In a post-COVID world, practices can no longer decide to “cherry-pick” which parts of the patient journey to deliver digitally, argues patient portal pioneer Sanjeewa Samaraweera.
Large American health business Sanford Health’s investment in OmniHealth will strengthen primary care in this country, says Omni managing director Mark Wills
Primary care group OmniHealth wants to supply selected patients with a telehealth device that enables at-home medical observations to be seen immediately by a clinician at another location.
The switch to mostly virtual consultations in pandemic lockdowns has revved up general practice’s adoption of electronic prescribing, with nearly 90 per cent now doing it by keyboard alone.
It was prime minister Jacinda Arden’s declaration of zero carbon by 2050 that spurred two Hawke’s Bay DHB registrars to set up a medical supplies company selling eco-friendly products.
An ongoing lockdown could put at risk the viability of some urgent care centres and practices without alternative swabbing and vaccinating income, fears GenPro chair Tim Malloy
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management