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It includes funding to modernise My Health Record.
The state also pledged a full EMR rollout at Perth Children's Hospital.
It can help free up limited bed spaces and reduce ED pressures.
Also, Orygen's digital mental health platform is slated for an impact evaluation.
It will incentivise patients to push them to self-manage their health conditions.
The service will help around 120 aged care residents each month avoid going to the ED.
The mandate for aged care facilities to have a registered nurse on site around the clock kicks in this July and Datacom's Health Director Pauline Soo says attention now needs to turn to new ways of supporting staff and easing growing pressures.
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An Australian digital health system demonstrated typical advantages but also a distinct benefit of using a cloud-based EMR.
Also, the WA government has announced new funding to begin the first phase launch of the WA Virtual Emergency Department.
The virtual care programme provides 24/7 access to senior neonatologist support.