Keyword: general practice and e-health
Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010 and Healthcare Identifiers (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 10 March 2010 - 2:00pm
AMA Submission to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee on the Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010 and Healthcare Identifiers (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010
The AMA considers healthcare identifiers are an essential building block towards the implementation of electronic health records, and we are therefore a strong supporter of their introduction. Healthcare identifiers will facilitate the secure access to, and appropriate sharing of, electronic patient information by healthcare providers.
We support the passage of the Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010 and the Healthcare Identifiers (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010.
Submission on Healthcare Identifiers and Privacy: proposals for legislative support 23 September 2009 - 10:00am
Establishment of the Healthcare Identifier Service was agreed to by the Council of Australian Governments in 2006 as part of the national approach towards accelerating work on electronic health records to improve the safety of patients and improve efficiency for healthcare providers.
In July 2009, the Department of Health and Ageing released a discussion paper on legislative proposals to support the establishment and implementation of unique identifiers for healthcare purposes and the privacy of health information.
The AMA submission on the discussion paper is supported by the AMA Position Statement on Unique Healthcare Identifiers in 2008.
Practice Incentives Program (PIP) eHealth Incentive 1 May 2009 - 3:50pm
The new PIP eHealth Incentive starts in August 2009.
The advice relates to secure messaging by a eligible suppliers, public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates and the electronic clinical resources that are required to meet program guidelines.
Managing the Risks of Fatigue 9 July 2008 - 9:00am
The medical profession has a strong commitment to high quality patient care. This commitment often translates to working patterns that may leave you exposed to higher than acceptable risks of fatigue.
Issue 08, Number 37 - 31 October 2008 31 October 2008 - 8:00am
Issue 08, Number 37 - 31 October 2008
AMA Survey of GP Visits to Residential Aged Care Facilities 3 October 2008 - 9:00am
AMA Survey of GP Visits to Residential Aged Care Facilities
Unique Healthcare Identifiers - 2008 4 August 2008 - 9:00am
AMA Position Statement: Unique Healthcare Identifiers - 2008
GP Super Clinics Submission 15 April 2008 - 9:00am
GP Super Clinics Submission
Independent Nurse Practitioners - 2005 24 August 2005 - 9:00am
AMA Postiion Statement: Independent Nurse Practitioners - 2005
Primary Health Care 3 November 2005 - 8:00am
Collation of AMA documents relating to primary health care.
