Artificial Intelligence

The revolution changing the face of healthcare delivery

Healthengine launches AI receptionist to support GPs

15 August 2025

Healthengine booking platform has introduced an AI-powered receptionist named Helen, designed for Australian general practices. Positioned as ‘intelligent support for your practice, 24/7,’ the service is available to GP customers nationwide. The AI receptionist integrates securely with leading practice management software providers, including Best Practice and MedicalDirector Pracsoft, allowing seamless access to appointment schedules. It […]

Ibec survey finds AI, cybersecurity most critical priorities

14 August 2025

A new survey of digital health enterprises in Ireland has identified AI and cybersecurity as key priorities for the future. In the bespoke survey, commissioned by Ibec and conducted by Amárach Research, 65 per cent of the enterprises said AI is an area of critical importance for Irish operations, while 61 per cent identified cybersecurity […]

Medilit launches customised care plan generator

14 August 2025

AI medical scribe Medilit has launched its AI Chronic Disease Management (CDM) care plan generator to align with changes to the government’s CDM framework. Medilit CEO and Co-founder Naeim Abedi says its AI models have been trained on RACGP guidelines and Medicare requirements to ensure compliance. “The AI Care Plan generator is part of Medilit […]

Pragmatic guide to AI for clinicians

14 August 2025

Clinicians using artificial intelligence (AI) tools including ambient scribes for note taking are invited to consult a new set of resources published this week by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC). The series has “pragmatic AI guidance for clinicians” to support the steps of ‘before you use’, ‘while you use’ […]

Equitable AI is a team effort, says Dedalus bias expert

13 August 2025

Some bias in artificial intelligence is unavoidable and essential for learning, says expert solution architect Philip Stalley-Gordon. However harmful biases from historical or systemic prejudice must be found and addressed. “Everyone needs to be taught about bias in artificial intelligence, because otherwise we end up embedding it in our models… the horse will be bolted, […]

AMA calls for expert clinical oversight for AI in healthcare

12 August 2025

The Australian Medical Association is calling for the establishment of a dedicated group of health experts to provide clinical leadership and guidance on the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen said AI had gained significant momentum over the past decade, promising to revolutionise medical practice and transform patient outcomes. […]

X-ray reporting gets AI boost

11 August 2025

Researchers from CSIRO’s Australian e-Health Research Centre have developed a world-first method to teach artificial intelligence (AI) how to write more accurate chest X-ray reports by giving it the same information doctors use in real life. Using more than 46,000 real-world patient cases from a leading US hospital dataset, the team trained a powerful multimodal […]

NZ’s GP scribe uptake highlighted by Otago Uni study

11 August 2025

Many New Zealand GPs have taken up using AI scribes regardless of ongoing legal and ethical challenges – and despite concerns about data security, patient consent and potential impacts on doctor-patient relationships, according to a new study from the University of Otago. Forty per cent of those surveyed reported using AI scribes to take patient […]

Philips monitoring tech offers significant gains for Royal Perth Hospital

4 August 2025

A study into remote continuous vital sign monitoring for scoliosis surgery patients has shown a meaningful shift in post-operative care, reducing intensive care hours by 69 per cent and saving thousands of dollars per patient. A collaborative study between Royal Perth Hospital and technology provider Philips, published in Anesthesia & Analgesia, looks at the economic […]

Orion and HEALWELL combine strengths for global growth

1 August 2025

Orion CEO discusses working with HEALWELL and analyses New Zealand’s digital health scene. Orion Health’s acquisition by Canadian preventative care provider HEALWELL AI has seen the acceleration of the New Zealand-based health tech provider’s global roll out of AI technologies, says its CEO Brad Porter. As well as leading Orion Health, Mr Porter is chief […]

JHealth adds AI voice-to-text to Gastroenterology Suite

31 July 2025

Australian health IT vendor JHealth has integrated AI-powered voice-to-text functionality into its Gastroenterology Suite, aiming to reduce documentation time and increase throughput in endoscopy units. JHealth says the new feature enables clinicians to dictate their findings, with AI transcription handling what is typically the most time-consuming part of the reporting process. Studies have shown that […]

Admin robots key to PHOs’ Health Accelerator initiative

31 July 2025

Four of New Zealand’s largest primary care organisations have this week launched Health Accelerator, a new initiative seeking to transform the future of primary care across the country. Health Accelerator is an innovation hub aimed at developing and deploying digital solutions to “empower primary care and improve patient care,” with its first innovations including a […]

AlayaCare brings AI boost to ANZ home care delivery

30 July 2025

AlayaCare today launched Layla in Australia and New Zealand, an AI-powered conversational assistant designed to enable care teams’ access to a real-time wealth of data. AlayaCare’s General Manager ANZ Annette Hili says Layla is a major step forward and has the potential to unlock productivity for the home care sector. “In this new funding environment, […]

Fianna Fail calls for National Artificial Intelligence Office

24 July 2025

Fianna Fail has brought a proposal to Government for a National Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026, which would establish a State body to oversee, enforce, and support the ethical, transparent, and innovative use of artificial intelligence in Ireland. The National Artificial Intelligence Office (NAIO) would provide independent oversight of high-risk AI systems and support the deployment […]

Irish company signs exclusive global licence with Philips

24 July 2025

Irish medtech company Head Diagnostics has signed an exclusive global licence with Philips for a novel digital cognitive assessment platform. The platform, which enhances the ability of clinicians to detect cognitive decline at the earliest possible stage, is being rebranded as HDx Cognition. David van Zuydam, CEO of Head Diagnostics, said: “Head Diagnostics will now […]

iMedX gains AI scribe endorsement from Health NZ

24 July 2025

iMedX has announced its formal endorsement by Health New Zealand as one of only two ambient AI scribe tools approved for trialling within public health services across the country. In a statement, iMedX said the endorsement followed a rigorous review by the National Artificial Intelligence and Algorithm Expert Advisory Group (NAIAEAG), focusing on privacy, security, […]

AI drives preventive health platform for diabetes

23 July 2025

Australians living with or at risk of developing type 2 diabetes will have free access to a Diabetes Australia digital health six-month pilot program. The AI-driven prevention platform is based on the UK’s award winning Gro Health platform is a partnership with UK-based DDM Health. The platform, known locally as GroAus, harnesses artificial intelligence and […]

Everlab eyes international growth with latest $15m funding

23 July 2025

Preventive care platform Everlab has announced a successful AU$15m seed round led by global growth equity firm Left Lane Capital. In a statement, Melbourne-based Everlab said the funding would accelerate its international expansion, advance the development of its proprietary AI healthtech platform, and support the rollout of an integrated product ecosystem. Everlab’s AI-powered health platform […]

Fujitsu’s ‘skeleton’ tech to make early disease diagnosis

22 July 2025

Fujitsu and Acer Medical have announced a collaboration to develop “aiGait”, a solution leveraging Fujitsu’s advanced skeleton recognition AI technology. The technology detects gait pattern abnormalities and supports the early diagnosis of dementia and Parkinson’s disease. While still in its conceptual phase and currently being trialled in Taiwan, “aiGait” represents a significant leap forward in […]

Issues with AI learning model

22 July 2025

Federated learning may minimise data-sharing challenges, however it introduces new governance complexities that healthcare organisations are not adequately prepared for. Unlike traditional machine learning that centralises patient data, federated learning allows AI models to be trained across multiple healthcare institutions without sharing sensitive patient information. A scoping review published by a team of researchers from […]

‘AI is not intelligent at all’: Why our dignity is at risk

18 July 2025

The age of artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed our interactions, but threatens human dignity on a worldwide scale, according to a study led by Charles Darwin University (CDU). Study lead author Dr Maria Randazzo, an academic from CDU’s School of Law, found the technology was reshaping Western legal and ethical landscapes at unprecedented speed but was undermining […]

AHHA calls for robust AI governance frameworks

17 July 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to reshape healthcare delivery, but only if it is introduced in ways that are safe, transparent, and earn the trust of clinicians and patients alike, says the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA). AHHA Chief Executive Officer Tony Farley said: ‘To get this right, we need nationally consistent frameworks […]

Heidi gains official Health NZ ambient scribe approval

17 July 2025

Heidi Health’s AI medical scribe has received official endorsement from Health New Zealand’s National Artificial Intelligence and Algorithm Expert Advisory Group (NAIAEAG). Heidi joins iMedX as the only two ambient medical scribes with NAIAEAG endorsement. The endorsement sees Heidi’s AI technology officially approved for pilot use throughout Health NZ’s healthcare services, which Heidi CEO and […]

AI-driven blood tests could detect cancer

16 July 2025

UNSW Sydney scientists are working to develop Australia’s first commercialised lipid-based blood test for breast cancer detection powered by artificial intelligence (AI), with a version of it already being used in clinics. Associate Professor Fatemeh Vafaee and her team at the Vafaee Lab envision developing AI-enabled blood testing platforms to detect and monitor a range of cancers […]

Sovereign AI venture aimed at regulated sectors

15 July 2025

Matt Vitale, co-founder of equity crowdfunding platform Birchal, has launched New Dialogue, a new venture targeting Australia’s AI sovereignty challenge. New Dialogue is an enterprise AI platform that enables organisations to deploy open-source large language models (LLMs) in their own secure environments. The company is positioning itself as a practical middle ground between public black-box […]

AIDH releases guide to AI scribes

15 July 2025

The Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) has released a new resource: Implementation of AI Scribes in Healthcare Workflows—”a comprehensive guide for clinicians, practice managers, and digital health leaders”. AIDH outlines key considerations for healthcare organisations, from assessing organisational readiness and selecting appropriate vendors, to ensuring privacy compliance and obtaining informed patient consent. It also addresses the nuances […]

Artrya makes gains in US with Salix Coronary Anatomy platform

15 July 2025

Australian medical technology company Artrya has announced a deal with US healthcare provider Tanner Health for the use of its Salix Coronary Anatomy platform. Artrya said its first US revenue represented a major milestone as the company continues to transition to a revenue-stage business. Artrya’s Salix AI-powered cloud platform allows near-real time, point of care […]

TMRW keeping it real with personalised healthcare

14 July 2025

Healthcare startup TMRW has appointed Dr Chris Chappel, co-founder of Evergreen Doctors, functional medicine clinic in Sydney, as its Chief Medical Officer. Dr Chappel has helped develop TMRW’s clinical architecture – from designing diagnostic protocols to ensuring the company’s AI-driven platform is grounded in real-world medical insight. TMRW aims to scale personalised, proactive healthcare across Australia and beyond. […]

On the frontline of digital solutions tackling pathogen control

14 July 2025

Australians were confronted with the world of deadly pathogens during the COVID-19 pandemic. From daily news coverage to social media, medical professionals and others, the public sought information on viruses and vaccinations. For researchers at CSIRO’s Australian e-Health Research Centre, the quest continues. “What makes a vaccine successful?”, “How might a virus evolve to […]

Breaking the bias: Equitable AI at the heart of design

10 July 2025

Bias in AI can lead to serious inequalities in healthcare. So, planning for fairness from the outset, by putting equity at the heart of design, is a priority for the sector. Expert solution architect Philip Stalley-Gordon will share his knowledge on ‘breaking the bias in AI’ at a free webinar on August 7. Mr […]

Australian scientists use AI to fight bacteria with synthetic proteins

10 July 2025

Australian scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to generate a ready-to-use biological protein that can kill antibiotic resistant bacteria like E. coli, in what is believed to be a first of its kind development in Australia. The study published in Nature Communications describes a new way to combat the “growing crisis” caused by antibiotic resistant […]

Govt’s “nothing burger” AI strategy short on new policy & investment

10 July 2025

New Zealand’s first AI Strategy, released by the Government this week, has been picked apart by academics who say it is lacking in new policy and investment and sets a “dangerous path forward.” In launching the strategy, Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Shane Reti said it aimed to “boost productivity and grow a competitive economy.” […]

Australia’s nursing trailblazers celebrated

9 July 2025

Clinician researcher Professor Michelle Barakat-Johnson who pioneered the launch of Australia’s first hybrid model of specialist wound care—the Wound Care Command Centre, at the Royal Prince Alfred Virtual Hospital – is a finalist in the Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers. It is Australia’s only award specifically recognising nurses who are transforming the nation’s health […]

Large-scale AI integration between Annalise.ai & Parkway in Singapore

9 July 2025

AI-powered clinical radiology solution provider Annalise.ai has announced the deployment of its chest x-ray technology across the Parkway Radiology network in Singapore. Annalise.ai is Harrison.ai’s radiology AI solution, and in a statement the company said its Enterprise CXR solution – which can identify up to 124 findings on chest X-rays in seconds and allow radiologists […]

Health Commissioner urges move away from “legacy thinking,” embraces tech

9 July 2025

New Zealand’s health system is being held back by “legacy thinking and legacy systems,” and its leaders are currently looking abroad to help it become “unstuck”, according to Health NZ Commissioner Lester Levy. Speaking at this month’s Medical Technology Association of New Zealand Health Tech Week conference in Auckland, Professor Levy said “digital and technology […]

Reeboot AI mental health platform endorsed in WA

8 July 2025

Reeboot AI is the first artificial intelligence mental health assistant to get a tick of approval under the WA Government’s Artificial Intelligence Assurance Framework. Australian clinical AI company GreyMind AI today announced that its mental health platform is the first in the state to receive the endorsement. Developed by psychologists and AI engineers, Reeboot AI […]

Open AI launches Australia blueprint as Albanese signals AI upskilling

8 July 2025

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has launched its AI Economic Blueprint for Australia the same week Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signalled a boost to AI and technology workforce upskilling. The AI in Australia Economic Blueprint, published by OpenAI in collaboration with Mandala Partners, predicts AI will contribute $115 billion a year to the Australian economy […]

Gold Coast Health ramps up automation with UiPath

7 July 2025

Gold Coast Health is using UiPath agentic automation technology to deliver real-time patient care, which could help set a new benchmark for healthcare delivery in Australia. The UiPath technology is reducing processing times for critical patient referrals and care, while also addressing workforce shortages and system reforms in the healthcare industry by connecting the unconnectable. […]

How AI is transforming healthcare behind the scenes

4 July 2025

A lot of attention is given to AI’s potential in clinical settings, moving us toward real-time, hyper-personalised care plans powered by advanced diagnostics, predictive analytics, and even AI-assisted robotic surgery. Right now, though, its most significant day-to-day impact in healthcare is going to be behind the scenes, in the back office. The industry continues to face mounting […]

Medsafe + Pharmac to harness AI, as expert panel announced

4 July 2025

The New Zealand Government has this week greenlighted the use of artificial intelligence for medicine regulation, while also announcing an AI expert advisory panel to guide responsible AI use in public service. In announcing the expanded abilities for Medsafe and Pharmac around AI, Associate Health Minister David Seymour said he had empowered the two agencies […]

Ireland’s first hospital-based centre for AI and digital health

3 July 2025

The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital has become the first hospital in Ireland to establish a dedicated on-site Centre for AI and Digital Health. The new hub, which will be based at the Pillar Centre for Transformative Healthcare, will develop AI-driven solutions to address clinical problems across the hospital. “AI has the power to transform how […]

BlinkLab trials moving ahead

30 June 2025

BlinkLab a digital health company developing AI-powered smartphone-based diagnostic technology for autism and ADHD, has achieved a major regulatory milestone. It has received Institutional Review Board (IRB) ethics approval from the WIRB-Copernicus Group (WCG) for commencing the main phase of its United States FDA 510(k) clinical trial. BlinkLab’s strategy is to bring “accessible, scalable autism […]

Silverchain pilots first virtual assistant with Talius

27 June 2025

In an Australian-first for home care, Silverchain, together with Talius, has commenced a pilot for the AI-powered conversational virtual assistant, CuriousThing. Developed specifically for Australia’s in-home care sector, the virtual assistant will make proactive outbound calls to confirm, reschedule or postpone visits from Silverchain’s care teams. Silverchain says it marks a key milestone in its longstanding […]

Medilit advances AI scribe precision

27 June 2025

Med-tech startup and medical scribe Medilit is finding success with its proprietary AI models. Co-founder Naeim Abedi says “Unlike other AI scribes that use one model to process all speciality documentations, we have fine-tuned AI models for specific specialities. This has led to achieving a high accuracy rate by properly capturing the unique terminology, workflows, […]

Harnessing GenAI for good in professional health education

26 June 2025

Students in health-related fields are benefiting from generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), but concerns have arisen about critical thinking ability and reduced peer interaction. A systematic review led by researchers from Monash University’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (FPPS) surveyed the prevalence of GenAI use across six learning types in health profession education and found […]

AI breakthrough for blood vessel calcification screening

23 June 2025

Artificial intelligence may be used to help detect hidden calcium in arteries, saving lives with earlier intervention in heart disease. Early signs of heart diseases are easily missed. However, a person’s heart attack risk can be indicated by the level of calcium built up in the blood vessel walls. A team from Edith Cowan University’s […]

DHCRC launches new gateway to digital health education

23 June 2025

The Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) today launched an overarching platform aimed at helping prospective students navigate the wide array of digital health education offerings across Australian universities. The Australian Digital Health Course Directory is designed to consolidate information on a broad range of digital health courses, in order to support ongoing development of […]

AI tool developed to ensure correct chemo dosing

20 June 2025

University of Melbourne and Western Health researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence tool to prevent cancer patients from receiving incorrect doses of chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is typically dosed by calculating the patient’s body surface area using their height and weight, but researchers said this method was “highly inaccurate” as it doesn’t factor in body composition. […]

Multilingual chatbot to support triage

19 June 2025

A multilingual chatbot could lead to better triage assessments at hospitals in multicultural areas and better outcomes for linguistically diverse patients across Australia. In areas like south-western Sydney more than half of the local population – or 55% according to the South Western Sydney Local Health District – speaks a language other than English at home. Dr […]

Monash Health seeks AI-supported clinical coding solution

18 June 2025

Monash Health is seeking to implement an integrated clinical coding workflow solution that leverages innovative technologies – in particular artificial intelligence – to improve coding accuracy, streamline audits and improve overall efficiency. By implementing this solution, Monash Health seeks to: OPPORTUNITY In its Advanced Tender Notice, Monash Health outlines clinical coding as “a process by […]

AI will help deliver equitable maternal care

16 June 2025

The Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) has announced a collaborative research project with ASX-listed HeraMED and RMIT University focused on improving maternal health outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women through AI-enabled predictive care. Under the project, AI models to assess the risk of pre-term delivery linked to socio-economic factors, HeraMED’s proprietary HeraCARE […]

Advances in LLM safety

12 June 2025

Artificial intelligence research and deployment company OpenAI has launched HealthBench, a new standard specifically to measure AI outputs in healthcare. The open-source benchmark measures the performance and safety of large language models in healthcare. Built in partnership with 262 physicians who have practised in 60 countries, HealthBench includes 5,000 realistic health conversations, each with a […]

AI, analytics top investment priority for healthcare

11 June 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics are the top-ranked healthcare IT investment priorities for healthcare organisations in 2025 according to global research analysts KLAS. For their report on the most current trends impacting healthcare IT in 2025, KLAS interviewed 174 healthcare organisations in 39 countries and territories (excluding the US) about their IT investment priorities, including their […]

Avant’s new AI solution helps book appointments

11 June 2025

Avant Practice Solutions has previewed Xaida, a new artificial-intelligence (AI) medical receptionist that can handle inbound calls and help patients to book appointments. The Avant team gave a live demonstration of Xaida’s abilities at the Digital Health Festival. With advancements in agentic-AI, the digital assistant can handle a wide range of inbound calls as well as […]

Patients support AI in healthcare – but prefer doctors’ decisions

11 June 2025

An international peer-reviewed survey that included Australia has found 57 per cent of people are supportive of the use of AI in healthcare facilities – however those attitudes varied significantly based on social demographics and how familiar people were with the technology. People also preferred explainable AI systems and doctor-led decision-making, which the study’s authors […]

Lyrebird raises $12m, signals international expansion

11 June 2025

Lyrebird Health this week announced it has secured $12 million in its first venture round, as it looks to expand into the UK and Middle East. Lyrebird is the most widely used AI scribe by general practitioners in Australia, and its co-founder Kai Van Lieshout said raising the first venture round was a testament to […]

HIMAA launches guideline for AI adoption

10 June 2025

The Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA) has released the Australian Clinical Coding AI Adoption Guideline to support the responsible integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into clinical coding practice across Australia. Commenting on the development of the guideline earlier this year, HIMAA CEO Sallyanne Wissmann said: “It is intended to guide the development and implementation […]

AI-powered head start on skin cancer diagnosis with PanDerm

10 June 2025

Detection of melanoma and other skin diseases will be faster and more accurate with a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool that analyses multiple imaging types simultaneously. Developed by an international team of researchers led by Monash University and featured in Nature Medicine, PanDerm is one of the first AI models built specifically to assist with […]

Urgent digital reform needed in Vietnamese healthcare

10 June 2025

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister H.E Le Thanh Long has stressed the urgent need to reform the health sector, in a speech to the Healthcare Innovation Forum 2025 (HIF) in Hanoi. Hosted by IT services provider FPT and Pharma Group, HIF 2025 featured key innovations in science, technology, and AI and their role in advancing healthcare […]

New AI pen to detect Parkinson’s

3 June 2025

A pen loaded with magnetic ink can be used to help detect early onset Parkinson’s disease. Neural network assisted data analysis in the device can identify differences in the handwriting of people with and without the disease and could potentially allow for earlier diagnoses. Parkinson’s disease is estimated to affect nearly 10 million people around […]

La Trobe advances medical AI innovation with supercomputer

2 June 2025

The supercomputer behind Australia’s first artificial intelligence-powered medical innovation centre has officially been switched on. La Trobe University’s deployment of NVIDIA DGX H200 systems are the first to be commissioned at a university in Australia, giving scientists the ability to push the boundaries of AI-driven medical and biotech research. The supercomputer’s arrival follows the launch […]

Sparked making headway on accelerator

28 May 2025

The Sparked AU FHIR Accelerator was lauded this week as a “true demonstration of collaboration”. Addressing the Sparked online symposium this week, First Assistant Secretary, Medicare Benefits and Digital Health at the Department of Health and Aged Care Daniel McCabe said Sparked represented “how we bring technology together with people that need to use it, […]

Engage with us early on AI, says TGA

27 May 2025

Suppliers of AI technologies in healthcare should identify early on whether they need TGA approval, while users should look for proof that AI’s “benefits outweigh the risks,” according to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)’s Tracey Duffy. Speaking at the Digital Health Festival in Melbourne earlier this month, Ms Duffy – TGA’s First Assistant Secretary of […]

Future Health Index survey 2025 – perceptions of AI-enabled healthcare

22 May 2025

Doctors and nurses will be key to increasing patients’ trust in AI, the latest findings of the Future Health Index survey suggest. The survey of 1,926 healthcare professionals and 16,144 patients across 16 countries, revealed that while 79 per cent of healthcare professionals were optimistic that AI could improve patient outcomes, only 59 per cent […]

Clinics “build their own” virtual services with TytoCare

21 May 2025

Healthcare clinics across New Zealand and Australia are being offered the ability to build their own virtual services using TytoCare’s complete virtual clinic solution – featuring a specialised digital medical examination device and online portal. The TytoCare device is a handheld, AI-enabled remote examination tool that allows patients and healthcare assistants to capture clinical-grade readings […]

Better detection of dementia using AI

20 May 2025

Researchers from the National Centre for Healthy Ageing (NCHA) have utilised artificial intelligence to develop a new method to improve dementia detection in hospitals. NCHA is a partnership between Monash University and Peninsula Health, and their study involved more than 1,000 individuals aged 60 and above in Frankston-Mornington Peninsula. Currently, dementia is recorded in hospitals […]

Australia’s cancer challenge: Can AI unlock precise and personalised treatment at scale?

16 May 2025

A thousand years ago, the Persian physician Avicenna transformed medicine with his Canon of Medicine. He painstakingly compiled and organised centuries of knowledge into a unified, structured resource, empowering physicians with comprehensible and actionable insights. Today, medicine stands at a similar turning point. The challenge now isn’t a lack of information, but an excess of […]

AI to make the world more accessible

16 May 2025

A new free course was launched on Global Accessibility Awareness Day last Thursday to help the disability community learn about the benefits and practical applications of artificial intelligence. The course AI Skills 4 Accessibility is led by accessibility experts and designed for all skill levels, One of the course contributors, Head of Digital Inclusion at […]

Billions invested as Saudi Arabia announces a new AI zone

15 May 2025

Saudi Arabia’s mission to be a global leader in artificial intelligence received a $5 billion boost this week with the announcement of a joint investment with Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS is partnering with HUMAIN, Saudi Arabia’s newly created company responsible for driving AI innovation across the Kingdom to build a groundbreaking “AI Zone” in […]

Use of AI guidelines released

15 May 2025

Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform Jack Chambers has launched ‘Guidelines for the Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Service’. The Guidelines have been developed to actively empower public servants to use AI in the delivery of services. By firmly placing the human in the process, these guidelines aim to enhance […]

Oneview sets new standard for AI trust with latest ISO certification

14 May 2025

Oneview Healthcare has this week announced its achievement of ISO 42001 certification, becoming one of the first companies on the ASX and in the connected care sector to reach the certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS). ISO/IEC 42001 is a management system standard focusing on Artificial Intelligence (AI), and is intended to provide […]

Scripto startup puts therapists and patients ahead of paperwork

11 May 2025

Scripto founder and occupational therapist Julian Corvin will make her entrepreneurial debut in the startup arena at Digital Health Festival 2025 this week, saying she wants her technology to be liberating for other OTs. Scripto is her innovative solution to support allied health professionals to meet their documentation obligations and reporting standards for the National […]

ANU study to benefit treatment of genetic disease

2 May 2025

Scientists at Australian National University have used powerful AI technology to analyse genetic variations at an unprecedented scale. Researchers say it could lead to prioritising treatments and improving patient outcomes as genetic diseases are better diagnosed and treated. In a step forward for personalised medicine, they uncovered a hidden pattern which  revealed why less critical genes, […]

Opinion: Where public health ends and personalised medicine begins

24 April 2025

The coming reckoning for AI in Australia, New Zealand healthcare The convergence of AI, public health, and personalised medicine isn’t coming, it is by all accounts, already here. But healthcare systems in Australia and New Zealand are not prepared for the questions it raises, nor the strategic and tactical overhaul it demands. We have long […]

Visage AI Accelerator boosted by UCSF partnership

23 April 2025

Melbourne-based health imaging company Pro Medicus Limited has announced its wholly owned US subsidiary Visage Imaging has signed a multi-year research collaboration agreement with University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Visage Imaging Global CTO Malte Westerhoff said the agreement would provide a framework for collaboration aimed at “facilitating development and commercialisation leveraging the Visage AI […]

AI agents set to enhance whānau-centred primary healthcare

22 April 2025

The emergence of AI agents in healthcare will offer more personalised consults for patients, as well as more appropriate services for culturally diverse clients, according to THINK Hauora Principal Medical Advisor Dr Nader Fattah. THINK Hauora is a not-for-profit charitable trust that provides primary healthcare services across New Zealand’s MidCentral districts of Manawatū, Ōtaki, Tararua […]

Entrepreneur awarded for AI-powered co-therapist innovation

16 April 2025

Australian psychologist and entrepreneur Marika Conomos has been honoured with six major awards across two global stages — in Sydney and London — recognising her work in ethical AI, mental health accessibility, and tech-for-good innovation. Ms Conomos is founder and CEO of UpLift AI, an AI-powered “co-therapist” for patients. She recently made history at the […]

PHN launches AI scribe pilot

16 April 2025

The Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC PHN) has launched an initiative to integrate and test AI-powered scribing in general practices. The first phase of the AI-Enabled General Practice Initiative is the Ambient Scribe Pilot which introduces ambient scribe technology to selected general practices to assess its impact on clinician workload, […]

Nabu.ai appoints Tim Kelsey as non-executive director and chair

15 April 2025

Emerging digital health platform Nabu.ai has announced the appointment of Tim Kelsey as its non-executive director and inaugural chair in a move the company said would be “invaluable to the company’s growth and mission.” The Nabu.ai platform is designed to simplify the management of medical records, appointments, and communication and aims to give patients, carers […]

AI brings both opportunities and perils, says Coiera

15 April 2025

The rapid uptake of artificial intelligence technology in healthcare settings presents “extraordinary” opportunities for improving health outcomes – but vigilance around the perils of AI is also vital, according to global and Australian AI leader Professor Enrico Coiera. Professor Coiera is director of the Centre for Health Informatics, Australian Institute of Health Innovation at Macquarie […]

Royal Perth Hospital improves rostering with AI-powered platform

14 April 2025

Royal Perth Hospital has partnered with solution provider RosterLab to implement an AI-driven rostering platform for its Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU). In a statement, New Zealand-based RosterLab said the partnership marked “a significant step towards strengthening workforce flexibility, supporting clinical teams, and enhancing continuity of care” in two of the […]

Stroke care making advances with AI, portable imaging

10 April 2025

Two leading digital health companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to make further advances in rapid stroke diagnosis and save lives. Nicolab, a provider of digital telehealth solutions for advancing stroke workflow, and Wellumio, a medical device company specialising in portable imaging technology, will work together to provide real-time decision support for clinicians. Wellumio’s […]

Northern Health partners with Code Focus

10 April 2025

Northern Health will employ the AI-assisted coding technology of Code Focus in a new partnership to replace its legacy system. The healthcare service says by adopting Code Focus’s fully integrated Code and Group Module, Northern Health will streamline operations and enhance coding accuracy— ultimately freeing up critical resources for HIM professionals to focus on their […]

European Union launches action plan on AI

10 April 2025

The AI Continent Action Plan has been launched by the European Union, with the objective to become a global leader in artificial intelligence. As set out by President von der Leyen at the AI Action Summit in February 2025 in Paris, the ambitious initiative is set to ‘transform Europe’s strong traditional industries and its exceptional […]

Zedmed integrates Heidi AI for clinicians

9 April 2025

Zedmed has integrated Heidi AI into its practice management software, making it available to practitioners from today. Announcing the collaboration, Zedmed said it would enable clinicians to engage with patients while Heidi’s AI created and formatted progress notes straight into Zedmed. Zedmed chief operating officer Adrian Bordignon said: “Integrating Heidi into our software will bring enormous […]

Ministry of Health explores culturally safe and equitable AI in healthcare

7 April 2025

Ensuring AI tools are culturally appropriate and equitably adopted across New Zealand is the aim of a work programme being led by the Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora (MoH). Speaking at Collaborative Aotearoa’s Ngā Hononga Ora Conference in Wellington, MoH chief advisor precision health James Oughton said ensuring AI tools used in healthcare were […]

All-of-practice AI uptake embraced by patients, says leading GP

7 April 2025

The adoption of AI scribes by all doctors at a GP practice north of Wellington has received a universal thumbs up from patients, according to one of the country’s leading GPs. Dr Bryan Betty is chair of GPNZ and a specialist GP at Porirua Union and Community Health Service. He featured on a panel discussing […]

Feature: Do infectious diseases cause dementia?

4 April 2025

Working out the relationship between infectious diseases and dementia is a bit like the chicken and the egg problem. But artificial intelligence may help researchers decide which comes first. For decades, the medical profession has viewed dementia as a progressive cognitive decline that typically affects older adults. While there have been advances in diagnosing it […]

European Medicines Agency qualifies first AI tool to diagnose inflammatory liver disease

3 April 2025

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued the first Qualification Opinion (QO) on an innovative development methodology based on artificial intelligence (AI). The tool, called AIM-NASH, helps pathologists to analyse liver biopsy scans and identify the severity of metabolic dysfunction associated steatohepatitis (MASH), formerly known as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), among participants in clinical trials. The […]

Patients over paperwork as specialists adopt AI

1 April 2025

Specialist doctors across Australia and New Zealand have embraced artificial intelligence with enthusiasm since Medow Health AI launched its AI co-pilot in mid-2024. The company says more than 60,000 consultations were facilitated by its co-pilot in the last quarter – a figure expected to nearly double within three months. Medow Health AI “designed by specialists […]

Push forward with AI capability plan, says AIIA

26 March 2025

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) called for the National AI Capability Plan to be completed before the end of this year so that it can be funded in the next budget round. Responding to the Federal Budget 2025 yesterday, AIIA acknowledged the Government’s continued focus on cost-of-living support and investment in infrastructure. However, the […]

Volpara highlights impact of AI-driven breast health solutions

26 March 2025

Volpara Health, a global leader in AI-powered breast health solutions, has announced its model has been validated for the BOADICEA risk model. The milestone for the New Zealand-based company means VolparaDensity is now integrated into two different breast cancer risk models—Tyrer-Cuzick and BOADICEA (sometimes referred to as IBIS or CanRisk, respectively). Volpara Health uses AI-powered […]

AI-powered test to detect silicosis sooner

24 March 2025

A new diagnostic tool developed by physicians and scientists from UNSW Sydney that analyses a person’s breath for signs of silicosis has the potential to detect the disease earlier rather than wait for irreversible lung damage to appear. In a study published in the Journal of Breath Research by Professor William Alexander Donald and Conjoint Professor Deborah Yates, the researchers describe […]

AI detecting endometrial cancer with nearly 100% accuracy

18 March 2025

One of Australia’s most common gynaecological cancers could be detected sooner and more accurately using a specialised Artificial Intelligence (AI) model. Researchers from Charles Darwin University, the University of Calgary, Australian Catholic University and the Daffodil International University in Bangladesh developed an AI model which can detect endometrial cancer with 99.26 per cent accuracy. Endometrial […]

Otago University's Dr Steve Gallagher and Dr Tania Moerenhout.

AI and ethics key to Otago University’s Digital Health programme

13 March 2025

Digital health leaders at Otago University say that with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technological advances, there’s never been a better time to focus on digital health. Otago University’s current Digital Health programme started four years ago as a collaboration between the Dunedin School of Medicine (DSM) and the Department of Information […]

Close up of doctor working on tablet and laptop with human brain anatomy display on screen.

Aus-made AI model aims to improve epilepsy seizure detection

12 March 2025

A new AI model architecture called Kolmogorov-Arnold Network-EEG (KAN-EEG) has been developed by Australian researchers with the aim of improving seizure detection in epilepsy patients. Peer-reviewed findings published in Royal Society Open Science show researchers from the University of Sydney developed KAN-EEG as a specialised model designed to detect seizures accurately using datasets from three […]

felt Experience & Empathy Lab's artificially intelligent digital companion "Viv" (centre)

AI chatbots as therapists “not there yet”

11 March 2025

Use of AI tools in place of therapists for treating depression and anxiety hold promise, but lean heavily on cognitive behavioural therapy – which is not suitable for everyone, a leading expert in the field says. University of NSW Sydney Professor Jill Newby is a founder of the Centre of Research Excellence in Depression Treatment […]

AI discharge evaluation leads to shorter stays

10 March 2025

AI evaluation of patients due for discharge at Adelaide’s Lyell McEwin Hospital has led to lower likelihood of re-admissions, new research has found. Developed by researchers from the University of Adelaide, the Adelaide Score integrates vital signs and laboratory tests to predict the likelihood of a hospital discharge. The system was trialled at Lyell McEwin […]

EU announces largest AI investment in history

6 March 2025

A new EU initiative is mobilising €200 billion of investment in artificial intelligence, including a new European fund of €20 billion for AI gigafactories. The InvestAI fund will finance four AI gigafactories across the EU. The gigafactories will specialise in training large, complex AI models. The facilities will have 100,000 last-generation AI chips, around four […]

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