Pulse+IT's weekly round-up of Australian and New Zealand health IT and eHealth news for the week ending October 1:
Pledge to open new Perth Children's Hospital 'before end of year'
ABC News ~ Jacob Kagi ~ 30/09/2016
WA Premier Colin Barnett has guaranteed the trouble-plagued new Perth Children's Hospital will open this year but still cannot say exactly when that will occur.
Pragmatic Kiwis refuse to buy into wearables hype: IDC
CIO NZ ~ Divina Paredes ~ 29/09/2016
Adoption of smartwatches and fitness wearables is growing year on year, but the latest IDC research suggests Kiwi consumers may already be over the initial hype of these devices.