Navigating the Principles of Information Management
In Episode 10, we speak with Gary Smith about the principles of information management for practice management. A new handbook titled 'Principles of Healthcare Practice Management', Gary Smith, and co-author Colleen Sullivan, meticulously explore the intricate landscape of modern healthcare practic…
LUMOS and Putting Data to Work - With Dr Walid Jammal
General practices collect a range of data such as patient diagnoses, medications prescribed, results of pathology tests ordered and even administrative data. Practices are increasingly using clinical information systems and data extraction tools to help tell a story and hopefully identify possible …
Telehealth 2.0 in Aged Care with Delwyn Gates
In this episode, we chat with Delwyn Gates, General Manager of the Royal Freemasons' Benevolent Institution (RFBI) Dubbo Masonic Village, an aged care home in Dubbo, NSW. In February 2024, they announced the rollout of new telehealth 2.0 technology to improve the quality of virtual care for their r…
Dr Sonia Henry - Rural and remote adventures
Meet Dr Sonia Henry. From Brewarrina NSW to the remote towns of the Pilbara in WA, Dr Henry has the dirt of what it's really like to deliver healthcare for communities in rural Australia. She's also a successful author, and her new book, 'Put your feet in the dirt, girl' highlights some of the adve…
Digital Health Education with Katrina Otto
Katrina Otto, Principal & Owner of Train IT Medical, has been in the trenches working closely with medical and administration staff in primary care for over 30 years. She shares with us some valuable insights into how practices can embrace digital health education at a time of great change and disr…
November 2023 Monthly News
A quick update on developments and improvements in digital health. This month we focus on changes to electronic ordering of pathology and My Health Record. Podcast produced by Martin Franklin / East Coast Studio
Engaged Leadership with Dr. Paresh Dawda
Dr Paresh Dawda shares his experience and learnings on the importance of leadership in primary care. One of the first four foundational building blocks to higher performing primary care, engaged leadership sets the tone and improvement stakes for all future change endeavors. We discuss some great e…
Data Literacy
We talk to Tim Blake, Director of Semantic Consulting, about the value and importance of data literacy. It is perhaps the essential ingredient, the foundational block, to understanding why digital health tools and practices can be of value for healthcare teams and their patients. We discuss why acc…
October 2023 Monthly News
In this episode, we update you on some developments in digital health since July 2023. We reference the second round of grants for Residential Aged Care Facilities to adopt and use a Electronic National Residential Medication Chart solution. My Aged Care has now axed the fax, pushing HealthLink Sma…
Let's Get Literal About Digital Health
There's no doubt that digital innovation is transforming the landscape of health care. We'll feature regular short 10 to 20 minute news episodes, designed to quickly inform you of what's sitting on the digital health horizon plus longer form deep dive episodes themed around particular subjects of i…