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TrakCare PAS roll-out at Auckland Hospital and Starship to enter new phase

8 August 2024

Implementation of the TrakCare patient administration system (PAS) from InterSystems at Auckland City Hospital and Starship Children’s Hospital is ratcheting up, as part of the Tū Pono Āroha project which started in January 2022. Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora’s medical & community director at Starship, Greg Williams, is senior responsible officer for the […]

HIC2024: Dedalus brings Trials4Care clinical trials platform to Australia

8 August 2024

Global health information software vendor Dedalus is bringing its Trials4Care (T4C) secure research environment to Australia, offering a clinical trial and research platform for healthcare organisations to drive medical research. Dedalus Asia Pacific chief clinical information officer Steven Parrish told the HIC conference in Brisbane this week that 900 sites in the US, the UK […]

HIC2024: Healius labs now live with eRequest capability from Magentus

7 August 2024

Medical specialist practice management software market leader Magentus has expanded its roll-out of interoperable electronic requesting capability in its Genie and Gentu practice management platforms through a partnership with pathology provider Healius. The eRequests solution is Australia’s first Open FHIR API standards solution and was first developed in a partnership with Sonic Healthcare, where it […]

HIC2024: Telstra Health unveils FHIR-powered API for smart connections

6 August 2024

Telstra Health unveiled a new FHIR-based API called Smart API+, which it says will support seamless integrations with partner solutions and provide customers with access to data and data exchange across Telstra Health’s primary care software solutions. Released at the HIC 2024 conference in Brisbane yesterday, Telstra Health said the API will provide access points […]

HIC2024: Alcidion launches portable patient summary solution based on IPS standard

6 August 2024

ASX-listed digital health solution vendor Alcidion has released a new Portable Patient Summary within its Miya Precision FHIR-native platform at the HIC conference in Brisbane this week. The capability allows care teams to exchange patient records in a form that meets the International Patient Summary (IPS) standard, which enables the transfer of critical care information […]

HIC2024: Exploring the culturally appropriate aspect of emerging technologies

5 August 2024

Digital health challenges experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities were the subject of a recent workshop that was examined at the HIC conference in Brisbane today. The presentation by Nyree Taylor and Ray Mahoney will share the findings from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led workshop, which was designed to understand a formalised […]

HIC2024: Tailored scheduling solutions for radiology departments

5 August 2024

Getting around the inefficiencies and challenges of managing on-call schedules and leave for radiology registrars is the driving force behind development of a web app being trialled in Christchurch. The project is being overseen by Tubo Shi, a tech entrepreneur and resident medical officer at Christchurch Hospital, who is speaking at this week’s HIC conference […]

Blog: Sparks, catalysts and coalitions of the willing on the path to interoperability

2 August 2024

The fabulously nicknamed coalition of the willing, better known as the Council for Connected Care or Triple CCC, released its inaugural annual review this week looking at progress in Australia’s five-year national healthcare interoperability plan. The council was set up last year to provide oversight on what is a large program of work to connect […]

Integrated GP payments system combines public and private patients

2 August 2024

Billink’s integrated GP payments system is being expanded to include special type consultation (STCs) claims for public patients as well as private patient payments. The new service, called BillinkServ, is the result of a collaboration between Billink Payments and medical billing service MedServ. Launched in 2021 by Galway GP Seán Higgins, Billink currently serves more […]

Irish government launches new research and innovation funding agency

2 August 2024

Ireland has launched a new research and innovation funding agency that will amalgamate the activities and functions of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Irish Research Council (IRC). Taighde Éireann (Research Ireland) will operate under the aegis of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, in collaboration with the Higher Education […]

MedTech Europe urges EC to reform device regulations

2 August 2024

MedTech Europe has called on the recently re-elected president of the European Commission (EC) to reform the regulatory system for medical technologies as a matter of urgency. In a statement, the pan-European trade association welcomed President Ursula Von der Leyen’s new political policy, which promises to boost Europe’s competitiveness in global markets. Presenting her political […]

HIC2024: Microsoft helping set the guardrails for responsible use of AI in healthcare

2 August 2024

Microsoft has partnered with some of the largest healthcare systems in the world in a new consortium that aims to “operationalise” responsible artificial intelligence principles to improve the quality, safety and trustworthiness of AI in healthcare. Established in March this year, the Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network (TRAIN) is aimed at fostering trust in AI […]

Mater Hospital EHR system outage causes chaos

1 August 2024

Dublin’s Mater Misericordiae University Hospital was facing a second day of chaos on Wednesday, July 31, after “a systems problem” prevented access to electronic health records. On Tuesday, the hospital issued a statement diverting people away from its emergency department and rapid injury clinic. It asked the public to avoid its emergency department where possible […]

“Coalition of the willing” has catalysed change in digital health: ADHA

1 August 2024

Australia’s Council for Connected Care advisory group, which provides strategic guidance and direction on how to improve health outcomes through a more interoperable digital health system, has released its inaugural annual review, showing that “significant progress” has been made in key interoperability initiatives. The council was established in June 2023 to provide independent oversight of […]

My Script List integrated with Scripty digital prescription wallet

31 July 2024

Digital health innovator Oexa has become what is thought to be the first consumer-focused digital prescription app to integrate with the My Script List (MySL) national active script list system. The free app is aimed at helping consumers manage multiple eScript tokens sent via SMS by consolidating all prescriptions into a single and secure application. […]

Blueprint predicts high demand for AI in healthcare

31 July 2024

Citizens and healthcare staff will expect AI-driven solutions for both functional and clinical treatment, recovery and continued wellbeing in the coming five years, a new report says. The AI Blueprint for Aotearoa New Zealand from the AI Forum of New Zealand says the healthcare sector in New Zealand can expect to see huge growth in […]

Opinion: A bridge over troubled waters needed for New Zealand’s healthcare IT sector

30 July 2024

Attendees at last week’s Digital Health Association parliamentary reception were disappointed to find themselves contemplating the news that $330 million of funding for Hira and associated projects had been withdrawn. Given this ‘sea-change’ I believe that it is time for our health IT leadership to adjust the direction of Hira and focus on building systems […]

CareRight integrates eNRMC-based emma meds management solution

30 July 2024

Clintel Systems has partnered with care solutions vendor Compact Systems Australia to integrate its emma electronic medication management administration system into Clintel’s flagship CareRight platform. CareRight is a web-based clinical/hospital software platform designed to streamline healthcare workflows through its purpose-built clinical, billing, communication and administrative modules. emma is an electronic solution for medication management and […]

Magentus appoints new CEO as founder moves to executive chair role

30 July 2024

Healthcare technology firm Magentus has appointed former Xero chief customer officer Rachael Powell as CEO and board director effective this week, with responsibility for all health divisions of the company. Magentus was formerly known as Citadel Health, part of the Citadel Group, and was listed on the ASX before it was purchased by private equity […]

Provider Connect Australia now SMART on FHIR-ready for practice management

29 July 2024

The Australian Digital Health Agency’s Provider Connect Australia (PCA) service has been upgraded to allow clinical and practice management software system to connect to the service through a SMART on FHIR interface. PCA allows healthcare providers and business partners to maintain accurate and up-to-date business information in a single place that can then be published […]

Touchstone’s ACP platform available through Telstra Health’s Smart Marketplace

29 July 2024

Digital advance care plan (ACP) platform developer Touchstone Life Care has joined Smart Marketplace, Telstra Health’s single gateway of integration for third-parties wishing to connect digitally with Telstra Health software and solutions. Touchstone Life Care’s platform provides a fully digital, cloud-based ACP management system for every state and territory in Australia. This partnership will mean […]

Modeus integrates NostraData’s Informacy platform with controlled drug register

29 July 2024

Controlled drug software vendor Modeus has signed a partnership with pharmacy analytical solutions provider NostraData to integrate its Informacy platform with Modeus’ DDBook Cloud. The integration will give Modeus users access to NostraData’s data and insights via the DDBook Cloud. DDBook Cloud is an electronic controlled drug register that replaces the paper-based recording of controlled […]

Blog: Sharing by default versus duty to share

26 July 2024

Australia’s plans for the modernisation of My Health Record and a national health information exchange was again the hot topic for Pulse+IT this week, and our friends Louise Schaper and George Margelis over at the Pulse podcast also got in on the action. Louise and George had a chat to Australian Digital Health Agency chief […]

Northern Health adopts VVED pods, adds virtual diabetes services

25 July 2024

Melbourne’s Northern Health has rolled out two Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED) pods in its emergency department to offer a virtual alternative to patients presenting with non-life-threatening emergencies. The pods are also being used in the ED waiting rooms at Austin Hospital and Sunshine Hospital, with the VVED service planning to expand these into more […]

HSE seeks doubling of annual IT budget for roadmap initiatives

25 July 2024

The Health Service Executive is seeking an annual IT budget of up to €1.4 billion over the next seven years to fund the implementation of its digital health roadmap. In 2023, 2.2 per cent of the total health spend budget was allocated to IT, equating to less than €500 million. The funding falls significantly short […]

Sneak peek at digital health roadmap shows 2025 deadline for IHI, shortlist of EHR vendors

25 July 2024

Data systems currently used across the healthcare system will have until 2025 to fully integrate individual health identifiers (IHI). The HSE’s Digital Health Strategic Implementation Roadmap, a draft of which has been seen by Pulse+IT, states: “Any new digital systems and capabilities deployed going forward must be fully integrated with IHI to link patient data […]

HealthTech Ireland delivers industry message to Leinster House

25 July 2024

Ireland is a hotbed for medical technology and the government must find ways to unlock that potential, HealthTech Ireland representatives have told members of the Oireachtas. Addressing politicians at Leinster House recently, HealthTech Ireland CEO Susan Treacy said Ireland was an attractive place for medtech companies. There are currently over 450 med tech companies in […]

NZ Health Minister confirms indefinite pause on Hira health information platform

25 July 2024

New Zealand Health Minister Shane Reti has confirmed that the flagship Hira health information sharing project is being paused, but insisted the government remained committed to supporting data and digital. Speaking at the Digital Health Association’s (DHA) annual parliamentary reception this week, Dr Reti acknowledged that New Zealand’s digital infrastructure systems were ageing and “increasingly […]

Electronic frailty index and deterioration risk prediction tool for aged care

24 July 2024

Telstra Health plans to integrate the electronic screening and risk prediction tool for deterioration in aged care residents that it has developed with RMIT University into its clinical and care management software. The tool is similar to those used in acute care settings to detect deterioration but RMIT says it marks the introduction of a […]

24/7 virtual allied health support to the aged care clients in the NT

24 July 2024

Virtual care provider iAgeHealth has signed an agreement with the Roper Gulf Regional Council in the Northern Territory to implement a 24/7 virtual allied healthcare platform for aged care clients to receive support in their own home. The program, which provides client aged care clients recovering from illness or injury and managing chronic health conditions […]

Doctors and hospitals face legal ‘duty to share’ health data

24 July 2024

Ireland’s new Health Information Bill sets out new rules that will mean all healthcare providers will have a ‘duty to share’ patient health data and will establish a right for patients to easily move their health information between providers. The Bill, which was published late last week, will require healthcare providers to make arrangements for […]

HIC2024: Amplifying the nursing and midwifery voice in digital health

23 July 2024

Nurses and midwives are the ‘not-so-secret ingredient’ in the layer cake of digital health across Australia and New Zealand, with the sector advised to “ignore them at your peril.” That’s the view of Orion Health New Zealand Australia clinical director Carey Campbell, who said that ensuring nurses and midwives have meaningful input into the roll […]

Health NZ board replaced with commissioner

23 July 2024

Apparent financial difficulties are behind a shock move by Health Minister Shane Reti to replace Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand’s board with a commissioner for the next 12 months. Recently appointed Health NZ chair Lester Levy will take up the commissioner’s role and is tasked with implementing a financial “turnaround plan”. This includes […]

Cyber Clinic integrates with MedicalDirector for online mental health plan referrals

22 July 2024

Online mental health platform Cyber Clinic has integrated its app with Telstra Health’s Smart Marketplace, and is now available for online referrals by GPs using MedicalDirector Clinical. The Medicare-integrated app provides secure, video encrypted mental health consultations with AHPRA-registered practitioners along with automatic rebates. Telstra Health said the new SmartBar widget will significantly reduce the […]

International health IT week in review: July 21

21 July 2024

US hospital AI readiness, new UK govt plans for data and digital, new NHS minister on medtech, cheap AI scribes, AI generated messages, Nuance speech to text at VA, $2.5b tag for Change Healthcare hack, interoperability regulations, Canadian provinces give patients access to health records, rate of burnout drops? Top hospitals ranked for AI innovation […]

Blog: Hello HIE but goodbye Mr HIPS

19 July 2024

It was a red letter day for digital health in Australia on Monday when a great big load of personages gathered together in lovely Canberra to hear about the transformative vision the Australian Digital Health Agency has for Australia’s digital health infrastructure. In an in-depth, two-hour briefing, ADHA outlined what is a fundamental shift that […]

MediSecure in liquidation as it ends ransomware investigation

19 July 2024

Former electronic prescription exchange MediSecure has ended its investigation into the April ransomware attack on its servers without being able to confirm who exactly has been affected, but it is likely to exceed 12.9 million people. The company, which entered voluntary administration in May and its wholly owned subsidiary Operations MDS is now being liquidated, […]

HIC 2024: Fine-tuning LLMs for better EMR efficiency

18 July 2024

Only about 10 per cent of text in electronic medical records is relevant for EMR clinical coding, while the rest can be “redundant or misleading,” wasting coders’ time and effort. That’s the finding of a study by Larry (Bokang) Bi, which will be presented at next month’s HIC conference in Brisbane, in a talk titled […]

Charm achieves a first for oncology with electronic prescribing conformance

18 July 2024

The Charm oncology information management system from Magentus has become Australia’s first to provide ePrescribing functionality, allowing cancer care team prescribers to create electronic prescriptions within Charm and send them directly to the patient or their pharmacy. The solution has met the Australian Digital Health Agency’s (ADHA) electronic prescribing conformance profile, allowing it to generate […]

HSE rolling out single sign-on to more acute services

18 July 2024

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has been rolling out single sign-on capability across its acute care services, with Beaumont Hospital, Holles Street, The Rotunda and the National Rehabilitation Hospital next in line for implementation. HSE awarded a national framework contract to digital identity software specialist Imprivata and local ICT and managed services company PFH Technology […]

HealthTech Ireland calls for clarity on AI Act

18 July 2024

Industry group HealthTech Ireland has called for greater alignment between the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act and current regulatory requirements in advance of its implementation in Ireland. In a submission to the government’s public consultation on the implementation of the Act, HealthTech Ireland said the text fails to address and provide clarity on many critical […]

Innovate Health pancreatitis app secures HSE funding

18 July 2024

Innovate Health at Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) has been awarded funding of over €300,000 from the HSE’s Spark Impact innovation fund for four projects underway at the hospital, including its award-winning app for patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP). The SmartCP app allows patients with chronic pancreatitis to be treated at home and to take control […]

Clintel Systems releases digital front door module in CareRight

18 July 2024

South Australian clinical software provider Clintel Systems has added a new digital front door module to its flagship CareRight platform, including customisable smartforms for eRegistration, eAdmission, and enhanced online communication with clients. The CareRight platform is a fully integrated patient administration system, electronic medical record and billing and claiming solution used in a variety of […]

HIC 2024: More than half of virtual triage callers avoid ED or emergency services

17 July 2024

An analysis of almost 50,000 callers to Healthdirect’s virtual nurse triage service shows more than 50 per cent of those who planned to visit ED or call 000 were redirected to other services. Healthdirect medical director Darran Foo said the results demonstrated the potential of virtual services to significantly reduce unnecessary ED presentations, “while ensuring […]

Australia’s national health information exchange: how will it work?

17 July 2024

Australia will move its national digital health infrastructure to a health information exchange (HIE)- based system that will allow clinicians to request information on a patient’s healthcare from multiple different applications seamlessly, using existing consent models, authorisation and identification capability, that will be presented to them within their own clinical system. It will use a […]

ADHA outlines plans for a national health information exchange

16 July 2024

The Australian Digital Health Agency has revealed plans to develop a health information exchange (HIE)-based approach to the national digital health infrastructure that it says will facilitate the sharing of information across the health system in a more seamless, user friendly and accessible way. The plans include going to market this year for products and […]

PenCS launches quality improvement program for diabetes

15 July 2024

PenCS has introduced a new diabetes quality improvement (QI) program in its Practice Cloud digital health intelligence platform to support the proactive identification and management of diabetes. The program is aimed at general practices, primary health networks and Aboriginal community controlled health organisations to enhance support for healthcare providers to identify individuals at risk of […]

Blog: It’s crunch time for My Health Record

12 July 2024

This coming Monday in Canberra, the Australian Digital Health Agency is holding an information session on progress on the modernisation program for the My Health Record system, promising some in depth information on how it will move from what is a clinical document-based architecture to what ADHA is calling a data-rich platform. This has been […]

Admin burdens eased as Core Schedule partners with TimeSmart.AI

12 July 2024

Cloud-based rostering provider Core Schedule has signed a new partnership with healthcare contract technology company TimeSmart.AI, in a move it hopes will ease workload burdens for clinicians and healthcare organisations. Core Schedule CEO Stephen Pool said that combining his company’s staff rostering solutions with TimeSmart.AI’s health technology platform will simplify scheduling and resource allocation as […]

Epic to implement international patient summary in CareEverywhere

12 July 2024

Global EMR vendor Epic will support the International Patient Summary FHIR specification when it is available in 2025 due to what it said was increasing demand for IPS implementations. The International Patient Summary is a minimal and non-exhaustive set of basic clinical data that is designed to make it simpler for healthcare organisations to exchange […]

Last chance to have a say on roll-out of EU AI Act in Ireland

11 July 2024

Submissions to Ireland’s public consultation process on the implementation of the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act are due next week. The Act has particular ramifications for the healthcare sector, where certain AI-powered systems such as medical devices, patient triage and clinical decision support systems are deemed high risk. The AI Act is expected to be […]

Consultmed and Personify Care partner for end-to-end patient pathway

11 July 2024

Cloud hosted referral management solution vendor Consultmed and digital patient pathways specialist Personify Care have partnered to offer an end-to-end patient pathway that will be launched first at Queensland residential eating disorder recovery centre Wandi Nerida later this year. The solution promises an end-to-end patient pathway from the first GP visit and referral to specialist […]

Health Information Bill featuring duty to share to be published within days

11 July 2024

The long-awaited Health Information Bill, which provides for the creation of summary care records, will be published within the coming days, Pulse+IT has learned. The Department of Health has confirmed that Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly brought the legislation to a meeting of Cabinet on Tuesday, July 9. A number of procedural steps are now […]

Children’s Health Ireland signs on with InterSystems for interoperability platform

11 July 2024

Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) will roll out InterSystems’ HealthShare Health Connect as its interoperability platform when the new children’s hospital in Dublin opens next year. HealthShare Health Connect will be used as the integration engine for more than 70 systems at the new hospital, including clinical and non-clinical applications, devices and technologies. The €2.2 billion […]

WHO launches clearing house for information on medical technologies

11 July 2024

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched MeDevIS, the first global open access clearing house for information on medical devices and technologies. The platform currently provides information on 2301 product categories, including communications software, laboratory information systems, and image archiving systems. The WHO says it is engaging with multiple stakeholders and partners to include additional […]

HIC 2024: Microsoft Teams as an essential clinical second screen and gateway to AI tools

10 July 2024

Less than 10 per cent of the potential capability of Microsoft Teams is being utilised, despite the application being officially recognised as a clinical-grade platform in Australia. That’s according to Microsoft health industry advisor Simon Kos, who is speaking at next month’s HIC conference in Brisbane. Dr Kos said his presentation – Power to the […]

VR for allied health, virtual wound care platform funded in game-changer grants

10 July 2024

A virtual reality platform to improve access to allied health rehabilitation and a telehealth solution for virtual wound care are two of the successful projects funded under the Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network’s (HNECC PHN) ‘game-changer’ technology grants. The PHN has upped its funding allocation for the grants from $1 million […]

HIC 2024: Better equity outcomes from eHealth studies with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors

9 July 2024

A review of research publications shows that eHealth studies with a minimum of two Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors have significantly higher cultural quality scores. The findings will be presented by the CSIRO Australian eHealth Research Centre’s Georgina Chelberg and Andrew Goodman at next month’s Health Innovation Community (HIC 2024) conference in Brisbane. Dr […]

Digital appointments drop slightly in Health NZ’s latest QPR

9 July 2024

The number of medical appointments conducted through digital channels decreased slightly in the three months to April, according to Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora’s latest quarterly performance report. The quarter three report published last week summarises Health NZ’s work between 1 January and 31 March 2024 and within its digital focus measured outpatient […]

Big guns sign on for cross-university digital health research network

9 July 2024

Some of Australia’s leading universities have signed on to a new national, cross-university network that aims to advocate for and advance digital health through collaborative research. Organised under the auspices of the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC), the new Australian Council of Senior Academic Leaders in Digital Health involves academic leaders from 36 founding […]

MED rolls out InterSystems’ “pay-as-you-grow” cloud solution for virtual board rounds

8 July 2024

Telemedicine provider My Emergency Doctor (MED) has implemented InterSystems‘ HealthShare Health Connect Cloud solution to provide systems interoperability for MED’s virtual board rounds service at a 60-bed emergency department. My Emergency Doctor predominantly provides on-demand specialist emergency virtual care through its bank of fellows of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (FACEMs)-trained physicians to EDs […]

International health IT week in review: July 7

7 July 2024

Home hospital reduces costs and improves outcomes, unified clinical registry platform, US GP views on AI, start-up fraud, Cleveland Clinic RPM and tele-ICU initiative, digital health investment in Q1, AI-driven Digital Teamate, AI and electronic patient reported outcomes Patient groups oppose NHSE plans for unified clinical registry platform Digital Health News ~ Tammy Lovell ~ […]

Blog: Fake patients, aged care action and plan fatigue

5 July 2024

You could be forgiven for thinking there is a new plague is doing the rounds this week, as yet more digital health blueprints, strategies, roadmaps and action plans are released on to an already flooded market. This week saw not just a roadmap to expand and improve the Healthcare Identifiers Service but also the long-awaited […]

Pippo and repeat prescription requests: how it works in practice

5 July 2024

Patients can request a repeat prescription electronically and have it sent straight to their pharmacy of choice using Clanwilliam’s new Pippo app. Clanwilliam launched Pippo last year as part of a pilot with general practices complete with online appointment booking capability. The full release of the app in April saw repeat prescriptions functionality added, which […]

Action plan for data and digital outlines steps to improve aged care through technology

5 July 2024

Virtual nursing in aged care, the integration of My Aged Care with My Health Record, clinical information system standards, and AI and virtual reality technology pilots in aged care are all on the menu of the action plan for the national Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy, released today. The action plan outlines the practical […]

HIC 2024: Fake patients and real outcomes with synthetic health data

4 July 2024

Enabling better, faster and cheaper health data research is the goal of a series of projects looking into the use of synthetic data in healthcare. Synthetic data is a ‘faked version’ of real data, and is the subject of a presentation at next month’s Health Innovation Community (HIC 2024) conference in Brisbane. Ben Hachey, Beamtree […]

Government policy statement puts digital infrastructure among top five priorities

4 July 2024

Ensuring the health system has the digital infrastructure needed to meet current and future demand is among the top five priorities listed in the New Zealand government’s policy statement (GPS) on health released this week. In a speech accompanying the release, Health Minister Shane Reti said he saw the GPS as “the primary mechanism for […]

Sana Health Diagnostic to roll out Aptvision RIS for future growth

4 July 2024

Medical technology supplier Aptvision will roll out its VisionRIS-Professional radiology information system on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) basis at Sana Health Diagnostic’s clinic in Dublin. Sana provides a wide range of diagnostic and screening blood tests, both at its clinic and through home blood testing kits, alongside various ultrasound services. Its implementation of Aptvision’s RIS solution […]

HIC 2024: Teaching AI to spot red flags in children’s drawings

3 July 2024

Reaching at-risk children who might otherwise be missed is one aim of research into whether AI can learn to analyse the meaning of children’s drawings. Australian e-Health Research Centre (AeHRC) senior research scientist David Ireland is presenting his findings at next month’s Health Innovation Community (HIC 2024) conference in Brisbane under the title Conversations in […]

Telstra Health wraps up PowerHealth majority ownership

3 July 2024

Telstra Health is the now the sole owner of hospital costing and revenue software solution vendor PowerHealth Solutions, having acquired the remaining 30 per cent of shares in the Adelaide-based company. Telstra Health first took a majority share in PowerHealth in 2021, when it paid $95 million for a 70 per cent stake, valuing the […]

Spark Health and University of Waikato team up on health innovation

3 July 2024

Development of a “future-focused health workforce” is the aim of a partnership announced this week between Spark Health and the University of Waikato. A memorandum of understanding signed between the university and Spark Health will allow the organisations to collaborate on “opportunities in health innovation.” University of Waikato pro vice-chancellor of health, Professor Jo Lane, […]

Clinical and IT staff called in to increase Synnovis capability after hack

3 July 2024

Pathology provider SYNLAB UK and Ireland has called in clinical and IT staff from its wider UK and international network as well as using new middleware to help boost the capacity of its Synnovis laboratories following the ransomware attack it experienced in early June. Synnovis CEO Mark Dollar said almost all of the company’s IT […]

PenCS adds news functionality for MyMedicare aged care incentive module

3 July 2024

General practice analytics platform PenCS has added a new dashboards and reports capability to its Practice Cloud platform to align with care planning activities for the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive, which begins this month. The incentive is linked to the MyMedicare voluntary enrolment system and aims to support older people living in residential […]

Tell Touch and Swift partner to simplify complaints and compliance

2 July 2024

Residents of aged care homes with Swift Access-enabled televisions will now be able to complete surveys and provide quality indicator feedback using their remote controls via the Tell Touch feedback and survey management platform. The new partnership with Swift Access will see Tell Touch add TV to its platform, which already provides interaction via web, […]

ADHA releases roadmap to expand and improve healthcare identifiers

2 July 2024

Australia’s Healthcare Identifiers (HI) Service will undergo a restructure and upgrade under a new five-year plan that will see legislative and data quality changes as well as a review of its architecture and extensibility. The HI Service is a national system for identifying individuals, healthcare providers and organisations that was first established in 2010 and […]

Govt to pilot healthcare-specific ISAC for cybersecurity

1 July 2024

The Australian government plans to launch an Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (ISAC) for the healthcare system, providing an intelligence-sharing platform where participants interact and share information regarding cyber threats on their gateways and networks. Health sector groups, cyber threat experts, existing ISACs or cyber professional membership organisations are being invited to apply to host […]

International health IT week in review: June 30

30 June 2024

Canadian access to health information, digital nurse specialists in the NHS, Synnovis hack, telehealth for pre-op surgery, information blocking, HIE and FHIR exchange, Kaspersky ban, dermatology AI app, Wales clinical data repository, AI for health information managers, UK election and the NHS Federal government introduces health data interoperability legislation Canadian Healthcare Technology ~ Jerry Zeidenberg […]

Blog: CRMs and the patient as a customer

28 June 2024

We had two really interesting stories to bring you this week from Queensland, where two very large metropolitan health services are adopting new technology from Salesforce and looking at using the technology for a wide variety of use cases. This includes wait list management and patient engagement, but also exploring Salesforce’s low-code/no-code capabilities to allow […]

Repeat script requests now live in full launch of Pippo app

28 June 2024

Practice management system market leader Clanwilliam is planning to add further functionality to its Pippo app, which was piloted in general practices for patient bookings last year before a full release in April. The full release includes online repeat prescriptions functionality which Clanwilliam hopes will be able to save participating practices an estimated 15 to […]

HSE’s detailed implementation roadmap for digital transformation set for release

27 June 2024

The HSE will release its Digital Health Strategic Implementation Roadmap next week, setting out the next steps over the next six years for initiatives outlined in the Department of Health’s framework for digital transformation such as the HSE app, shared care record and electronic health records. The document will detail the planned work to transform […]

Metro North to trial Salesforce in proof of concept for outpatient long waits

27 June 2024

Brisbane’s Metro North Health is trialling Salesforce technology in a proof of concept for managing outpatient long waiting lists and improving patient engagement, but is also looking at the technology and other low-code/no-code platforms to help streamline manual processes. Metro North, which includes Queensland’s largest teaching and research hospital in The Royal Brisbane and Women’s, […]

InterSystems to roll out ambient listening technology in TrakCare

27 June 2024

InterSystems plans to add an AI-enabled assistant that will combine ambient listening technology with generative AI to its TrakCare platform later this year. It also plans to roll out an AI co-pilot for its HealthShare unified care record to allow clinicians to easily search through longitudinal health records using chat technology. The new functionality was […]

Ambitious plans for virtual wards across Ireland using Doccla RPM platform

27 June 2024

The Department of Health is planning to have virtual wards available at all 40 acute hospitals in Ireland within the next 18 months, Pulse+IT can reveal. The news comes as the first two virtual wards were officially announced this week for Dublin and Limerick, with UK-headquartered Swedish remote patient monitoring software developer Doccla providing the […]

HSE educational fund to focus on innovation in outpatients management

27 June 2024

The HSE has launched a new financial award of €10,000 aimed at driving innovation in the management of outpatient services. The new educational development fund was announced by HSE CEO Bernard Gloster at the HSE Spark Summit national innovation conference last week. “We’re putting our money where our mouth is,” Mr Gloster said. “We will […]

CUVAF smartphone trial aims to detect skin cancer early

26 June 2024

A prototype optical add-on for smartphones which can detect UV eye damage and help predict skin cancer is about to undergo testing on 100 patients in Australia. The study is being led by eye expert Minas Coroneo at Prince of Wales Hospital’s Department of Ophthalmology and has received a $125,000 grant from the Prince of […]

Metro South signs strategic partnership with Salesforce for digital transformation program

25 June 2024

Queensland’s Metro South Health has signed a strategic partnership with Salesforce to support its ambitious digital transformation program, including implementing a low-code/no-code platform to enhance internal application development. Metro South Health, which provides care to more than a million people across South East Queensland and manages 2200 beds across five hospitals, will initially focus on […]

Digital health briefing tells health minister that NZ is ‘starting from behind’

25 June 2024

New Zealand is not a leader in digital health and suffers from technology ‘black spots’ and ageing IT systems: key messages given to Health Minister Shane Reti in a briefing from Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand earlier this year. Released under the Official Information Act and provided to Pulse+IT, the briefing to Dr […]

Sparked fires up with first release of AU core data for interoperability

25 June 2024

UPDATED: The Australian government-funded Sparked program has issued the first release of the Australian Core Data for Interoperability (AUCDI R1), marking a major first step in enabling the standardised capture, structure and exchange of healthcare data. AUCDI R1 has been developed in association with an AU Core FHIR implementation guide (IG) as part of the […]

MRAC recommends return of telehealth item for CDM, GP patient end support

24 June 2024

The final report of the MBS Review Advisory Committee (MRAC) into telehealth has recommended the return of MBS item numbers for telephone consultations for GP chronic disease management plans, and for MBS video telehealth items for initial consultations with non-GP specialists. However, the MRAC telehealth post-implementation review team reiterated its opposition to MBS funding for […]

AI combined with 3D total body photography for early detection of melanoma

24 June 2024

A project aimed at informing a national, targeted melanoma screening program has received extra funding to expand to nine regional areas that will help trial the use of 3D total body imaging allied to AI for the early detection of skin cancer. The Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging & Diagnosis has received an […]

HeraMED to roll out maternity monitoring solution to MedicalDirector users

24 June 2024

ASX-listed remote maternity monitoring and management platform developer HeraMED plans to recruit a small number of general practices as early adopters for integrating its HeraCARE prenatal remote monitoring platform into Telstra Health’s MedicalDirector practice management system. HeraCARE will be available within Telstra Health’s Smart Connected Care ecosystem, integrating into Telstra Health’s core platforms. HeraCARE is […]

Blog: All hands opening the digital front door

21 June 2024

The top story this week in health IT news in Australia was the New South Wales budget handed down on Tuesday, which held no surprises, spreading largesse to many virtual health services and in particular to NSW Health’s single digital front door program. Health Minister Ryan Park revealed a couple of weeks ago that a […]

South Australia gets serious with ED avoidance options ad campaign

21 June 2024

The South Australian government has launched a new ad campaign encouraging people to call Healthdirect rather than head to ED or call an ambulance, asking them to consider whether really need emergency care. The campaign is part of the state government’s 2024 winter demand strategy and encourages people to call 1800 022 222 to find […]

SMILE service using ProACT to monitor for patient deterioration at home

20 June 2024

A new virtual health support service being rolled out across the south east of Ireland has delivered dramatic reductions in emergency department visits and hospital admissions for patients with chronic diseases. The SMILE service enables people to proactively self-manage their health and well-being from home using wearable technologies, while being supported by nurse-led remote assessment […]

TUH adopts GaitKeeper app for falls prevention in older people

20 June 2024

Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) has initiated a new project using the Irish-developed GaitKeeper software to prevent serious injury and hospitalisation as a result of falls in older people. GaitKeeper is also being studied by TUH to investigate diagnosis of early Alzheimer’s disease and to measure disease progression in people with Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and […]

NZ’s digital leaders face “tipping point” with AI top priority

20 June 2024

Generative artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and adoption of international standards are key priority areas for New Zealand’s digital leaders, according to a new report from the Technology Users Association of NZ (TUANZ). The Digital Priorities Report, supported by telecommunications company One NZ, surveyed 36 digital leaders across New Zealand and looked at issues and priorities for […]

Ransomware attackers demanding $50m for Synnovis hack: reports

19 June 2024

Update: NHS England has confirmed that the cyber criminal group thought to be behind the attack is claiming to have released data that they say belongs to Synnovis and was stolen as part of the attack. And the BBC is reporting that a sample of the data seen by it includes patient names, dates of […]

Medibank hacker infiltrated insecure VPN, alerts not escalated, court told

19 June 2024

The hacker who stole the data of up to 9.7 million people in the 2022 Medibank data breach was able to infiltrate its IT systems through an insecure virtual private network, and alerts about suspicious activity were not appropriately escalated, Federal Court filings show. Health insurer Medibank has been taken to court in a civil […]

MEG making its mark in hospitals and aged care services

19 June 2024

Irish healthcare quality, patient safety and compliance software developer MEG is making its mark in Australia, rolling out its auditing tool at private healthcare provider Calvary’s nursing homes and home care services as well as its 14 hospitals. The full suite of MEG quality management systems will also be rolled out the new Adeney Private […]

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