Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 14th August, 2012.

Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment. General Comment An eclectic mix of links this week. All sorts of e-Health initiatives seem to be happening while the official one seems to be resting - dead parrot style. Unsurprisingly the costs of the NBN seem to be creeping up and the expected time to full delivery seems to be lengthening - how typical of a large Government run technical project. Lastly there seem to be all sorts of security problems, digital life casualties (warning of the risks of the cloud) and a major shift looming in higher education. It will be interesting to see how this works in areas of practical skill and human engagement. I suspect some knowledge domains will be much slower than others to...

This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.