The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
October 20, 2022 Edition-----In the US we have just had the usual mass-shootings last week! Hard to know why the population put up with it. On a larger scale the war is seemingly just getting worse and more lethal. While there is assassination there must be hope!In the UK all eyes are on just when the Truss implosion will actually happen.In OZ the biggest news has been the really Biblical floods in SE Australia, The Budget is also getting close!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/policy/tax-and-super/average-tax-rate-to-hit-record-high-this-decade-with-or-without-stage-three-cuts-20221008-p5bo78Average tax rate to h...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 20, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Featured Health IT Job: Clinical Informatics Analyst
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Clinical Informatics Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by TransForm Shared Service Organization and is an international position in Canada with a hybrid work environment.
Here’s a description of the position:
Location: Windsor, ON (Hybrid – Onsite & Remote Work)
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Benefits: Pension, Health & Dental, Paid Sick, Life & Disability Insurance, Vacation and more. Visit our website for more details...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 19, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Health IT Jobs Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT Canadian Health IT Jobs Clinical Informatics Jobs Healthcare IT Jobs Job Seekers TransForm Jobs Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
October 13, 2022 Edition-----In the US the recovery from Hurricane Ian, which will take years is starting as nuclear war sadly seems to be coming closer – I hope this is just sabre-rattling and no more!In China there seems to be more instability as Xi moves to term 3 of 5 years in a week or two.Liz Truss still seems to be there!In OZ we have more floods – again – and we are waiting for a new Budget in 2 weeks or so!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/defence-gets-ready-for-the-fight-of-our-lives/news-story/4ea89108b822df72194742dc3eec0246Defence gets ready for the fight of our livesAlan D...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 13, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
NHS Pension Scheme: proposed amendments to continue the suspension of restrictions on return to work: response to consultation
Department of Health and Social Care -The government consulted on proposals to continue temporary retire and return easements in the NHS Pension Scheme to 31 March 2023. Consultation respondents argued that the suspension of Special Class Status abatement should be extended for longer than was initially proposed. This consultation response confirms that the government will extend the suspension of Special Class Status abatement to 31 March 2025.Consultation responseDepartment of Health and Social Care - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 7, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
October 06, 2022 Edition-----In the UK the current Tory Government appears to have totally lost the plot and failed to even move to fix things – a real disaster I fear for millions.In the US Hurricane Ian seems to have been of Biblical Scale that will take years to repair the damage.In Europe we see the recession arriving.In OZ we are coping with the Optus data breach, an imminent and difficult Budget and the new Integrity Commission being sorted out!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/technology/manufacturers-turn-to-robots-as-job-ads-go-unanswered-20220920-p5bjilHow a $1m robot solved this company ’s labour sh...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 6, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Some Historical Perspective on U.S. Fertility Decline
Vanessa Brown CalderOver the last decade and a half, fertility rates in the U.S. have declined from above‐replacement at the top of the Great Recession, to below replacement rate a few years later. Since then, fertility rates have continued along a downward trajectory.More recently, the total fertility rate —a measure of the expected number of children a woman will have if she survives her reproductive years, and a sum of age‐specific fertility rates—declined torecord lows (1.64) during the pandemic. In 2021, U.S. births ticked up enough to put birth rates inline with their pre ‐pandemic, downward ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 4, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Vanessa Brown Calder Source Type: blogs
Taxes and Interstate Migration of Seniors
Chris EdwardsAmericans are moving from high ‐tax states to low‐tax states. The smart states know this and are cutting income tax rates, as discussed in the forthcomingFiscal Policy Report Card on America ’s Governors.One group that states want to attract with tax cuts are seniors and retirees. Just this year,10 states cut their taxes on retirement income, which means income from Social Security, defined ‐benefit (DB) plans, and defined contribution (DC) plans, such as 401(k)s. Currently, about three‐quarters of the states fully exempt Social Security benefits from taxes. About a dozen states fully ex...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 27, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links –24th September, 2022.
This article makes the case and explains what will be required to make it happen.We hear a lot about “digital health” these days. As data about our health piles up — thanks to sources like electronic health records, personal fitness apps and gadgets, and home genome test kits — weshould understand a lot more than we used to about what ’s wrong with our health and what to do about it. But having a lot of data is not enough. We have to be aware of what we have, understand what it means, and act on that understanding. While the challenges are in some ways more acute in the United States because of its fragmented sys...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 24, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Featured Health IT Job: IT Support Analyst
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the IT Support Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by TransForm Shared Service Organization and is an international position in Canada.
Here’s a description of the position:
Company: TransForm Shared Service Organization
Location: Windsor, ON
Posting Period: August 30, 2022 to September 7, 2022
Closes 4:00 pm
Employment Type:
Temporary, Full-Time until December 31, 2023
Benefits: Pension, Vacation and more. Visit our website for more details
Scop...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 14, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Health IT Jobs Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT Canadian Health IT Jobs Healthcare IT Jobs Job Seekers TransForm Jobs Source Type: blogs
Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - September 13, 2022.
-----This weekly blog is to explore the news around the larger issues around Digital Health, data security, data privacy, AI / ML. technology, social media and any related matters.I will also try to highlightADHA Propagandawhen I come upon it.Just so we keep count, the latest Notes from the ADHA Board were dated 6 December, 2018 and we have seen none since! It ’s pretty sad!Note: Appearance here is not to suggest I see any credibility or value in what follows. I will leave it to the reader to decide what is worthwhile and what is not! The point is to let people know what is being said / published that I have come upon, a...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 13, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
NHS Pension Scheme: proposed amendments to continue the suspension of restrictions on return to work
Department of Health and Social Care - This consultation seeks views on proposals to continue the temporary NHS Pension Scheme ‘retire and return’ easements until 31 March 2023 via amendments to NHS Pension Scheme regulations. These easements allow retired and partially retired staff to return to work in the NHS or increase their working commitments without having their pension benefits suspended. The consultation close s at 11:45pm on 12 September 2022.Consultation detailPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - August 30, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
August 25, 2022 Edition-----The big story this week has been the multiple PM story in Australia with ScoMo. What an amazing saga!In the UK there seems to be an impending collapse of the economy coming unless some-one takes some really smart steps real soon now.Relatively the US has seemed pretty calm this week – just waiting for an impending recession – along with China and Europe.Fair to say things globally are pretty messy!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/markets/equity-markets/every-investing-trend-misfires-as-stock-bears-are-crushed-20220814-p5b9o2Every investing trend misfires as stock bears are crushedD...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 25, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
August 18, 2022 Edition-----The main issue, probably of the year, is the increasing tension across the Taiwan Strait with all sorts of worries about how conflict can be avoided and prosperity maintained at a reasonable level as tensions continue. And hopefully ease.The impact of climate change in Europe is really becoming obvious and worrying. I am not sure just how a realistic response is possible in any reasonable time.In OZ the PM has come back after a week off to have the Chinese Ambassador tell us we are a vassal and to just shut up and behave. Astonishing and serious stuff IMVHO.-----Major Issues.-----https://www.smh...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 18, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Featured Health IT Job: Clinical Business Analyst – Lab
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Clinical Business Analyst – Lab position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by TransForm Shared Service Organization and is an international position in Canada – Ontario.
Here’s a description of the position:
Company: TransForm Shared Service Organization
Location: Windsor, ON
(Hybrid – Onsite and remote work)
Posting Period: August 11, 2022 to August 25, 2022 closed at 4:00pm
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Benefits: Pension, Health &...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 16, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Health IT Jobs Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT Canadian Health IT Jobs Clinical Business Analyst Jobs Healthcare IT Jobs Job Seekers Lab Jobs TransForm Jobs Source Type: blogs
Featured Health IT Job: Senior Solutions Architect – HIE
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Senior Solutions Architect – HIE position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by TransForm Shared Service Organization and is an international position in Canada – Ontario.
Here’s a description of the position:
Company: TransForm Shared Service Organization
Location: Remote (Must reside in Ontario)
Posting Period: May 30, 2022 until vacancy is filled.
Employment Type:
Temporary, Full-Time until March 31, 2024
Benefits: Pension, Vacation and more. ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 10, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Health IT Jobs Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT Canadian Health IT Jobs Healthcare IT Jobs HIE Jobs Job Seekers TransForm Jobs Source Type: blogs
