For older people and frail people, the long-term benefit of medicines reduces and the potential for harm from adverse effects increases. When the benefit–risk balance changes in this way, medicine review and optimisation are important to simplify the therapeutic regimen, reduce inappropriate medicines and minimise risks. In this article, pharmacist prescriber Linda Bryant uses two case studies to illustrate important considerations during medicine reviews
Government meddling in 'murky' IT scene stifling innovation - Healthlink CEO
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Government meddling in 'murky' IT scene stifling innovation - Healthlink CEO
Wednesday 10 October 2018, 09:24 AM

Health IT technology enables greater communication between primary carers, but, according to industry leader Tom Bowden, there are calls for more attention to be paid to the rules governing how IT systems communicate to dispel growing confusion among users and vendors
Basically, any government agency has been allowed to jump in and build their own system; it’s not particularly helpful because, frankly, they’re not v, Tom Bowden, HealthLink is doing well but the Government’s finger-in-every-pie health IT approach is discouraging innovation, the company’s chief executive Tom Bow
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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