“Open hospitals” live in Queensland
The Queensland government has launched an online portal to track waiting times and patients in a queue for treatment in real -time emergency departments.
The Open Hospitals portal, updated every 15-30 minutes, ensures the performance of the capacity of 25 main EDS and seven satellite hospitals.
“Queenslanders now have key information that they need to make conscious decisions about their healthcare options,” commented the minister of ambulance and health services Tim Nicholls.
The portal also supports village family doctors in the dismissal of patients to EDS hospitals, added Dr. Danielle Allan, president of the PhD Association Rural Doctors in Queensland.
Victoria to launch the Virtual Women’s Health Clinic
The Victoria government has announced that it creates a free virtual women’s health clinic to connect gaps in access to women in regional and distant communities.
In a virtual clinic, which is to be launched in the middle of the year, will provide various teeth or online services, including endometriosis and pelvic pain care, menstrual health, cervical tests, menopause care, breast care and abortion.
Based on the media, the clinic will be run by specialized nurses and will conduct in cooperation with the community health organization.
Its introduction is part of projects under the Women’s Health Package of $ 153 million ($ 96 million).
Australia Western Awards 3 million USD for digital health projects
Almost $ 5 million (about $ 3 million) for government financing has recently been awarded to various digital health research projects in Western Australia.
Eight out of 14 projects were conducted by scientists from the University of Western Australia (considering), turning around $ 3 million ($ 1.8 million) of financing. This includes research that develops Orva, a generative personalized health platform based on AI.
Other projects include AI to predict sepsis in ED and a diabetic management program based on data analysis.
The subsidies are as part of the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund, which has distributed $ 215 million over $ 600 from 2020.