Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 19th February, 2018.

Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.General CommentSeems to have been a pretty quiet week other than the to-ing and fro-ing between the ADHA and the MSIA. Elsewhere we learn a little more about opt-out and watch the Barnaby saga! ------ https://www.medicalobserver.com.au/professional-news/doctor-shopper-reforms-all-but-compel-gps-to-join-script-exchangesDoctor-shopper reforms all but compel GPs to join script exchangesAntony Scholefield12 February 2018 NEWSMore than 6000 GPs in Victoria will have to join script exchanges in order to prescribe S8 drugs and benzodiazepines under the state government's real-time prescribing reforms.The $30 million system  — Safe Script  — is designed to allow doctors to identify doctor-shoppers and cut... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - Category: Information Technology Authors: Source Type: blogs