Tasmania ditches the fax and welcomes digital reform Australia’s smallest state has implemented an electronic referral system one GP says should ‘definitely be rolled out nationally’.
My Aged Care will soon stop accepting fax referrals SPONSORED: The nationwide referral program’s transition to e-Referral use will be completed by the end of July.
In Practice: My Aged Care fax to be decommissioned A number of alternative pathways exist, including the GP e-Referral solution and the Make a Referral tool on the My Aged Care website.
A week without landlines or faxes When thieves ruined a nearby telephone exchange, staff members at an Adelaide general practice had to rise to a significant challenge.
Funding to encourage adoption of secure messaging The incentive, aimed at clinical software providers, is part of the push to eliminate paper-based messaging in healthcare.
What happens when a GP refuses to accept any more faxes? Dr Oliver Frank says GPs have great influence in nudging healthcare towards the digital age.
Ending the reign of the fax machine is one step closer The holy grail of healthcare messaging – secure, interoperable and searchable – is a step closer after professional stakeholders agree to adopt a national set of standards and processes.
Why is it so hard to wean healthcare off the fax machine? A coronial report has recommended urgently phasing out use of the fax machine for communicating medical test results. But how close is the healthcare profession to eliminating this dated technology?