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The organisation representing radiologists in Australia and New Zealand says AI used in medical treatment must have oversight by trained medical doctors. In two new position statements, the The Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) said #AI in medicine came with risks and benefits, and any use of AI in the treatment of patients should have specialist doctor oversight. #ehealth #healthit #digitalhealth #PulseIT

The tendering process for a national digital shared care record (SCR) will begin in a matter of months, according to the Department of Health - Ireland secretary general, Robert Watt. Speaking at the #SmartHealth24 in Dublin earlier this week, Mr Watt said he expects the SCR to go to tender at the end of the year.  #ehealth #healthit #digitalhealth #PulseIT

The Health Service Executive spent €55 million on cybersecurity last year, the largest amount ever invested in cybersecurity in the health service, and close to €10 million more than the 2022 spend. The increase reflects the lessons learned from the 2021 cyberattack. Speaking at #SmartHealth24 in Dublin this week, the HSE’s chief information officer Fran Thompson said #ehealth #healthit #digitalhealth #PulseIT

A range of new features of interest to healthcare professionals were introduced at this week’s Apple iPhone product launch, including audio transcription and summaries, priority messages and wearables for health monitoring. An additional health feature included in the launch is the ability of AirPods Pro to act as an over-the-counter hearing aid for people with mild to moderate hearing loss. #ehealth #healthit #digitalhealth #PulseIT

General practices in far western NSW are being given view-only access to some of their patient’s NSW Health medical information in a new project using eHealth NSW’s HealtheNet clinical portal. The co-located GP clinics project is being trialled to allow clinicians in regional and remote areas who provide healthcare in both the community and NSW Health facilities to access patient information. #ehealth #healthit #digitalhealth #PulseIT

Digital consultancy Liquid Interactive is running a pilot on behalf of the Department of Health and Aged Care to support the development of digital solutions that reduce the administrative burden of monthly care statements for residential aged care. #ehealth #healthit #digitalhealth #PulseIT #agedcare

Clinicians and their patients are being invited to contribute to an app aimed at making life easier for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). IBD charity Crohn's Colitis Cure (CCCure) is building a consumer app that will link patient-reported data to clinical data, in order to help people with IBD self-manage, and with the ability to carry their health data, treatment history and care program over time and between clinicians. #ehealth #healthit #digitalhealth #PulseIT

A new report on the economic opportunities offered by #generativeAI in New Zealand suggests the technology could free up time and increase productivity for nursing professionals. A similar Australian report found 25 per cent of nursing tasks could potentially be augmented, and another five per cent automated, which might allow nurses to spend more time one on one with patients. The report, titled New Zealand’s Generative AI Opportunity, was a joint collaboration between Microsoft and Accenture and examined more than 19,000 tasks performed across 400 occupations to model how productivity might be improved by generative AI (gen AI). #ehealth #healthit #digitalhealth #PulseIT

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