Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Researchers and developers have announced artificial intelligence tools that aim to shrink the time mental health providers spend on administrative tasks, provide faster triage, support clinical decision-making and improve patient access. 

One breach is said to have impacted legacy Oracle Health servers; another has allegedly affected millions of records accessed via Oracle Cloud.

Also, Tasmania has launched a clinical real-time alert system as part of the state's health system digital transformation.

Healthcare organizations are increasingly adopting hybrid work models, with remote employees and mobile clinicians traveling between worksites. The dissolution of the traditional network perimeter and the growing number of both personal and corporate-issued devices accessing the networks are challenges that IT teams must meet with innovative solutions and strategic thinking.

MCPC, a leading IT managed services provider and T-Mobile for Business elite partner, helps healthcare organizations prioritize the patient experience through a comprehensive portfolio of lifecycle services that seamlessly delivers the planning, deployment, ongoing management and cyber hygiene of devices.

Infrastructure limitations emerge as strategic barrier to implementing advanced technologies.

Around $57 million was also invested in aged care digital reforms.

Choosing the right EMR software for your business involves identifying the right features, understanding benefits, assessing software pricing, and evaluating considerations before making the final purchase.  

Dr. Steven Lane, chief medical officer at Health Gorilla and a HIMSS25 Changemaker Award recipient, says that, even as progress has been made for interoperability over the past 10 years, broader data sharing through TEFCA is still in its early stages.

It aims to consolidate access to digital health records across regions.