Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 16 May, 2022.

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 Comment ----- A pretty quiet week it seemed to me this time. Any major news I missed? ----- https://www.ausdoc.com.au/news/gps-need-reliable-discharge-summary-system-concludes-inquest?brandTid=0 GPs need 'reliable' discharge summary system, concludes inquest An elderly patient's GP was left unaware that she had been prescribed both metoprolol and verapamil while hospitalised, says NSW coroner 11th May 2022 By Heather Saxena A GP never received a discharge summary that would have alerted him that an elderly patient had been prescribed both verapamil and metoprolol while hospitalised, a NSW coroner has found. While the patient ’s death 17 days later was most likely caused by ischaemic heart disease, it... 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