Pulse+IT's weekly round-up of Australian and New Zealand health, IT and eHealth news:
New WA health minister should have single portfolio, medical professionals, Opposition say
ABC News ~ Jessica Strutt ~ 14/01/2016
Medical professionals and the State Opposition are calling for WA's new health minister to only be given responsibility for that one portfolio, as part of a Cabinet reshuffle flagged by Premier Colin Barnett for March.
Practices to lose thousands if GPs don't create PCEHR summaries
Australian Doctor ~ Paul Smith ~ 14/01/2016
Practices will lose their entire e-health Practice Incentive Program payment if their GPs refuse to upload shared health summaries to the PCEHR, the Federal Department of Health has confirmed.
