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From the EO As reported in previous newsletters Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is moving to an exclusively postgraduate program as of 2009. Shake-up for national e-health planner The National E-Health Transition Authority is headed for a shake-up and new blood on the board following the resignation of chief executive Ian Reinecke yesterday Shake-up for national e-health planner The National E-Health Transition Authority is headed for a shake-up and new blood on the board following the resignation of chief executive Ian Reinecke yesterday.

Health strategist warns of challenges ahead
It's been hard enough to get IT right within the British National
Health System (NHS) to date, but a British health expert is warning
the Australian government both countries will face fresh challenges
on e-health in the near future.



Australian healthcare lags in IT, service providers
critical
The recent provision of $17 million by the South Australian Government
to add another level to the State’s electronic health records seems like a
big spend, however the Australian healthcare sector overall is lagging
behind other markets in IT spending.

iPhone will change health IT says Datamonitor
Apple’s recent announcement that it is allowing third party developers to
create applications on the iPhone will have tremendous effects on the health
care industry,” says a report from IT market analysis firm
Datamonitor (London).

Open Health Tools initiative targets 2009 for major
release
On April 8, OHT announced support from a number of government health
care consumers such as the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS),
the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), and Australia’s National E-Health
Transition Authority.