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Bali hospital bags new Stage 6 EMRAM for Indonesia

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THE LARGER TREND In 2022, Jakarta-based Pondok Indah Hospital Group became the first healthcare provider in Indonesia to be validated for the HIMSS EMRAM. All three of its hospitals in Pondok Indah, Puri Indah, and Bintaro Jaya were validated for Stage 6.

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India’s 2-decade-old Central Government Health Scheme HMIS decommissioned

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THE LARGER TREND Over the past years, there have been several digital transformation projects developing hospital or health information systems/HMIS for the Indian health system. Delhi , for example, worked on a $20 million project in 2021 to build a territory-wide HMIS for public hospitals and healthcare settings.

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Does private health insurance reduce public hospital procedure wait times?

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In countries that have universal health insurance, but limited patient out-of-pocket costs for public hospital services, non-urgent hospital treatment often has a waiting list in public hospitals. A key question is, does increased rates of private health insurance actually alleviate public hospital wait times?

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New Footscray Hospital to deploy Hills' nurse call platform

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billion ($1.010 billion) new Footscray Hospital, Victoria's single biggest healthcare infrastructure investment to date. Operated by Western Health, the public hospital is being upgraded to support the increasing demand from Melbourne's growing western suburbs, aiming to accommodate 15,000 more patients each year.

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Roundup: Queensland virtual ED now available statewide and more briefs

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North Shore Hospital installs check-in kiosk for outpatients. The North Shore Hospital in Auckland is the latest public hospital in New Zealand to implement a touch screen check-in kiosk for outpatients.

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Bot MD powers data collection, enhances doctor experience in Indonesia

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During the pandemic, its AI assistant has been deployed across public hospitals in Singapore to aid with remote vital signs monitoring and collection. THE LARGER TREND Two years ago, Bot MD raised $5 million in a funding round which went to its regional expansion efforts.

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Health care in Spain

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(This marks a change from 2012-2017 when eligibility was linked to the legal and employment status of individuals) Can patients opt out of the public health care system (SNS) : No, however individuals can purchase voluntary health insurance (VHI) if they desire What share of patients purchase supplemental health insurance : 20.8%