Pulse+IT's weekly round-up of international health IT and eHealth news for the week ending March 18:
ATM pharmacy officially launched in Joburg
eHealth News South Africa ~ Terri Chowles ~ 15/03/2018
The PDU facilitates Skype-like audio-visual interaction between patient and tele-pharmacists, and has cloud based electronic software and robotic technology to dispense and label medication.
NHS providers given financial incentive to move to e-referrals
Digital Health News ~ Owen Hughes ~ 15/03/2018
Provider trusts will now only receive payment for outpatient appointments for which the referral was made electronically, in a change intended to encourage use of the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS).
HSE’s interim CIO gives updates on Ireland’s digital healthcare journey
Digital Health News ~ Hannah Crouch ~ 12/03/2018
The interim CIO for Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) has said one of her biggest challenges will be implementing the ideas of her predecessor.
