MediSecure voluntarily participates in management
The MediSecure e-prescribing service was placed into voluntary administration three weeks after the incident was reported “large scale” ransomware attack.
FTI Consulting’s Vaughan Strawbridge and Paul Harlond have been appointed as administrators and liquidators of the troubled company, which once provided a national service providing electronic manuscripts to pharmacies.
Strawbridge and Harlond will investigate the company fall prey to a cyber attack and explore your options for asset recovery. They will meet with MediSecure creditors next week.
Days before entering voluntary administration, MediSecure revealed that it had sought government funding to help respond to the incident. However, its request was denied.
In late May, there were reports that data sets were allegedly stolen from MediSecure appears on the dark web. It most likely includes data related to prescriptions and personal information of healthcare providers that MediSecure has retained until 2023 when its national service contract ends.
In response, the company said it is working to notify affected individuals. MediSecure has contacted McGrathNicol Advisory who, in coordination with the National Cyber Security Coordinator, will assist in quickly determining the impact of the ransomware attack and all affected individuals.
SA Ambulance Service to carry out EMR
South Australia has earmarked A$23.5 million ($15.6 million) over the next two years to introduce an electronic patient care records system to the SA Ambulance Service.
For the first time, ambulance crews will be able to enter patient notes directly from electronic devices, eliminating the use of patient cards and manual data entry.
According to the press release, ePCR will also be integrated with the Sunrise EMR system used across hospitals in South Australia, facilitating quick access to patient ambulance records.
Digital devices carrying ePCR will be gradually introduced across more than 500 ambulance fleets from mid-2025.
Meanwhile, the SAAS government has also earmarked 10.7 million Australian dollars ($7 million) over the next four years for SAAS to implement 16 more projects.telemedicine clinician for the Clinical Telephone Evaluation service. Currently run by 15 clinicians, the service will determine whether a call requires an urgent response, aligning it with a more appropriate care pathway, or if the patient can simply check with a doctor. their family doctor.
“Recruitment and training will begin immediately, with half of the additional clinicians expected to join the team by the end of the year and the full 16 to join,” the SA Government said. in the middle of next year.”
Telehealth vehicle deployed to aged care service in North Queensland
The North Queensland Primary Health Network will deploy mobile telemedicine carts supplied by Visionflex to 36 nursing homes.
The telehealth cart includes a high-resolution camera, full-size patient monitoring monitor, computer equipment, and a series of USB peripherals for reading vital signs and monitoring the patient. There are also accessibility options, such as live speech-to-text and closed captioning, for hearing and vision impaired patients.
The federal government-funded telehealth cart serves as an option for aged carers to access GP consultations, after-hours consultations and specialist care services. department from their home to avoid avoidable and unnecessary trips to the emergency department.
IMS Cancer opens at Fiona Stanley Hospital
Fiona Stanley Hospital, a major hospital in Murdoch, is the first of the Southern Metropolitan Health Services (SMHS) healthcare facilities to implement the Magentus cancer information management system .
Late last year, Magentus was awarded the contract to deploy Charm Evolution across SMHS to serve as a single source of patient records. The system also provides care teams with instant access to near-real-time patient information, standard protocols and decision support.
Neil Doverty, group chief executive of Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital, said in a statement.
Rockingham General Hospital is also expected to go live soon with Magentus IMS.
