| Publication: | The Australian |
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| Date: | 25 August 2009 |
| Section: | IT |
Karen Dearne
Article excerpt:
THE health technology sector went to Canberra last week but received not much more than the Rudd government's best regards. With healthcare "at a tipping point", Health Minister Nicola Roxon said, the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission report had provided a blueprint "for the most significant reform since the introduction of Medicare 25 years ago" -- largely based on the benefits e-health could deliver. "Fast-forward 50 years," she said. "Can you imagine our health system without instant access to our medical records? ... I want our future health system to be connected, secure and efficient."
