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Macedon Ranges takes the integration path for EDRMS

Macedon Ranges Shire Council is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 1,747 square kilometres and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 41,860.  It is home to distinctive mountain range of the same name, and the iconic Hanging Rock.  The region is popular with both domestic and international visitors, due to its natural attractions, wineries, and its proximity and accessibility to the Melbourne metropolitan area.

NZ announces plan for single national e-health record

The New Zealand government has announced plans to build a single, national electronic health record (EHR) able to be accessed via portals and apps running on a variety of devices.

Texthelp embraces ABBYY’s Cloud OCR

Texthelp, a provider of software for the education sector, has incorporated ABBYY’s Cloud-based OCR (optical character recognition) technology to perform text recognition in its Snapverter app for Google Apps for Education users.

The role Big Data, Ontology and Semantic Search will play to improve Healthcare

Is there any domain that has a broader mix of terminologies that need to be comprehended, or a greater need for system integration? Over the years doctors developed their own specialised languages and lexicons to help them store and communicate general medical knowledge and patient-related information efficiently. The promise of a global standard for Electronic Health Care Records is still years away.

AMA blasts “half-baked” MyHealth medical records plan

Claiming that “forcing GPs to adopt half-baked e-health record [is] a dud idea,” the Australian Medical Association (AMA), has opposed government plans to link GP incentive payments to the adoption of the scheme.

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