As coronavirus infection rates decline across Australia and social distancing rules are relaxed, mental health experts are warning of a second wave: a surge in people seeking mental health s... Read more
The Australian Government is moving towards funding telehealth more widely, and some governments have started using SMS to keep people informed. But the moves are slow, way slower than in ma... Read more
As automation gathers pace and sophistication our economy will be transformed in ways yet to be seen, but the rise of the robots will displace millions of the most vulnerable workers from se... Read more
Insight or intrusion? That was the question posed about the use of data in a digitised world, and what it might mean for health, health care, health services, and a healthy society, at the 2... Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece has been updated following Wednesday’s Senate vote to extend the opt-out period until 2019 The Australian government agreed to extend the opt-out period... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Governments can be bad for mental health in so many ways. Think of Centrelink – an “incredibly stressful and frustrating” system for so many people. Think of being t... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: As has been widely reported today (Wednesday), Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has finally bowed to intense pressure over privacy concerns for the My Health Record... Read more
Ruth Armstrong writes: After years of relative obscurity and sluggish engagement, Australia’s attempt at transitioning the population to the use of individual digital health records via My H... Read more
By the end of 2018, a My Health Record (MHR) will be created for every Australian unless they choose not to have one. This major development brings potential benefits – but also raises compl... Read more
(Introduction by Croakey) Australia now has a National Digital Health Strategy, which proposes that by 2022, health information will be available whenever and wherever it is needed, and that... Read more
