals urged to use patient e-health numbers
THE public hospital sector is being urged to “realise the benefit” of Australia’s investment into the national e-health system, and use the unique health identification numbers that were created for every Australian two years ago.
Experts in the dark over patient e-health control
THE chief clinical expert advising the government on its e-health record system has claimed doctors involved were not properly informed about the final design, as efforts continue to overturn patients’ ability to delete documents from the record.
Fast Forward - 17 July 2012
MO looks back 10 years, casting a fresh eye over what made news in 2002. Then we hit the fast forward button to see what’s changed.
Bahraini doctors struggle to clear their names
THE World Medical Association (WMA) has warned that 19 Bahraini doctors jailed for treating anti-government protesters face huge challenges returning to work despite the government quashing the convictions of some doctors and cutting the sentences of others.
PCEHR $233m commitment welcomed
EXPERTS have welcomed the government’s continued commitment to the personally controlled e-health records system but questioned the wisdom of forcing GPs to participate by threatening to withdraw practice incentive payments.
Budget 2012: what GP leaders say
Dr Paul Mara, President, RDAA: “I’m not disappointed with this budget because, sadly, I wasn’t expecting much for rural health in the first place. The level to which the bureaucrats have listened to rural GPs is very poor and the government is really struggling to work out what its workforce strategy should be. More rural doctors will be leaving the bush for good.”
Safety warning on "unregulated and unmonitored" e-health
Experts have called for an independent monitor of e-health clinical safety and governance to mitigate the patient harm they say will inevitably result from use of the personally controlled e-health record system (PCEHR).
Secure messaging switch could save practices $30,000 to offset PCEHR
GENERAL practices could offset any cost increases associated with the personally controlled e-health record (PCEHR) by switching to a secure messaging service instead of paper letters, a leading e-health expert has said.
SA GPs to plug into e-health
SOUTH Australian GPs will soon plug into a $408 million electronic record system that will provide real-time patient information, while experts have urged the rest of Australia’s GPs to prepare now for the national e-health rollout in July.
GPs expected to set up e-health: Roxon
GPs are considering charging patients, billing Medicare or demanding yearly registration fees to work on electronic health records, while Health Minister Nicola Roxon has reiterated the government’s expectation that the profession would do the bulk of the work on the new system. POLL : Would you bill patients to set up e-health records? National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) clinical lead Dr Emil Djakic said in the absence of funding for GPs’ time, it could be the patient who footed the bill. “[If the person benefiting from a service is the patient], the patient ...
Former AMA president elected World Medical Association chair
FORMER AMA president Dr Mukesh Haikerwal (AO) has been elected World Medical Association chair at the 188th WMA Council Session in Sydney this morning. AMA president Dr Andrew Pesce said Dr Haikerwal's appointment reflected the respect and high regard in which he was held by his medical colleagues around the world. "The WMA is the peak body for international health policy and provides ethical guidance to doctors from more than 95 national medical associations," Dr Pesce said. "It is a very proud day for the Australian medical profession and an honour for Dr Haikerwal to be ...
Haikerwal attackers sentenced
LENGTHY prison sentences have been handed down to the violent attackers of former AMA president Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, with one offender now facing up to 18 years behind bars. The Melbourne-based GP was bashed by a gang of men as he walked through a park in Williamstown, in the city’s inner west, on 27 September last year. The attack left him in a critical state, requiring emergency brain surgery, after which he was placed in an induced coma for 24 hours. Dr Haikerwal was one of 34 victims attacked during the men’s two-month crime spree. In ...
Reward GPs for selling e-health to specialists
GPs are best placed to drive the e-health agenda and should be incentivised to encourage specialists and other health professionals to sign up to e-health systems, experts argue. NSW Rural Doctors’ Association president Dr Ian Kamerman said while GPs were early adopters of e-health solutions, until other professions came onboard the system would not reach its full potential. He called on the Government to offer incentives to GPs and divisions that educate specialist and allied health colleagues. “No [specialists] in our area are interested in secure messaging – [GPs] have the capability but no one to ...
New advisory committee for NHMRC
FORMER AMA president Dr Mukesh Haikerwal will join fellow clinicians and academics on a new committee to advise the NHMRC on how best to apply research findings into clinical settings. The newly formed NHMRC Health Care Committee will aim to ensure the results of the best available research are applied in GP clinics and hospitals. The committee, chaired by former chief medical officer Professor John Horvath, will have a significant role in supporting the NHMRC’s response to the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission report and the National Primary Health Care Strategy. Parliamentary secretary for health ...
Electronic patient discharge summaries finally take shape
ELECTRONIC discharge summaries are finally on the horizon, with the release of new standards from the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA), but a leading IT expert has questioned the complexity of the specifications. The electronic discharge summaries have long been touted as a measure that would improve continuity of care, and the new blueprint now outlines their design and content. Under the standards, the discharge summaries will contain a patient’s personal identification, medical history, procedures carried out and medications prescribed. However, according to health IT consultant Dr David More, the complexity of specifications on the template ...
Healthy doctors a bonus for patients
ENCOURAGING GPs to look after their own health will have population-wide benefits, according to a Canadian expert, who says healthy doctors produce healthy patients. Professor Erica Frank – Canada research chair at the school of population and public health at the University of British Columbia – said her studies involving 7500 GPs across the US and Canada revealed doctors who made healthy lifestyle choices were more likely to discuss preventive health with their patients. “When a doctor is able to talk about their own health practices, they’re more believable and more motivating – when you don’t have ...
Haikerwal wants harsh sentence for attacker
FORMER AMA president Dr Mukesh Haikerwal is hoping harsh sentences will be handed down to a man who has pleaded guilty to attacking him last year. Sean Gabriel, aged 20, admitted he intentionally caused serious injury to Dr Haikerwal. He also pleaded guilty to the armed robbery of Dr Haikerwal, who was attacked as he walked through a park in Williamstown, in Melbourne's inner west, last September. Speaking from the World Medical Association council meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Dr Haikerwal said he hoped the courts would recognise the hard work of the police. “The ...