Calls to 'axe the fax' machine from Australia's 'outdated' medical referrals system
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Calls to 'axe the fax' machine from Australia's 'outdated' medical referrals system

ABC  

There's a growing push in Australia's medical circles to do away with antiquated fax machines amid concerns the country's medical referral and documentation system is outdated. Samantha Prime co-authored a 2020 report by the Deeble Institute for Health Policy on Australia's referral system and said it dated back to 1970. In 2023, Sydney Children's Hospital Network committed to "axe the fax" and moved to digital referrals, noting more than 80 per cent of referrals to hospitals were still sent via fax, post or hand delivered. Hospitals, GPs and My Health Record need to talk to each other Dr Hosking said a revamped My Health Record would improve information sharing but progress was slow.

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