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One of the world's largest technology outsourcing groups and health systems integrator, CSC, says the newly elected Queensland LNP government could deliver better healthcare infrastructure for the state.

The Federal Government is to provide $4.9m to give children with hearing or vision impairment in regional and remote Australia access to specialist services and therapies through the National Broadband Network (NBN).

Rising rates of chronic disease are pushing healthcare providers into seeking better and more-cost-effective ways of delivering care, with telemonitoring technology showing great promise, but yet to be widely implemented, according to a global market survey.

The Melbourne-based Metro Spinal Clinic is using IBM predictive analytics software for tracking and recording data that will allow clinicians to more accurately track and manage patient pain.

The National E-health Transition Authority (Nehta) has released the security and access framework that sets out how health information should be collected, stored and accessed - a critical step in its bid to win consumer support for the personally controlled electronic health records which Australians can sign up for starting mid-2012.

The Government's e-health initiative, for which it has so far earmarked $467 million worth of investment is acting as a lure for the big names of IT with HP and GE the latest to bring new healthcare solutions to Australia.

BT has been selected by international services company, Serco, to be its IT partner on the new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth. The deal represents a first of BT, which has been trying for some time to export its expertise in the sector into the Australian market.

The National eHealth Transition Authority has responded to the no-holds barred attack it faced yesterday from Queensland Senator Sue Boyce who accused it of poor progress in terms of delivering an electronic health platform for all Australians, and also called into question the value of a personal controlled electronic health record (PCEHR).

The Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record - which has secured Government funding of more than $466 million - could be scrapped by a Liberal Government. Senator Sue Boyce, Liberal Senator for Queensland, used a speech at a Sydney health administration conference today to claim there was no established evidence-based case for the benefits of a PCEHR; attack the National eHealth Transition Authority; and, brand much of the Government investment made to date in e-health initiatives a waste of taxpayer money.

Local cloud services specialist UberGlobal Enterprise is positioning itself to be considered as the preferred delivery platform for online services being proposed as part of Australia's proposed e-health revolution.

Technology provider CSC has won a $6.3 million contract to roll out a patient administration system for the Western Australia Department of Health.

Healthcare funding models which effectively penalise doctors for keeping patients out of hospital are acting as a brake on widespread adoption of teleheath services.

Global IT outsourcer CSC has issued a glowing message of praise for the newly elected NSW State Government, saying the incoming Barry O'Farrell led Liberal National Party coalition will usher in a new age of eHealth in Australia.

Leading security group AusCERT has raised concerns about the safety of the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) which Australians will be able to sign up for starting next year, and which is the cornerstone of the Government's proposed e-health initiatives.

The Wi-Fi Alliance - the global organisation set up to promote the technology - has teamed up with Continua Health Alliance - a global organisation of healthcare and healthcare technology companies - to facilitate and promote the adoption of Wi-Fi networking technology in connected health applications.

The Department of Defence has awarded a five-year contract to develop and implement an eHealth system.

Prime Minister David Cameron hails 'fitting tribute' to public sector ICT innovation

The National eHealth Transition Authority has issued its first calls for proposals from medical software providers wanting to build the Federal Government's new electronic health record standards into their products.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pinned Labor's re-election hopes on a neatly woven narrative about the transformation of the Australian economy and delivery of government services that puts its National Broadband Network at the core of the final week of campaigning.

NBN Co and Neuroscience Research Australia have teamed up to trial the delivery of rehabilitation therapy to stoke patients, via the NBN and the Nintendo Wii gaming device, and with funding from NBN Co's CEO.