Pulse+IT's weekly round-up of Australian and New Zealand health IT and eHealth news for the week ending June 11:
GP software blamed for gaping holes in vaccination records
Medical Observer ~ Rada Rouse ~ 10/06/2016
GPs are struggling to keep kids' vaccination records up-to-date, with practice software failures leading to dramatic holes in the data kept by the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR).
Antibiotics being incorrectly prescribed in Australian nursing homes, prompting superbug fears
ABC News ~ Meredith Griffiths and Sophie Scott ~ 10/06/2016
There are fears Australian nursing homes are contributing to the creation of superbugs, with antibiotics being inappropriately prescribed in up to 20 per cent of cases.
