Health Sector Issues

This section provides access to a range of government submissions, position papers and speeches prepared by the Southern Cross Healthcare Group, or the independent businesses that operate under the Southern Cross brand, in furthering the charitable and/or not-for-profit philosophy of the Group.

May2010

Submission: National Health IT Plan

May 2010 by Southern Cross Healthcare Group

This submission to the National Health IT Board endorses the goal of enabling electronic patient records that can be accessed by clinicians across the health system. Although fraught with issues, such an objective would represent a cornerstone for enhanced efficiency, productivity and quality across the health sector. The Southern Cross Healthcare Group submission emphasises the need to acknowledge, engage with, and encompass, private sector health providers (such as specialists in private practice and private hospitals) in order to achieve this goal.

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