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These payments could be affecting the healthcare decisions made by non-prescribing healthcare professionals like nurses, according to a new study from the University of Sydney.

The plant is now able to manufacture molybdenum-99, the decay product of technetium-99m, which is used in nuclear medicine procedures worldwide.

Following Northern Territory Department of Health’s announcement that it will soon become the first pathology provider to link the online test results it is sharing via My Health Record (MHR) with Lab Tests Online, South Australia (SA) Pathology, the statewide pathology provider for the public health sector, has also connected to the MHR. WHAT’S THE IMPACT SA Health patients will be able to conveniently access their pathology reports, and clinicians will be able to get pathology results faster. South Australians can now take any pathology request form to any SA Pathology collection centre and their report can be uploaded to their MHR, giving patients timely access to their pathology results. Having pathology results on an MHR brings about several benefits, such as being able to keep track of tests and know when they were carried out, the ability to monitor results over time and improved access to health information for clinicians and individuals. ON THE RECORD “This connection is a great development for SA Pathology and means our customers will now benefit from being able to access their pathology results through MHR. This also will benefit GPs who will be able to have up to date pathology information for their patients,” said SA Pathology Clinical Services Director Dr Tom Dodd in a statement. Dr Chris Moy, Adelaide General Practitioner and Clinical Reference Lead for the Australian Digital Health Agency, said, “As a GP who is often forced to waste valuable time chasing down pathology results, especially for a new patient, this will make my job easier and the patient's care safer. If that patient had their test carried out by SA Pathology, I will be able to view it immediately on MHR, even if it was ordered by another doctor and not addressed to me. This removes the need for the traditional but dreaded phone around to all the local labs to find these out.”

Queensland’s focus on digital health is putting it ahead of the rest of Australia, says Queensland Health CIO Bruce Linaker.

Data sharing will bring enormous benefits, says Health Data Research UK director.

Data sharing will bring enormous benefits, says Health Data Research UK director. 

Futurist Bruce McCabe shares almost sci-fi scenarios for healthcare in the future at the Queensland eHealth Expo.

The Northern Territory (NT) Department of Health in Australia will soon become the first pathology provider to link the online tests results it is sharing via My Health Record (MHR) with Lab Tests Online, a not-for-profit website funded by the Australian Government under the Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP). MHR is an online, electronic summary of one’s key health information. The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) announced in February this year that 9 out of 10 Australians have a MHR following the conclusion of the opt-out period.  Why it matters Pathology providers across Australia have started uploading reports (such as blood test results) to the online record. The aim is that by having direct access to their results, anyone with an MHR can keep track of the tests they have had, the dates when they had them and be able to monitor results over time. The ADHA has recognised that as people have direct access to their test results – many of them for the first time – they need help to understand what the results mean. It has turned to Lab Tests Online to deliver this service. All those in the Northern Territory receiving their results report on their MHR will now have a direct link to the opening page of the Lab Tests Online website. The front page of the website is being redesigned to accommodate this new audience. As part of the redesign, a predictive search function and quick links will be included to the most commonly searched tests to make navigation easier. Lab Tests Online is working with a number of pathology providers to assist them in following the NT Health initiative and embed links in their reports. What’s the trend According to Lab Tests Online, there is a growing public appetite for information about pathology tests. Traffic to their website has increased at more than 50 per cent annually in recent years and reached 2.6 million-page views in 2018.

The George Institute for Global Health and Woolcock Institute of Medical Research study shows half of adults and one third of children with asthma were either skipping or decreasing dosages to make medicines last longer.

Breath ketone monitoring could potentially offer a safe, reliable and on-demand way of monitoring ketones in the body using portable technology.