Artificial Intelligence

The revolution changing the face of healthcare delivery

Australian health sector’s “competitive edge” in AI development

2 April 2026

The federal government has pointed to healthcare as one of several sectors where Australia has a competitive edge in AI development, while also highlighting the need for tighter health-specific safeguards as AI adoption expands. AI could help close service gaps in health, disability and aged care as part of creating a “fairer, stronger Australia where […]

Orchestral launch to support medication safety in NZ

31 March 2026

Orchestral -the world’s first health “AI orchestrator” – has launched Orchestral for Medication Safety, to support clinicians to check prescriptions in real time within pharmacy dispensing workflows. The product sits within existing pharmacy dispensing systems, with prescriptions checked automatically against dispensing guidelines to confirm dose safety and to identify potential interactions with other medicines […]

AI-led healthcare platform offers clinicians real-time support

31 March 2026

Australian healthcare education provider Medcast has today launched a new AI-led healthcare technology platform that aims to give doctors and health organisations instant access to contextual answers from trusted clinical knowledge sources, while earning Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as they work. The platform draws on verified Australian clinical guidelines, including RACGP-guidance and peer-reviewed evidence, to […]

MedTalk AI to rollout in ACT pilot

31 March 2026

Canberra-based AI health-tech firm Faz Australia has secured a pilot contract with ACT Health for its flagship medical scribe platform, MedTalk AI. The AI-driven documentation platform will be trialled by clinicians across the territory’s public health system. MedTalk will be rolled out to approximately 60 clinicians in the initial phase, featuring deep integration with ACT […]

AI-driven cancer care: Fiction versus reality

19 March 2026

AI could make advanced cancer a thing of the past, if it is used effectively and ethically, attendees at the Global Oncology & Haematology Congress in Dublin heard last week. In a session dedicated to AI-driven cancer care, Dr Doug Flora, President-Elect of the American Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC), said the use of […]

Ireland’s first national strategy on AI in healthcare

19 March 2026

The Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has unveiled AI for Care, Ireland’s first national strategy dedicated to the application of AI in health and social care. The strategy targets four key areas; clinical care, operations, research & innovation, and public health. Certified AI radiology solutions are a priority, as is AI‑supported discharge planning. AI […]

AI will advance ‘precision cardiology’, summit told

18 March 2026

Artificial intelligence could dramatically accelerate cardiac diagnostics and enable more personalised care, according to Professor Girish Dwivedi from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. Speaking at the WA Digital Health Summit in Perth, Professor Dwivedi described a future with “precision cardiology” and said AI can already reduce analysis time for complex cardiac imaging from […]

Clinical scribes reduce administrative load across WA

17 March 2026

Clinical scribes and remote monitoring are among a range of digital tools helping to reduce administrative burden, improve patient flow and support earlier intervention across Western Australia’s health system, parliamentary secretary Lisa O’Malley told the WA Digital Health Summit this week. Speaking on behalf of Medical Research Minister Stephen Dawson, Ms O’Malley said WA’s digital […]

Health sector cannot ignore enviro and social costs of AI

17 March 2026

The healthcare sector cannot focus on the clinical gains from AI without also confronting the technology’s broader costs, according to a leading researcher in the field. Speaking at Australian Healthcare Week, Healthdirect’s director of sustainability measurement and impact Rachel de Sain said that while AI offered obvious benefits across the patient pathway, she questioned whether […]

Screening with AI could reduce unnecessary glaucoma referrals

13 March 2026

Advances in artificial intelligence could make screening for glaucoma – a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide – more efficient. Glaucoma often goes undiagnosed until vision loss is advanced. Population-wide screening has long been considered impractical. However, a study carried out at a single screening centre in Lisbon, in 2023, revealed an AI tool analysing […]

NSW ramps up focus on AI

12 March 2026

More than 450 artificial intelligence initiatives are currently being explored across NSW Health as the system looks to use data and emerging technologies to respond to rising demand and an ageing population, according to eHealth NSW chief executive Richard Taggart. Speaking at Australian Healthcare Week, Mr Taggart said growing numbers of older patients required more […]

International AI Summit comes to Dublin

12 March 2026

The International AI Summit is coming to Ireland. The event, taking place on 14 October 2026 in Dublin, is expected to draw over a thousand investors, innovators, heads of government, global leaders and academics. Ireland plays host to the conference as part of its Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Summit will […]

AI clinical decision support enters TGA regulatory pathway

9 March 2026

Botaniqal Clinics Australia has submitted its AI-enabled clinical decision support software, ROSE, to the Therapeutic Goods Administration for registration as Software as a Medical Device (SaMD). Botaniqal says the submission marks an early regulatory engagement approach as healthcare providers increasingly integrate structured AI-enabled systems into clinical workflows. ROSE operates within Botaniqal Clinics and is delivered […]

Inside i-scribe’s clinician-led approach to AI

8 March 2026

Play to hear Dr Emily Powell introduce this article. Video by tht.productions AI in healthcare can be safe, it can be ethical, and it can be transformative when it’s built the right way, says Australian startup i-scribe. “It is not about replacing clinicians, it’s about protecting them and supporting sustainable practice and improving quality care […]

First AI governance course launched for practitioners

5 March 2026

The Tech Diversity Academy is launching what it says is Australia’s first AI Governance Practitioners Programme, aimed at the professionals who will ultimately be accountable for how artificial intelligence (AI) is deployed in organisations. The Tech Diversity Academy is a not-for-profit foundation focused on educating, celebrating, and researching diversity in technology. The course covers […]

Cross-border AI partnership to facilitate joint funding bids

5 March 2026

University College Dublin (UCD) and Queen’s University Belfast have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a strategic cross-border partnership to drive economic competitiveness in the area of applied AI. The agreement sets out a framework for collaboration between CeADAR, Ireland’s Centre for Applied AI at UCD, and Queen’s University’s business-led innovation centre, Momentum […]

Australia’s first Pro Vice-Chancellor (AI) appointed at La Trobe

5 March 2026

La Trobe University has appointed AI transformation leader Phil Laufenberg as its inaugural Pro Vice-Chancellor (Artificial Intelligence) and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, in what the organisation said was a “landmark appointment that positions the University at the forefront of AI-enabled higher education in Australia.” La Trobe says as the first role of its kind in […]

AI lags in pilot stage, despite digital confidence

4 March 2026

Artificial intelligence has the potential to contribution billions to the Australian healthcare sector, but the majority of healthcare organisations are failing to move beyond AI pilots, according to a survey of healthcare professionals. Global process automation company Appian surveyed 500 Australian healthcare workers in Q4 2025. It revealed while 60 per cent are piloting AI […]

New AI-based screening to help beat breast cancer

4 March 2026

Artificial intelligence-based risk scores could make breast screening more personalised, helping to identify women at high risk. An AI algorithm used to detect breast cancer in screening scans has been adapted into a risk score that estimates a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer over the next four years, according to a paper published in […]

PODCAST: Interoperability theatre and “best of both worlds”

2 March 2026

Outgoing Director of Digital Health Strategy at the Catalan Health Service Jordi Piera Jimenez is interviewed on PULSE the Podcast, where he argues the biggest gap in digital health is the missing “meaningful infrastructure” that lets systems share a common language. As he prepares to step back from his formal role in Catalonia, Mr Piera […]

When AI becomes “the boss”: digital health’s next psychosocial risk

27 February 2026

Healthcare has spent the last decade digitising care. Now we’re digitising management. Not in the “new org chart” sense, more in the everyday reality of rosters, throughput targets, inbox triage, clinical documentation prompts, and performance dashboards. Increasingly, software (sometimes branded as “AI”) is being used to allocate work, monitor compliance, and “optimise” workflows. In other […]

AI in healthcare – the buck stops with clinicians

26 February 2026

With the growing incorporation of AI in healthcare, clinicians should remember that “the buck stops” with them. As such, healthcare professionals must ensure that they are informed about AI tools and clinical implications. That was the message from an expert panel discussion at the recent National Health Summit 2026. Clinicians ultimately will remain responsible for […]

Australia’s AI expert delivers urgent warning

26 February 2026

We need to ramp up investment in AI significantly or we’ll miss the AI race, Professor Toby Walsh said in his address to the National Press Club yesterday. Professor Walsh, one of the world’s foremost artificial intelligence (AI) researchers, gave a speech titled AI: doom or boom? Professor Walsh is a Scientia Professor of AI […]

AlayaCare launches agentic AI

25 February 2026

AlayaCare will launch its new Agentic AI solution, AlayaFlow, for its Australian and New Zealand customers at its flagship user conference in Sydney today. AlayaFlow is an AI-powered workflow platform built to automate costly and time-consuming administrative tasks. Powering a group of AI agents, AlayaFlow enables workflow automation, freeing up time for direct client care […]

Heidi launches clinical evidence tool, acquires UK AI firm

24 February 2026

Melbourne-based AI scribe platform Heidi has launched a new clinical evidence tool and acquired UK-based AI firm Automedica, marking its expansion beyond documentation into point-of-care clinical decision support. Heidi said today the release of Heidi Evidence and the acquisition of Automedica signalled its evolution from an AI scribe into an “AI Care Partner” spanning documentation, […]

Alcidion clears path for AI-enabled workflows

23 February 2026

Alcidion’s Miya Precision Concept Detection has been included on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods as a Class 1 Medical Device, in a move the company said would advance its AI strategy while benefitting health systems across multiple markets. Concept Detection is an AI-assisted feature within the Miya Noting module of Alcidion’s Miya Precision platform. […]

‘Buddy’ AI a winner for Uniting

23 February 2026

Uniting NSW & ACT says its generative AI assistant “Buddy” is now live in production across 1,000 community care workers, with staff reporting time savings of up to two hours a day through reduced administration. Twelve months after first outlining the concept publicly, the not-for-profit says the tool has moved from pilot to frontline deployment, […]

splose gets $46m funding boost

17 February 2026

Australian AI-powered practice management software company splose has announced a $46 million series A capital raise led by US-based growth equity firm Spectrum Equity, with participation from Athletic Ventures. South-Australian-founded splose is strongly focused on allied health with a platform bringing clinical notes, bookings, invoicing, payments and reporting into one system. It says its end-to-end […]

AI tools could support people living with diabetes

17 February 2026

Innovative research projects that leverage AI technology, reduce diabetes complications, and seek to preserve and restore beta cell function are set for a $2 million investment through the Diabetes Australia Research Trust. The funding will support 19 cutting edge projects across fundamental, clinical, health systems and public health research, as part of Diabetes Australia’s commitment […]

Best Practice launches free Lyrebird AI scribe tier

16 February 2026

Best Practice today launched a free tier of Lyrebird Health’s AI scribe to its Bp Premier customers. Announcing the release, Best Practice said, “Administrative burden on general practitioners has increased significantly in recent years. GPs face mounting documentation, compliance, and reporting requirements while still needing to deliver high-quality care within limited consultation times. The new […]

Emotion-aware companion robots designed to keep watch

16 February 2026

Applied AI innovator, Australian-based AIBUILD has launched its emotion-aware companion robots designed to spot the early physical and emotional changes in older adults living at home. AIBUILD says rather than “alarm systems waiting for something to go wrong” , the mobile, autonomous robots live in the home and absorb and learn what “normal” looks like for the […]

Health NZ explores AI for better breast cancer screening

13 February 2026

Health NZ has taken the first step in exploring how AI tools could support breast screening services and improve early detection for women across the country. A newly issued Request for Information signals an “initial validation step” to understand available industry capabilities and approaches for the use of AI image-reading for breast screening services. Any […]

Digital Health Week: LHS strategies in the AI era

10 February 2026

Healthcare executives are facing a critical leadership challenge. No longer whether or not to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) but “what front end investments are needed in what sequence and how to decide what to scale”. Speaking at Digital Health Week 2026 Professor Peter Steele, from the University of Melbourne, said Learning Health System methods could […]

QDHeC leads AI literacy initiative

9 February 2026

An international research collaboration has been formed, led by the University of Queensland (UQ), to help prepare the health workforce for an AI-enabled world. The DIGI-HEAL framework was one of seven projects funded through the UQ Global Partnerships Funding Scheme in 2025. The initiative is led by Senior Research Fellow Dr Lee Woods from the […]

More could benefit from cochlear implant technology – Summit

9 February 2026

Artificial intelligence and robotics may be significantly advancing cochlear implant technology for patients and surgeons, but only a small number of Australian adults are benefiting. Only 10–11% of adults who could benefit from a cochlear implant currently receive one, largely due to fragmented care and a lack of clear referral pathways, according to experts meeting in Sydney on the […]

AI rapidly driving advances in cancer treatment

4 February 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly accelerating the shift towards personalised cancer treatments, says RMIT School of Science Associate Professor Jessica Holien. Today on World Cancer Day, Associate Professor Holien says advances are improving treatment options. “Because of the powerful combination of biology, technology and AI, we are moving beyond standard chemotherapy and one-size-fits-all therapies toward […]

Opinion: How the UAE is engineering the world’s first AI-powered health ecosystem

22 January 2026

As health systems across the world struggle to keep pace with aging populations, chronic disease, rising expenditure, and mounting workforce pressures, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is moving in a direction that stands apart. While many nations remain locked into fragmented digital projects or endless pilot programmes, the UAE has progressed beyond experimentation and is […]

$20m boost for Australia’s AI brain mapping

21 January 2026

The National Reconstruction Fund (NRFC) – Australia’s sovereign investor in manufacturing capability – is taking a $20 million preferred equity stake in Australian neuroscience company Omniscient Neurotechnology. Omniscient (o8t®) is a global leader in connectomics, leveraging AI to decode the complexity of the human brain by meticulously mapping individuals’ brain connections. The company’s technology uses […]

WA makes $700k AI investment to improve patient flow

8 January 2026

The Western Australian government has announced a $700,000 investment into an innovative AI pilot aimed at strengthening the State’s health system and supporting timely access to care in the upcoming winter season. The Office of Digital Government will partner with WA Health to deliver the AI-enabled solution, with the goal of improving workflows and increasing […]

Experts warn of AI safety risks in primary care

17 December 2025

Newly published University of Sydney research has sounded a warning that Artificial Intelligence is “racing ahead of safety checks” and putting patients and health systems at risk. The study, published in The Lancet Primary Care, synthesised global evidence on how AI is being used in primary care using data from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, […]

GigaTIME: AI meets clinical data

10 December 2025

GigaTIME, a new AI-powered pathology model, can analyse tumour microenvironments to help reveal how individual immune cells interact with tumours. A recent joint study from Providence Genomics, Microsoft Research and the University of Washington revealed the breakthrough that can potentially unlock improved treatment response for millions of patients who receive targeted immunotherapies for cancer. The […]

MediRecords unveils Evolve Direct for inbox management

10 December 2025

MediRecords today announced the upcoming launch of Evolve Direct, an AI-powered tool designed to streamline medical clinic inbox management and dramatically reduce administrative burden, scheduled for release in early 2026. MediRecords founder and chief executive officer Matthew Galetto said the launch demonstrates a commitment to simplifying clinic workflows to reduce burnout and boost patient care. “Evolve […]

‘Guardrails’ needed for AI in healthcare – AIDH

9 December 2025

The Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) has welcomed the release of a National AI Plan as a “significant policy achievement”, but recommends the Federal Government considers guardrails for AI in healthcare. AIDH says the National Plan identifies the advantages of AI in healthcare but it falls short in addressing the specific risks. Harms caused […]

Opinion: AI in healthcare hiring – from urgency to impact

5 December 2025

Healthcare leaders are facing the perfect storm: workforce shortages, rising patient demand, cost pressures, and longer hiring cycles. Hospitals and aged care providers are being asked to do the impossible — fill critical roles faster, without sacrificing the quality of care or the humanity of the hiring experience. And the pressure isn’t easing anytime soon. […]

iLA brings assistive tech into the digital age

5 December 2025

iLA, a not‑for‑profit organisation dedicated to helping people age well, has made a digital leap with three successful pilot projects using AI, virtual and augmented reality. The national organisation, based in WA, is a leader in the aged-care/assistive-technology ecosystem in Australia and a delivery partner for the Australian Government’s Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy […]

NQPHN uses AI to boost screening

4 December 2025

Northern Queensland Primary Health Network has enlisted interactive AI technology to help combat rising rates of bowel cancer. NQPHN has partnered with Healthily to use its GoShare AI platform, which allows general practitioners to deliver a bowel cancer screening bundle that uses AI voice calls, SMS reminders, and phone conversations to answer questions from eligible […]

New AI safety institute to launch

3 December 2025

Australia’s new Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI) will respond to AI-related risks and harms. The government made a $29.9 million commitment to establish the AI Safety Institute in early 2026 to ensure that the government is monitoring and responding to risks, supporting agencies and regulators. The announcement came as part of the launch of the […]

La Trobe and OpenAI working together for research, innovation

3 December 2025

La Trobe University and OpenAI are collaborating to deploy ChatGPT Edu at scale to students and staff across the University, with 5,000 licences rolled out in 2026 and full access to all, with 40,000 licences by 2027. OpenAI will work with La Trobe to help embed AI into the curriculum, including the creation of Australia’s […]

National AI Plan to capitalise on positive impacts in healthcare

3 December 2025

The Australian Government has this week released its National AI Plan, which it says is a comprehensive roadmap for building an AI-enabled economy for the benefit of all Australians. Experts have labelled the plan a good starting point but have also warned gaps remain in how Australia manages the risks associated with AI, along with […]

Accuracy and collaboration key to AI trust in healthcare – study

2 December 2025

The rapid growth of AI has outpaced research into what consumers actually want from AI-powered health applications, according to new research from Monash University. The study examined public perceptions of AI diagnostics and virtual health assistants for heart disease and depression. More than 1,100 Australians participated in a survey evaluating five key characteristics: anonymised data […]

The personal care concierges being made possible by agentic AI

28 November 2025

Empathy is critical in healthcare. Yet providing an empathetic patient journey isn’t always easy. While AI has already begun to make patient interactions more personalised and efficient, the evolution of agentic AI is giving rise to the possibility of virtual personal care concierges that can act autonomously to anticipate needs and deliver the personalisation, timing […]

Novel approach tests scribe safety

28 November 2025

Lyrebird’s AI-enabled digital scribe was put to the test at a crowdsourcing event organised by the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) at the University of Sydney this week. The Digital Scribe Safety Challenge brought together more than 20 students, early-mid career researchers and clinicians to identify risks associated with the use of Artificial Intelligence […]

Specialists back Medow Health AI

27 November 2025

Australian startup Medow Health AI, which develops AI native tools for specialist doctors to automate medical reports, has successfully closed a $3million funding round backed by the same doctors who funded the company’s first capital raise. Some of the specialist doctors who have come on board a second time as investors and advisors include Chris […]

Clinical trials get an AI boost

25 November 2025

Sydney-based health tech company Clinrol has been recognised across several top awards programs for its AI-powered clinical trial platform. Clinrol won the AI Innovation People’s Choice and Tech Innovation People’s Choice at the Finder Innovation Awards 2025, and placed as a finalist in the Tech Innovation category. At Telstra’s Best of Business Awards last month, Clinrol was named […]

AI-powered imaging has potential for personalised melanoma care

24 November 2025

Australian researchers have developed a new AI-powered imaging method that could help doctors better predict how melanoma patients will respond to immunotherapy. The research team, led by Dr Priyanka Rana and Dr Sidong Liu from Macquarie University’s Australian Institute of Health Innovation, worked closely with Melanoma Institute Australia. Their study was published in the IEEE […]

Good data, retained workforce critical to AI opportunities in health

21 November 2025

Harnessing AI could “supercharge” Australia’s economy by $235 billion, but benefits for the health sector will rely on access to good data and keeping skilled workers onshore – that’s according to one of the lead reviewers of a new report published by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering. The report suggested that with […]

Altera Digital Health launches ambient scribe

20 November 2025

Altera Digital Health has announced the general availability of Sunrise™ Thread AI, designed to strengthen human connection in care delivery, reduce manual data entry and improve documentation accuracy. Sunrise Thread AI is a native ambient scribe and documentation assistant that captures patient-provider conversations in real time and automatically generates a structured summary of the visit […]

Heidi AI scribe rolls out across 1000 New Zealand EDs

20 November 2025

Australian-founded AI scribe Heidi is being rolled out across all Health New Zealand emergency departments with the goal of alleviating administrative burdens for ED teams and improving patient care nationwide. Health NZ announced the roll out last month but did not name a supplier at that time. Heidi said the rollout marked a “significant step […]

HealthScreen opens in Sydney

18 November 2025

Preventative health company HealthScreen has officially launched in Sydney, building on the success of its Melbourne centre offering advanced precision health diagnostics. HealthScreen uses a combination of AI-assisted MRI screening sequences, genetic testing, and a comprehensive panel of 100+ biomarkers across more than 50 medical categories. It offers clients the ability to detect early indicators of more than 1,000 […]

Laronix secures $3.2m for AI voice restoration technology

18 November 2025

Voice restoration technology provider Laronix has been awarded $3.2 million in non-dilutive funding from the Australian Government’s 2025 Industry Growth Program, with the aim of accelerating development of the company’s MIRA Voice product line. Laronix is an ISO-13485 certified med tech company specialising in advanced AI-powered voice restoration technologies for patients with permanent, chronic and […]

Harrison.ai’s latest AI tool assists cancer screening

17 November 2025

AI-automated radiology solutions provider Harrison.ai has announced the launch of its CE-marked CT Chest solution, an AI tool that assists clinicians to detect 167 radiological features – including those that may be suggestive of life-threatening conditions, tumors and chronic diseases including cancer. In a statement, Harrison.ai said that with “one of the broadest coverages in […]

InterSystems launches HealthShare AI assistant

13 November 2025

Data technology provider InterSystems has announced the launch of InterSystems HealthShare AI Assistant – a new generative AI capability designed to assist clinicians, case managers and administrators to access and understand patient information faster and more intuitively. Built on the foundation of InterSystems’ HealthShare Unified Care Record (UCR), which powers more than one billion health […]

Everlab spots health risks early with preventive care platform

11 November 2025

Preventive care platform Everlab is reporting reduced admin time, fewer missed health risks and detection of life-threatening conditions through its comprehensive personalised healthcare membership model. Everlab’s flagship clinic in Melbourne, together with a network of partner diagnostic facilities across major Australian cities – including Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and Canberra – provides members with flexible […]

An eye for early disease detection

7 November 2025

A new research initiative will use artificial intelligence (AI) and retinal imaging as a “window to whole-body health”. The project is led by the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC), with Monash University and Optain Health. Researchers will develop a foundational AI model capable of detecting a wide range of systemic diseases – including cardiovascular […]

Harrison.ai’s free AI platform to support third-party algorithms

6 November 2025

Clinician-led AI imaging provider Harrison.ai has announced the release of the Harrison.ai Open Platform, a move the company says will “eliminate platform fees and enable single-integration access to multiple AI vendors.” Harrison.ai solutions are available in more than 40 countries – and are used by half of all Australian radiologists. In a statement, the company […]

Oracle Health leaders showcase “EHR of the Future”

5 November 2025

Oracle has previewed its “AI-first” overhaul of the Oracle Health electronic health record (EHR), featuring embedded agents and a new data foundation aimed at improving clinician, patient and payer workflows. Speaking at Oracle AI World in Las Vegas last month, Oracle vice president of product management Deepak Arora said the healthcare industry was “ready for change.” […]

MOD3RN partners with Caregility to accelerate virtual, AI uptake

5 November 2025

Global enterprise telehealth provider Caregility Corporation has announced a strategic reseller partnership with Australia-based tech solutions provider MOD3RN Care, in a collaboration that aims to accelerate adoption of virtual care and AI-enabled care models across the country. In a statement, the companies said the partnership aligned with “growing momentum across Australia’s public and private sectors […]

Firstsource and Monash to collaborate on AI research

4 November 2025

The application of AI to address challenges in healthcare will be a key focus area for a partnership announced this week between Monash University and RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group’s Firstsource Solutions Limited. Firstsource and Monash signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the university’s Clayton campus in Melbourne, in the presence of the Victorian Minister for […]

HIMAA25: AI and Health Information Management

4 November 2025

The impact of AI on the health information management profession is a two-way street – with HIMs set to play a key role in shaping how AI is used and developed in the health sector, according to Hugh Neylan, an Australian now leading the Health division at Faculty AI in London. Speaking at the Health […]

Topcon Healthcare acquires NZ-founded Toku

31 October 2025

New Zealand-founded AI-powered health tech company Toku is set to be acquired by global digital health and ocular data solutions provider Topcon Healthcare. Now San Diego-based, Toku’s platforms CLAiR, BioAge and MyKidneyAI use standard colour fundus photographs (retinal images) to deliver real-time assessments of cardiovascular risk, biological aging and chronic kidney disease. Powered by one […]

Monash AI researcher awarded $1.375m fellowship

30 October 2025

A Monash University researcher is the first AI scientist to receive a Viertel Fellowship worth $1.375 million to advance pioneering research in AI-driven healthcare. The Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation, in association with Bellberry – a not-for-profit organisation supporting research projects across Australia – announced three recipients of the 2025 Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellowships. […]

St Vincent’s accelerates MRI tests

30 October 2025

St Vincent’s Healthcare Group has applied AI acceleration technology to reduce the time for some imaging tests by 75 per cent. Speaking at the HealthTech Ireland Symposium last week (Wednesday 22 Oct 2025), Prof Ronan Killeen, Consultant Radiologist at St Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH), said the new technology has cut the time to completion of […]

New model a breakthrough in rare disease management

29 October 2025

A world-first AI-powered disease progression model for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a milestone in the application of digital health technologies for rare disease management and precision medicine. The model has been developed through a collaboration between Swinburne University of Technology, the FSHD Global Research Foundation, the National Imaging Facility (NIF) and Springbok Analytics. It […]

AI Scribe trial expands to cover 1000 ED licences

28 October 2025

Health Minister Simeon Brown has confirmed plans for an expanded AI scribe rollout, which will include 1000 doctors and frontline staff working in emergency departments across the country. The plan was first outlined to Pulse+IT by HealthX director of digital innovation and AI Sonny Taite earlier this week, with an AI scribe prototype set to […]

Qscan embeds AI for radiologists

27 October 2025

Qscan Group, one of Australia’s largest outpatient imaging networks, has deployed CARPL.ai, the world’s largest AI marketplace for radiology, directly within its Intelerad PACS environment to power its next generation of AI-assisted reporting workflows. The deployment enables Qscan’s radiologists to access and validate AI algorithms, including tools supporting Australia’s National Lung Cancer Screening Program, from […]

HealthX looks to fast-track innovation with monthly initiatives

27 October 2025

Health NZ’s newly established HealthX team aims to fast-track digital innovations across the country’s health sector – beginning with an AI scribe prototype and with an eye to future virtual care models. HealthX director of digital innovation and AI Sonny Taite told Pulse+IT his team had also set themselves the “additional challenge” of delivering monthly […]

AI promises productivity and economic gains for Australian health sector – report

22 October 2025

Artificial intelligence has the potential to boost Australia’s health workforce productivity by eight per cent, while also lifting gross value added in healthcare by $14b, according to an economic analysis published this week. The report, Australia’s AI Opportunity: Adopt, Develop, Lead also suggests AI could increase the country’s overall GDP by up to $142 billion […]

Care GP aims to scale agentic AI across 7,000 clinics

21 October 2025

Australian healthcare startup Care GP has announced plans to accelerate the national rollout of its agentic AI solutions. Care GP’s first AI agent Samantha is designed to automate critical workflows for doctor and patient records – including processing and allocation of medical documents. The company says its solution currently saves GP clinics an average of […]

Optain Health will innovate from Melbourne hub

20 October 2025

Optain Health, a world leader in artificial intelligence-enabled medical technologies has announced it is establishing its global R&D team, engineering hub and headquarters in Melbourne. Optain is a healthcare technology company applying AI, robotic retinal imaging and teleophthalmology to detect eye and systemic disease earlier. The groundbreaking technology was first developed in Victoria and has […]

AI support to diagnose hip dysplasia sooner

20 October 2025

New research from the Royal Australasian College of Physician’s Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health indicates that AI could soon transform how doctors diagnose hip dysplasia in children across Australia and around the world. The findings show that AI has the potential to deliver expert-level accuracy, increase diagnostic efficiency, reduce healthcare disparities, and make early diagnosis more […]

Smart devices could monitor and treat heart disease – research

17 October 2025

Smart devices that utilise artificial intelligence have “enormous potential” to treat heart disease and New Zealand could be at the forefront – given the right investment – according to a leading scientist at the University of Auckland. A group of heart scientists led by University of Auckland professor Julian Paton have gathered latest research on […]

HEALWELL AI takes advanced suite of tools to clinicians

16 October 2025

Preventative care provider HEALWELL AI has announced that its acquisition of New Zealand-founded Orion Health has led to the global launch of AmadeusAI – which it says is now “deeply integrated” with HEALWELL’s DARWEN AI technology. DARWEN offers next-generation healthcare AI and patient identification features – and by embedding the technology into Orion Health’s Amadeus […]

ProCan wins AI-F1 challenge

15 October 2025

The Proteome of Cancer (ProCan®) program, based at Children’s Medical Research Institute, Sydney, is the winner of the AI-F1 National Innovation Challenge. Australian technology leader ResetData, backed by ASX-listed Centuria Capital Group, made the announcement today at the NVIDIA AI Day at the Sydney SXSW Festival. The ProCan program is pioneering the use of […]

AI shown to boost diagnosis in emergency dept

14 October 2025

New research led by the Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI) at Macquarie University shows that artificial intelligence (AI) used for on-the-spot interpretation of chest x-rays in hospital emergency departments increases the rate of correct diagnosis by 5.9%. The research published in the Emergency Medicine Journal evaluated the use by doctors of an AI tool, […]

Qualtrics survey: Consumers prioritise the human connection

13 October 2025

Australians are among the world’s least likely consumers to trust companies to use AI responsibly. In a recent survey, just 23 per cent trust organisations compared to 29 per cent globally. New research from experience management company Qualtrics, which surveyed 20,000 consumers across 14 countries, revealed a widening gap between AI’s “promise and reality”. Fifty-eight […]

patientMpower breakthrough for chronic lung disease

9 October 2025

Irish medtech company patientMpower is developing an AI-powered tool to predict worsening of chronic lung conditions using remote monitoring equipment. Developed in partnership with RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, University College Dublin (UCD) and Enterprise Ireland, the new software will initially focus on interstitial lung diseases (ILD) – a chronic condition in which […]

NHS to test AI at “unprecedented scale”

9 October 2025

A new cloud computer system will allow AI tools to be tested across the NHS on an unprecedented scale in an effort to boost early diagnosis. The AI Results and Standards Platform (AIR-SP) is being built by NHS England to enable trusts across the country to join trials of AI in screening to help speed […]

Groundbreaking step into the future for Authotics

9 October 2025

NSW podiatrist Brendan Sutton is spearheading a new wave of allied healthcare accessibility. The regional specialist is bringing over 15 years of hands-on experience to orthotics patients using artificial intelligence and a customised avatar. “As podiatrists, we use orthotics regularly, and I noticed that many of my patients were travelling long distances and struggling to […]

Fujitsu – NVIDIA collaboration to benefit ANZ health providers

8 October 2025

Fujitsu has announced an expanded strategic collaboration with NVIDIA aimed at creating full-stack AI infrastructure that integrates AI agents, in a move both companies say will benefit health providers across Australia and New Zealand. The initiative aims to boost enterprises’ competitive edge through AI, while preserving their autonomy in AI utilisation. In a statement, the […]

CSIRO highlights need for Indigenous-led approach to AI in healthcare

7 October 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has potential to improve healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, according to a new report from CSIRO. The report was a collaboration between CSIRO scientists and Indigenous partner organisations and recommends the safe and effective use of AI “must be guided by Indigenous voices and knowledge.” CSIRO research scientist and […]

AI for healthcare admin more widely accepted

3 October 2025

New Zealand healthcare providers are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to cut administration burdens and free up time for patient care. The 2025 BNZ Healthcare survey of private health providers found that two-thirds had used or considered AI tools, with note-taking AI scribes the most common. However, clinical tools such as imaging and diagnostic […]

AI put to the test in emergency triage

2 October 2025

AI could be useful when used in conjunction with clinical staff, but should not be used as a stand-alone triage tool, a major emergency medicine conference was told this week. The conference heard that despite the growing issue of overcrowding in the emergency room, and the rapid development of tools like ChatGPT, artificial intelligence was […]

MediQo launches AI receptionist for clinics

2 October 2025

Australian-designed AI-powered healthcare platform MediQo has officially launched its AI Phone Receptionist, following a limited rollout at practices across the country. The MediQo AI Receptionist answers calls after hours, books patient appointments, handles FAQs, prepares pre-consult notes for doctors and is designed to help clinics increase revenue, reduce administrative load and improve patient care. MediQo […]

Indi raises $1.46 million to assist complex care journeys

1 October 2025

AI-powered co-pilot app Indi, which aims to help parents of children with complex care needs, has raised $1.46 million towards accelerating growth and shoring up its industry position. Indi said the funding would “cement its position as Australia’s breakout healthtech company – creating a new category of family-centred digital health with global ambitions.” “The funding […]

AI ‘epilepsy detective’ spots early warning signs

1 October 2025

Australian researchers have created an advanced AI tool that can detect tiny brain lesions that cause severe epilepsy in children, a development they say will allow faster diagnosis, more precise treatment and even a potential cure. Developed by a team at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH), the ‘AI epilepsy […]

New Zealand healthcare system reaches “crux point” – report

26 September 2025

New Zealand’s healthcare system is at a “crux point,” needing reimagining and reevaluation in order to ensure its long-term sustainability, according to a new report from Deloitte. Deloitte’s Healthy Systems – Technology Driving Sustainable Healthcare report says that by leveraging current and emerging digital tools and technologies, “we have the opportunity to create positive feedback […]

Survey finds AI is “well embedded” across NZ primary care

26 September 2025

Collaborative Aotearoa’s latest AI in Primary Care Working Group survey results show artificial intelligence (AI) has become “well embedded” in everyday general practice across New Zealand. Conducted in August 2025, the survey captured responses from 87 participants across a range of roles, including general practitioners, nurses, practice managers, allied health professionals, and clinical pharmacists. General […]

Researchers use AI for eye disease prevention

23 September 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) can spot which young adults need treatment to prevent vision loss, according to research recently presented at the 43rd Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. Researchers looked at people with keratoconus, a visual impairment that generally develops in teenagers and young adults and tends to worsen into adulthood. The […]

Health NZ ends Tuhi in-house scribe project

19 September 2025

Health NZ has confirmed the discontinuation of its Tuhi “in-house scribe” app project, saying it will instead focus on trials of existing scribe providers. Earlier this month, Pulse+IT reported on recently released ministerial briefing documents which showed Health NZ had been developing the Tuhi App with the aim of “improving productivity and experience” for clinicians […]

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