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Coalition heavies Joe Hockey and Andrew Robb have mugged the Government's two flagship information technology projects as part of Opposition plans to cut $47 billion from federal spending if it is elected later this year.

Industry has broadly welcomed Federal plans to spend $466.7 million building a national electronic records management infrastructure in the health sector, but say too few details have been released to fully understand what the system might achieve.

The most successful companies are the ones that are not treating their IT department as a cost-centre, but rather as a strategy neighbour, getting things done cheaper and faster and opening new revenue streams in business.

A commitment in Australia to e-health initiatives could avoid an estimated 5,000 deaths, two million primary care and outpatient visits and 500,000 emergency department visits each year, a major new study claims.

Aiming to dramatically improve in-home patient care, especially for the elderly and those with chronic illnesses, Intel's new 'Health Guide' will make a real difference in easing the burden on patients, nurses, doctors and the medical/hospital system and taking home health into the 21st century.