The head of Queensland Health has rejected calls by a doctors group to pause the rollout of a digital health record system across the states hospitals. The head of Queensland Health has rejected calls by a doctors group to pause the rollout of a digital health record system across the states hospitals.ABC reporter Josh Bavas revealed today that the Australian Medical Association of Queensland (AMAQ) had called for the rollout of the Integrated Electronic Medical Record (ieMR) to be put on hold while concerns over its operation are addressed.In a statement sent to Computerworld, the AMAQ said it continued to be supportive of the digitisation of hospitals and health services.However, we have voiced concerns about the roll-out of Queensland Healths Integrated Electronic Medical Record (ieMR) across public hospitals, the statement said. These concerns have been reported to us by doctors working in the public health system.The AMAQ said its e-health working group had raised its concerns with Queensland Health as they have arisen over the past 12 months, most recently during a discussion about the ieMR system with the department.These concerns centred on ieMR placing extra strain on an already overloaded IT framework, potentially impacting the delivery of health services and patient safety, the group said.

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