Patient (or person) master index (PMI) data quality activities in public, acute healthcare facilities in the state of Victoria, Australia were evaluated in terms of health information management-information technology best practice including data standards and practice guidelines. The findings indicate that, whilst data quality and linkage activities are undertaken, many are limited in scope or effectiveness. In view of published evidence that: (i) duplicate patient files pose significant risks by reducing information available for clinical decision-making; and (ii) quality and clinical risk management require, as a measurable outcome, continuous monitoring of duplicate files, improvements to PMI data quality practices are recommended.

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Rapid changes in the health sector and the consequent demand for Health Information Managers (HIMs) who have the required competencies to practice in the profession means that the Education Committee 1 of the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA) and HIMAA more broadly have to be flexible and respond to this changing landscape. This issue is compounded by major changes currently occurring within the tertiary education sector, including restructuring of university courses, which has impacted on university staff and created huge upheaval for these staff, including those delivering programs in health information management. The challenge for both the HIMAA Education Committee and for HIMAA as a professional organisation is to tackle all of these issues on the many levels involved in order to ensure the continuing strength of the Australian health information management profession, both now and into the future.

A cikkben a szerzők bemutatják az állami célú repüléseket szolgáló, nem nyilvános státuszban lévő (katonai) repülőterek közös hasznosítású repülőtérré válásának feltételeit. Különös tekintettel a jogszabályi környezetet érintő elengedhetetlen változásokra, melyek a repülőterek üzembentartását, az üzemeltetéshez szorosan kapcsolódó szolgálatok auditálását jelenti, az Európai Uniós rendeleteknek és irányelveknek való megfelelés jegyében.

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