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GPpartners attracts former
NEHTA Head of Architecture
The head of architecture for the National experience of developing and planning
E-Health Transition Authority has joined national e-health systems and services
GPpartners, Queensland’s largest Division from his time at NEHTA and with the
of General Practice, to oversee the HealthConnect program trials.
implementation of an electronic health “The GPpartners team is leading the
record throughout Brisbane. introduction of e-health systems for new
Mark Gibson has taken on primary care services and has already
the role as manager of E-health established its reputation as an innovator
Services Development and will work in e-health,” Mr Gibson said.
with GPpartners to coordinate the “We plan to make e-health services a
introduction of e-health infrastructure practical tool for clinicians and patients’
and lead developments in health industry health management in primary care
the
information exchange. through alignment with the national
GPpartners deputy CEO Brett Silvester e-health agenda.”
samurai
says Mr Gibson will help GPpartners As chief executive of DSTC, Mr
consolidate its position as a national Gibson helped GPpartners develop the
leader in e-health support for general Health Record eXchange (HRX) shared
of
practice and primary care. care summary system, which has been
“Although we’ve been working operating for more than four years.
in this space for some time and have “GPpartners has been able to get
scanners
significant operational experience in the the clinicians in the division linked up as
implementation of shared electronic well as the hospitals and allied health
health records, we’re taking the next providers,” Mr Gibson said.
step,” Mr Silvester said. “So when patients on the system
Fujitsu brings its legendary document
“Other divisions are keen to work with move in and out of hospital they know
scanning technology and advanced
us on this project and so we are now the records generated by their GPs will
features to Healthcare Professionals.
expanding this system across Brisbane be available to hospital staff and they
— at this stage our focus is connecting don’t have to retell their medical histories,
A culture dedicated to performance,
patients with chronic disease to the it seems such a simple thing, and it’s just an image of perfection, our fi-6130
system.” incredible that this information sharing is
scanner can streamline all your paper
Mr Gibson brings his extensive not done more widely in Australia.”
records. From bulky journals to
ultra-thin medical forms, you can
Stat Health commences
organise, share & secure important
information with ease.
deployment of practice
management solution
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Having been in development for over management application that, au.fujitsu.com/scanners/fi6130
two years, Stat Health Systems has started according to the developers, provides an
deploying their Practice Management uncluttered, fresh approach to traditional
solution in Australian specialist and reception functions.
general practices. Carla Doolan, Marketing Manager
The software includes appointments, for Stat Health Systems said, “The
billing, and reporting functionality, novel feature that sets the Practice
all of which will be incorporated into Management module apart from
Stat Health Systems’ forthcoming competitors’ products is a ‘multi-
fully integrated clinical and practice function’ interface that allows the user to
management solution which is slated for commence a new action without being
release in 2009. forced by the software to complete the
Starting with a new code base, previous action. The user has the flexibility
the company has embraced the to return to the incomplete task at any
latest Microsoft software development time, and can simultaneously progress an
technology to build a modern practice unlimited number of tasks.”
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