My constant, rigorous quest for understanding in the matter of what has become known around here as the Plibersek Uncertainty Principle (PUP), seems at last to be bearing fruit. Essentially, the Plibersek Uncertainty Principle, which arose from Health Minister Tanya Plibersek’s address outlining “additional support” in the form of MBS consultation items for clinicians creating [...]
Apr
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Apr
2
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Choosing a Guardian for your Children
Thinking about our own mortality is not something most of us like to dwell on, but if you’re a parent in addition to having your wills and life insurance set up to provide for your children, you need to seriously consider who you would like to pr…
Mar
7
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The Fin’s ehealth coverage: an unhealthy sign
I couldn’t help but wonder, as I read today’s feature article on the alleged failings of electronic health records which the Financial Review plucked from its New York Times feed, whether we now have a negative consensus in both our national newspapers on the value of ehealth. The story is a bit of a shocker, [...]
Feb
10
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The Top 2 Mistakes When Buying a Home
Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions you can make. But when you’re in the market for a new home, how do you know whether you’ve found ‘the one’? Ensuring that you make the right decision when buying a home…
Feb
3
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A sweet spot for consumer health sites?
The relaunch of the UK’s patient.co.uk website, with plans to offer a series of apps, including one that will allow patients to make medical appointments on their smartphones – according to eHealth Insider – has got me thinking about the lack of anything that compares even remotely in Australia. Patient.co.uk describes what it is offering [...]
Feb
2
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Financial New Years Resolutions for 2012
With a New Year now upon us, we have the opportunity for a fresh start. For many of us there’s no better place to start than a re-think of the household finances. In light of this, our financial planners in Sydney have put together their top …
Jan
25
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PCEHR: What really went wrong
Anyone with the slightest idea of large-scale software development would have been staggered by the surpassing silliness contained in yesterday’s piece in the Medical Observer, in which “ehealth consultant” David More trots out his analysis of the problem which has brought the desktop software side of the PCEHR project to a temporary halt. According to [...]
Jan
21
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Tower Life Insurance- The Best that You Can Get
One of the most important things you can do for your family is to have a life insurance. Having a life insurance policy is a great way to provide your family with financial support in the event of your death. Not only death but life insurance is also an apt financial tool amidst recession and job insecurities. The need to have insurance is more if you have any dependants or want to generate funds to pay off your debts, medical [...]
Jan
16
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Home Equity Loans Explained – Unlocking the Investment Value of Your Home
If you’ve owned your own home for several years, the chances are that your property has increased in value at the same time that your mortgage has reduced. This equity in your home can be a potential gold mine because you can borrow against it to i…
Dec
28
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An unhappy New Year for CSC
It’s already been something of an annus horribilis for CSC, but the final days of 2011 have brought even worse news for the company’s shareholders, with the announcement that it might be forced to write off the $1.5 billion value of a disputed contract with the NHS. Over at eHealth Insider, there’s a summary of [...]
