Te Whatu Ora seeks rural telehealth service providers

Te Whatu Ora, in collaboration with Te Aka Whai Ora, is seeking providers of rural telehealth services. 

Based on its proposal request, Te Whatu Ora aims "to provide rural communities with reliable and sustainable after-hours access, improve the access to primary and community care, and commission a national telehealth medical and specialist referral service." 

This comes following a recent consultation with rural health sector stakeholders where the mounting pressure on practices was raised. 

The proposal seeks one or more telehealth service providers for each rural region: Northern, Te Manawa Taki, Central, and Te Waipounamu. 

University of Adelaide uses Sunrise EMR for practical exams

The University of Adelaide has started adopting the Sunrise EMR system for practical examinations of fifth-year medical students.

The exam involves mock patient scenarios where students may be required to access made-up patient medical records.

"It is crucial for our students to train and be assessed in a manner that is consistent with clinical practice in the hospital setting," said Dr Sean Jolly, Senior Lecturer at the Adelaide Health Simulation. Sunrise EMR is the primary medical record system in all major public hospitals in metropolitan SA. 

"Our increasing use of Sunrise EMR in our examinations and teaching activities to replace paper-based charts is an important step in the clinical readiness of our students," Dr Jolly added.

Telstra Health unveils FHIR-native virtual care platform

Telstra Health has introduced a new FHIR-based virtual care solution, Virtual Health Platform.

Based on a media release, the solution provides a digital, automated, and streamlined process for creating remote healthcare delivery. It simplifies healthcare interoperability by doing away with translating data, "significantly" reducing implementation time. It is also scalable for all types of health services and customisable to support various use cases.

As a cloud-first platform, it allows data to be stored and exchanged using FHIR within a clinical data repository. It offers a secure gateway for accessing patient information and clinical data in near real-time via the MyHealthAccess patient portal and the VirtualHealthPortal provider portal. It can also integrate with EMR, EHR, or other clinical systems.