Cate Swannell

Brisbane

Online editor of goldcoast.com.au, the website of the Gold Coast Bulletin newspaper. I can be reached at [email protected] or here on Twitter, natch.

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Articles

Digital health: don’t get lost in the weeds

1 week ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Cate Swannell

We’re doing okay, says Professor Karen Price. Don’t let the naysayers tell you otherwise. When push comes to shove, and the digital health nerds are talking transformation and change management, it’s important to remember one key thing, says former RACGP president and current national chair of the AMA’s Council of General Practice, Professor Karen Price.
Ten Big Ideas for healthcare reform

1 week ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Cate Swannell

No names, no pack drill, but here are the thoughts exercising the big brains in healthcare when they’re not obliged to speak as representatives of their organisations. It was a cracking couple of days in Canberra this week when about 200 policy makers, clinicians, digital health and data wonks, PHNs, consumer advocates, academics, administrators, allied health, and nursing providers turned up for HSD’s Towards One Healthcare System summit.
TGA must tackle weight-loss medication online sellers, says alliance

1 week ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Cate Swannell

Being able to buy weight-loss drugs online with minimal consultation is not good for people with eating disorders. It’s time for more government regulation of script mills, says the Eating Disorders Alliance. Being able to buy weight-loss drugs online with minimal consultation is not good for people with eating disorders. It’s time for more government regulation of script mills, says the Eating Disorders Alliance. This content is for paid subscribers only.
Retro-fitting: bringing allied health into the digital fold

1 week ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Cate Swannell

We need to bring allied health into the digital health transformation conversation at the same pace as all the other health professions. We need to bring allied health into the digital health transformation conversation at the same pace as all the other health professions. This content is for paid subscribers only. Start your free trial nowor purchase a monthly or annual subscription to read.
Protectionism has to stop, or digital integration will die on the vine

1 week ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Cate Swannell

The different silos in healthcare need to stop defending their turf at the expense of improving patient outcomes via interoperability and connected care. Two healthcare experts have called for the various silos in the Australian healthcare system to “put their swords down” in order to improved connected care, digital integration, and ultimately, patient outcomes.
Protectionism has to stop, or digital integration will die on the vine

1 week ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Cate Swannell

The different silos in healthcare need to stop defending their turf at the expense of improving patient outcomes via interoperability and connected care. The different silos in healthcare need to stop defending their turf at the expense of improving patient outcomes via interoperability and connected care. This content is for paid subscribers only. Start your free trial nowor purchase a monthly or annual subscription to read.
Oh, to be secretary of DoHDA (or better yet, PM&C or Treasury)

1 week ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Cate Swannell

Membership of the million-dollar-a-year club is 2.4% closer for Blair Comley. Blair Comley, secretary of the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, is 2.4% closer to joining the exclusive club of department secretaries paid $1 million or more a year, after the independent Remuneration Tribunal approved a pay rise for public office holders.
Yes Minister writ large in our hospitals

1 week ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Cate Swannell

Almost half a century since the satirical comedy series debuted, life is not so different in Australia’s hospitals. Almost half a century since the satirical comedy series debuted, life is not so different in Australia’s hospitals. This content is for paid subscribers only. Start your free trial nowor purchase a monthly or annual subscription to read.
An EMR is not the silver bullet for the healthcare system

1 week ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Cate Swannell

It’s too easy to focus on the digital low-hanging fruit and forget that the whole system needs to be nurtured. It’s too easy to focus on the digital low-hanging fruit and forget that the whole system needs to be nurtured. This content is for paid subscribers only. Start your free trial nowor purchase a monthly or annual subscription to read.
A ‘clarion call’ to expand remote patient monitoring

1 week ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Cate Swannell

New data highlights RPM’s ability to lower mortality, shorten hospital stays and help high-risk patients get the help they need when they need it. New data highlights RPM’s ability to lower mortality, shorten hospital stays and help high-risk patients get the help they need when they need it. This content is for paid subscribers only. Start your free trial nowor purchase a monthly or annual subscription to read.