Artificial Intelligence

The revolution changing the face of healthcare delivery

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 […]

Irish company wins HSE critical care ICT contract

10 April 2025

Irish company Cardiac Services has been awarded a multi-year HSE contract to deliver the Philips IntelliSpace Critical Care Anaesthesia (ICCA) software application to approximately 120 critical care beds across the country. The software will provide an advanced clinical decision support system and documentation solution, making use of inbuilt analytic tools to enable data-driven decision making. […]

Ulster University secures €9.1 million EU funding for innovation centre

10 April 2025

Ulster University has been awarded €9.1 million in EU funding to drive forward research and innovation in digital health and medical technologies. The funding will support the development of a Health Frontiers Technology Innovation Centre (HF-TIC), a multidisciplinary initiative focused on advancing medtech and digital health solutions. The initiative will bring together leading research organisations, […]

Ibec medtech group warns against retaliatory EU tariffs on US goods

10 April 2025

Irish Medtech, the Ibec group representing Ireland’s medtech sector, has warned against imposing “retaliatory” EU tariffs on US imports. The group said such tariffs would negatively impact multinational supply chains and could lead to the shortage of some critical medical technologies. On April 2, US President Donald Trump announced a 20 per cent tax on […]

Minister lowers minimum amount for next round of innovation fund grants

10 April 2025

Health New Zealand has signalled its intention to launch round two procurement for the Mental Health and Addiction Community Sector Innovation Fund, following the Minister for Mental Health’s announcement of a lowering of the minimum amount for grants available. The fund aims to support innovative, time-limited projects and initiatives that improve mental health outcomes across […]

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 […]

Virtual Reality equips first responders for birth emergencies

9 April 2025

A virtual reality (VR) training program is set to revolutionise how volunteer ambulance officers and paramedics prepare for unplanned out-of-hospital births. Edith Cowan University PhD candidate Michella Hill designed the NEONATE in VR training to enhance confidence and competency in managing birth emergencies before arriving at hospital. “In a classroom setting, trainees often work with […]

Health information the driver to reform, say peak bodies

9 April 2025

Australia needs a National Health Information Strategy to coordinate its enormous amount of health data and drive healthcare improvements, say industry peaks. In the lead up to the federal election, the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) called on major parties to prioritise health system reform by committing to ‘measuring and reporting what matters’. […]

Getting the message out for healthy bones

9 April 2025

People with osteoporosis will soon receive evidence-based information packages by SMS in an initiative designed to improve health outcomes for more than 30,000 patients across Australia. A collaboration between Healthily, Fred IT Group, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), and Healthy Bones Australia has received a $1.1 million consumer health literacy grant to in a […]

Drone technology ‘first’ could transform remote healthcare

8 April 2025

A groundbreaking pilot project run by Northern Territory-based researchers will use drone technology to deliver medical supplies to remote Aboriginal communities in West Arnhem, improving healthcare access and ensuring faster delivery of critical medications. Led by the North Australia Centre for Autonomous Systems (NACAS) at Charles Darwin University (CDU) in collaboration with the Red Lily […]

Rauland appoints new CEO

8 April 2025

Rauland Australia and New Zealand has announced the appointment of Melbourne-based Jacqueline Leeds as its new Chief Executive Officer. Ms Leeds has more than 30 years’ experience in successfully leading digital transformation and driving growth across global, private equity and family-owned companies. Her career has focused on emerging technologies and innovation, with a significant focus […]

Innovation buzz at Hackathon

8 April 2025

An app for real-time tracking of appointment times to improve communication with patients was named winner of the RACGP Hackathon 2025. G’day Health was selected by the judging panel to present their innovation at the RACGP Practice Owners Conference May 24-25. More than 100 attendees came together in Sydney to collaborate on a key challenge […]

Aged, AI and digital health workforce in election priorities

8 April 2025

The Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) has presented five election priorities it says are needed to advance Australian digital health innovation, connect care, empower the health workforce, and improve health system and patient outcomes. “There are significant challenges and pressures facing the health sector, and digital technologies present an opportunity to improve efficiencies, support […]

Foxo Patient Connect promotes continuity of care

8 April 2025

Clinical communication solution provider Foxo has seen a strong take-up of its new Patient Connect module implemented at Sydney Adventist Hospital and the Gold Coast University Hospital. The ‘digital front door to care,’ has been reimagined by Foxo as the ‘digital door to care that stays open’, enabling continuity of care and seamless engagement with […]

‘Remarkable’ sector growth, says ANDHealth report

7 April 2025

ANDHealth has released its latest state of the industry report, revealing a 52 per cent compound annual growth rate in the digital health sector since 2019. The Rising Giant: Creating a New Economic and Health Future for Australia, reports Australia is now home to 1,005 digital and connected health companies. And the sector is maturing, […]

Virtual care model to empower indigenous communities

7 April 2025

A national Indigenous-led digital health service model is being funded to tackle the challenges of chronic disease. Dr Bushra Nasir from The University of Queensland’s Rural Clinical School said a strategic framework would be developed with a $500,000 grant from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF). The delivery framework will be co-designed by UQ, Goondir […]

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 […]

Getting the right menu for quality care

4 April 2025

Aged care software provider AlayaCare has announced the integration of the Simple Foods meal service within its residential platform, a partnership designed to allow more residential care providers to meet the strengthened care standards in the Aged Care Act. AlayaCare says it will support aged care providers to meet the requirements of Aged Care Act […]

AI can help with medication safety

4 April 2025

A Macquarie University researcher has received more than $4.4 million for a five-year project to use artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the unnecessary use of medication in residential care. Dr Nasir Wabe from the Australian Institute of Health Innovation has been awarded a Medical Research Future Fund Early to Mid-Career Researchers Grant Opportunity, with funding […]

Opinion: The future of home care

4 April 2025

Financial sustainability is fast becoming one of the most pressing issues providers must consider as the industry adjusts to the new Aged Care Act. It’s about building financially stable, operationally efficient services that can withstand ongoing pressures—especially as rising costs and regulatory reforms come into effect. At the 2024 Aged & Community Care Providers Association […]

Scotland innovates with personal data

4 April 2025

The concept of ‘personal data stores’ has emerged as another way for patients and consumers to have more power over their healthcare – while saving time and duplication in the health system. Layers of data, including less sensitive information about a person’s environment as well as clinical information, form a story that doesn’t need re-telling […]

Health NZ signals intent for new gambling harm SaaS

4 April 2025

Health New Zealand says it intends to approach the market to procure a new gambling harm client information management solution to replace the legacy application known as the Client Information Collection Database (CLIC). CLIC has been used by gambling harm clinical intervention service providers since the 1990s as a way to record and report client […]

WA invites EOI for electronic medical record solution

3 April 2025

The Western Australian Department of Health has invited expressions of interest for the provision of an electronic medical record (EMR) solution for the state. The EOI closes May 14, 2025. WA Health’s digital strategy 2020-2030 calls for a phased and prioritised roll out of an EMR or equivalent by July 2029 following the recommendations of the […]

App a nursing career booster

3 April 2025

The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) is in the final stages of developing Florence, a new free app targeting more than 500,000 nurses across Australia. The app aims to supercharge professional development and career growth for nurses, aiding recruitment and retention in the sector. It is designed to connect nurses with education and opportunities that […]

Digital twin research promises faster diagnosis and treatment

3 April 2025

Auckland University researchers and a team at Melbourne’s Alfred hospital are collaborating to use human digital twins for more timely diagnosis of patients. Digital twins are computerised models that replicate a structure or object, and are commonly used in engineering as a type of future-proofing to help predict various scenarios or potential problems. Auckland Bioengineering […]

Chris O’Brien Lifehouse digital transformation journey continues

3 April 2025

Chris O’Brien Lifehouse (COBL) cancer hospital in Camperdown, NSW, has achieved another step in its clinical transformation journey by implementing MEDITECH’s electronic medication management (eMeds) within its inpatient setting. COBL has implemented MEDITECH Expanse’s e-Prescribing, Point of Care, and Bedside Verification solutions. It says the launch of these solutions within the Expanse EMR provides numerous benefits […]

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 […]

Minister publishes Productivity and Savings Action Plan

3 April 2025

The Minister for Health has launched a new Productivity and Savings Action Plan. The document puts digital solutions at the centre of efforts to make savings of €382 million in the HSE this year. Four key areas are being targeted – savings measures and financial reform; service level productivity measures; workforce improvements; and virtual care […]

xWave takes out first prize in Chicago AIMS Shark Tank

3 April 2025

Irish medtech start-up xWave Technologies has its eye on the US, Australian and Canadian markets following its big win at the recent American Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) Shark Tank event in Chicago. The radiology clinical decision support (CDS) software beat four other healthcare AI start-ups to scoop the number one spot, which opens up […]

Digital solutions for GROSS problems

2 April 2025

The Australian Medical Association of Victoria says digital technology could significantly enhance healthcare efficiencies across the state, as it calls on the Victorian Government to implement the ‘Getting Rid of Stupid Stuff’ (GROSS) initiative across all Victorian health services. The GROSS initiative is a globally recognised program that aims to help health services identify and […]

Healthy outlook for health information careers

2 April 2025

Health information management and clinical coding is attracting a new generation of the contemporary workforce. The Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA) took its recruitment message out to the March Sydney and Melbourne Careers and Employment Expos and was pleased at the response. More than 200 people expressed their interest in exploring career opportunities […]

Apple brings hearing test home to consumers

2 April 2025

An at-home, scientifically validated hearing test utilising Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 is now available in Australia following the release of new features first signalled last year. Apple said its newly released Hearing Test was based on pure-tone audiometry, with users able to test their own hearing using their AirPods Pro 2 and a compatible iPhone […]

AHPA makes digital health a federal election priority

2 April 2025

Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) has called out digital health as one of its top five priorities for the 2025 federal election. It says there is a critical need to better connect health data across all parts of the health system to enable coordinated team care and improve consumer outcomes. “Allied health professionals need access […]

Rockingham hospital goes live with digital oncology solution

1 April 2025

Western Australia’s transformation of oncology services continues with the rollout of Charm Evolution at Rockingham General Hospital (RGH). The go-live marks the third implementation of Magentus’s oncology information management system across South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS), following Fiona Stanley Hospital and Peel Health Campus. SMHS Executive Director of RGH, Kath Smith, said: “The Charm Evolution […]

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 […]

Health NZ Data Analytics team gets restructure reprieve

1 April 2025

Health New Zealand has pulled the pin on further restructuring across a number of its directorates, including the Data Analytics team within the Planning, Funding and Outcomes Group. Litigation covering the Data and Digital and Pacific Health directorates remains filed with the Employment Relations Authority – with a full hearing set down for 22 and […]

Arriba Group expands digital solutions with OneRedDoor

1 April 2025

Workplace health, rehabilitation and employment services provider Arriba Group says its new dedicated technology division OneRedDoor will use AI, data, and predictive analytics to create healthier, safer and more productive workplaces. As part of its digital solution expansion, OneRedDoor’s PeopleCompass platform had been designed to help businesses identify and manage psychosocial risks before they escalated […]

CareRight innovation for state-of-the-art Fullarton Clinic

31 March 2025

Clinical software provider Clintel Systems will be implementing its latest version of CareRight Mental Health hospital software solution as part of a strategic partnership with Fullarton Clinic. Fullarton Clinic is operated by Luminar Health and located in Epping, Victoria. It was designed to provide high quality in and out-patient mental health care in the setting […]

Feature: Australian researchers call for greater diversity in genomics

31 March 2025

While scientific advances in genomics have been transformative for our ability to diagnose and treat disease, most genetic studies have focused on people of European descent. A new study has uncovered that a gene variant common in Oceanian communities was misclassified as a potential cause of heart disease, highlighting the risk of the current diversity […]

Webinar: Thriving with shared mobile devices

31 March 2025

Learn how to make the most of your healthcare organisation’s secured shared mobile devices when you join this free webinar on Wednesday 30 April. The webinar “Thriving with shared mobile devices” is a deep dive into optimising secure shared mobile device workflows, presented by Imprivata and Pulse+IT. It features a panel of experts from Imprivata, including Brad […]

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Funding boost for innovation across South East Queensland

31 March 2025

A number of health innovation projects including a digital health productivity laboratory will take a share of more than $200 million recently awarded from the South East Queensland Innovation Economy Fund. In total, the fund awarded eight successful projects $94 million in joint Government funding, with industry leaders across critical sectors additionally co-contributing more than […]

Tyro preparing the sector for July 1

28 March 2025

Tyro Payments has announced an integrated solution to support complex new claiming and payment processes coming into effect for aged care providers this July. On July 1, the Australian Government will launch the Support at Home program, a new in-home care framework that will replace existing programs and change funding models. The major industry change […]

Virtual nursing on trial to support aged care homes

28 March 2025

Medibank’s health service delivery company Amplar Health will provide virtual nursing services to aged care residents across 30 homes nationwide. The partnership with the Australian Government announced by the Department of Health and Aged Care aims to ensure older Australians ‘receive consistent, timely care when and where they need it’. The trial project will run […]

Families and carers become virtual reality content creators

28 March 2025

Virtual reality in aged care provider SilVR Adventures has partnered with a number of aged care providers to make VR experiences more personalised by allowing families, staff and residents to create their own VR content. SilVR has teamed up with Medical & Aged Care Group (MACG) in Victoria, St Luke’s ElderCare (SLEC) in Singapore, and […]

Growing adoption of AI highlighted in latest primary care survey

28 March 2025

Round two of the AI in Primary Care survey has revealed an increase in AI adoption across general practices in Aotearoa. The survey was conducted between 31 January and 28 February 2025 and heard from 256 respondents. It found that 68 per cent of participants now use AI tools – up from 52 per cent […]

Digital equity coalition raises concerns about 24/7 digital health service

28 March 2025

People with limited or non-existent access to the internet are at risk of being excluded from the government’s recently announced 24/7 digital health service, according to the Digital Equity Coalition Aotearoa (DECA). DECA says the service, set to go live in mid-2025, had the potential to offer better access to healthcare, but only for those […]

Opinion: How Advice & Guidance models of care can transform non-admitted services in Australia

28 March 2025

Thank you for seeing James. He is a lovely 8-year-old boy, who suffers from severe asthma. He has had 4 presentations to ED over the last 12 months, including two ICU admissions. He lives with his family in Camden, regional Victoria. He is a keen dancer, although he has stopped recently because he can get […]

MedTech Europe: Report on the future of diabetes care

27 March 2025

The European medtech industry has called on policymakers to urgently address regulatory barriers to the digitisation of diabetes care. A report by the industry representative body, MedTech Europe, says “the complexity of the EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) leads to delays in many innovative technologies and instruments for type 2 diabetes (T2D) reaching individuals”, pointing […]

HSE team named finalist in Irish Healthcare Centre Awards

27 March 2025

The tech team behind the HSE’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisation programme’s information system has been shortlisted for a 2025 Irish Healthcare Centre Award. The Maternal & Newborn Clinical Management System – Electronic Health Record (MN-CMS – EHR) Medications Workstream team was involved in developing and implementing a tailor-made information system to record and share […]

Urgent call to go digital with drug safety information

27 March 2025

Medicines for Ireland (MFI), the pharmaceutical industry representative body, is calling for the urgent digitisation of safety communication with healthcare professionals to reduce inefficiencies, environmental impact, and rising costs. MFI, which represents suppliers of non-patent medications, says the current system is producing more than two metric tonnes of paper per year in Ireland. Under the […]

Five years of ED in the home takes pressure off hospitals

27 March 2025

St Vincent’s University Hospital’s (SVUH’s) Emergency Department in The Home (EDITH) initiative has potentially saved almost 10,000 emergency department attendances in the last five years. Marking the project’s fifth anniversary, SVUH revealed that more than 11,000 patient reviews have been carried out in the community by the EDITH team since it was established in 2020. […]

New Claroty report warns of IoMT risk

27 March 2025

Cyber-physical systems protection company Claroty today released new research on the riskiest exposures to connected medical devices most vulnerable to ransomware. The State of CPS Security: Healthcare Exposures 2025 report found 89 per cent of organisations are impacted by one per cent of ‘riskiest’ ‘ Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices. The figures represent a highly […]

Trust remains key to digital health uptake, UQ study finds

27 March 2025

A lack of trust in technologies such as telehealth, remote monitoring and mobile health apps remains a barrier to their uptake, research from the University of Queensland has found. In a study published in npj Digital Medicine, UQ Centre for Online Health researchers Dr Soraia de Camargo Catapan and Dr Jaimon Kelly analysed 49 studies, […]

Grant will fund preventive care in primary health

27 March 2025

Researchers with an innovative digital health solution for preventive care in primary health have until April 4 to apply for a $250,000 grant funded by Medibank and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). The grant will fund up to two projects with a total combined value of $250,000 that focus on preventive care […]

ADHA lists priorities for $228.7m budget package

27 March 2025

This week’s Federal Budget digital health package will be put towards My Health Record modernisation, as well as the implementation of new work programs and existing projects, the Australian Digital Health Agency has told Pulse+IT. Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ 2025–26 Australian Federal Budget included $228.7 million in 2025–26 to “continue modernising My Health Record and support […]

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 […]

Dedalus NIHC progresses with production access

26 March 2025

Dedalus ANZ’s National Identifiers and Healthcare Connector (NIHC) package has been granted access to the Healthcare Identifiers (HI) Service and My Health Record, in what the company called a “complex process” that ensured robust security measures. The development would see benefits for health providers as well as patients, by facilitating timely access to medical records […]

Health sector gives guarded response to 2025 Budget

26 March 2025

Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ 2025–26 Australian Federal Budget has been welcomed by some organisations in the health sector, while drawing guarded praise from others – including the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH). AIDH said the Budget commitment of $46 million over four years to continue digital mental health services and $228.7 million to modernise My […]

2025 Budget: Medicare, digital highlights

25 March 2025

Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the 2025–26 Australian Federal Budget tonight, giving the Labor-created Medicare a record $8.5 billion. Bringing down the budget he said: “A Labor government created Medicare and only Labor governments strengthen it. Tonight, we are proud to make the single biggest commitment to Medicare since its creation, a record $8.5 billion to […]

Budget 2025: Roadmap for AI lacking says Consumer Health Forum

25 March 2025

Tonight’s Federal Budget made it easier for Australian healthcare consumers to afford and access the healthcare they need, when they need it, says Consumers Health Forum of Australia CEO Dr Elizabeth Deveny. “For a long time now, what we have been hearing from consumers is that they have been struggling to afford the healthcare they […]

Budget 2025: RACGP sees value of GP investment

25 March 2025

The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) responded to the government’s Federal Budget announced tonight by saying it recognises the importance of accessible and affordable general practice care for all Australia. With more than 22 million Australians choosing to see a specialist General Practitioner every year for their essential healthcare, the Budget’s unprecedented investment to grow the GP workforce and additional Medicare funding is critical. RACGP Vice-President Dr Ramya Raman said: “We applaud […]

500,000 calls made to Australia’s first virtual ED

25 March 2025

Australia’s first virtual emergency department is marking a major milestone – providing more than half a million consultations to Victorians with free around-the-clock urgent care. The Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED) is delivering more than 550 consultations every day. Starting as a pilot in October 2020, the VVED rolled out statewide in April 2022 and has […]

SA Genomics certified with Parse

25 March 2025

The South Australian Genomics Centre (SAGC) is the first in Australia to partner with Parse Biosciences as a Certified Service Provider. NATA-accredited SAGC is in Adelaide with labs in both the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and Flinders University. It was established in July 2020 as a State-wide genomics facility to support […]

Northern Queensland offers $10,000 digital capability grants

25 March 2025

Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) has announced the Digital Capability Building Grants Program, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. The program allows allied health provider organisations to apply for a grant of up to $10,000 to enhance their digital health capabilities. The initiative aims to support allied health providers […]

Nomura Research partners with inventiveX in WA

25 March 2025

Nomura Research Institute (NRI) has announced a new strategic partnership with healthcare consultancy inventiveX in Western Australia, in a move both companies said would support WA Health’s digital transformation program. NRI Australia-New Zealand said the partnership underscored its commitment to WA Health, with the collaboration bringing “globally informed, contemporary and innovative services and solutions to […]

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 […]

CHF says its time to automate PBS Safety Net system

24 March 2025

Nearly half a million eligible Australians are missing out on cheaper medicines due to an outdated manual tracking system that should be automated. The Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) is calling for urgent automation of the PBS Safety Net system after it was revealed 495,865 people who qualified for the benefits in 2024 missed […]

HL7 community embraces global standards – O’Halloran

24 March 2025

There’s never been a better time for Australia and New Zealand’s HL7 community to unite on delivering global interoperability standards, Australian Digital Health Agency Chief Digital Officer Peter O’Halloran has told the annual HL7 AU and NZ Symposium. Mr O’Halloran gave an update on Australian digital health initiatives, modernisation of national infrastructure, FHIR integration and […]

WeGuide and Garmin announce winners of wearable-enabled research grant

24 March 2025

WeGuide, in collaboration with Garmin through its Garmin Health unit, has announced the winners of the Wearable-Enabled Research Grant. The grant supports medical researchers and digital health start-ups across Australia and New Zealand by providing extensive support, including a free license for the WeGuide platform, mobile application, onboarding, digital solution configuration, and Garmin devices for […]

Indigenous values hard-wired into genomics platform

24 March 2025

Māori and non-Māori scientists have teamed up to develop a prototype platform that aims to link whole genome DNA sequencing data, healthcare records, and mātauranga whakapapa (genealogical knowledge) – all with te ao Māori principles “hard wired” into its setup. In a new paper Rakeiora Genomics Platform: a pathfinder for genomic medicine research in Aotearoa New […]

Opinion: Advocating for access for all

21 March 2025

Access to the internet and digital services has become a necessity in today’s world, on par with basic needs such as water, food, shelter, education, and electricity. Yet, for many rural and remote towns in Australia, internet connectivity remains patchy, unreliable, or even entirely unavailable. Who has not experienced a mobile call dropping out or […]

Opinion: Aged care sector overcoming challenges

21 March 2025

In its 18th year ITAC 2025 was another great event where aged care providers, academics, and solution providers collected to share ideas, discuss their concerns, and look forward to how they can improve the care and support for older Australians. Having attended all but one of the conferences over the 18 years, and also a […]

La Trobe to assess impact of virtual nursing in aged care

21 March 2025

La Trobe University will lead an evaluation of the Government’s new Virtual Nursing (VN) in Aged Care project. The national initiative uses telehealth solutions to provide 24-hour registered nursing coverage to 30 residential aged care homes across the country. The $1.66 million evaluation, funded by the government, will measure the impact of virtual care on clinical outcomes, workforce and service sustainability. The government’s contracted virtual nursing […]

Digital health to be embedded more widely in university degrees

21 March 2025

A national approach to embed digital health education into university degrees is part of a groundbreaking project to deliver greater capability to Australia’s healthcare workforce. As part of the National Digital Health Capability Action Plan (CAP), the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) will collaborate with the Australian Council of Senior Academic Leaders in Digital […]

Digital health pioneer Michael Kidd appointed CMO

21 March 2025

Globally respected medical leader, GP, researcher and digital health pioneer Professor Michael Kidd AO has been appointed as Australia’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Professor Kidd was an inaugural member of the Health Informatics Society of Australia, one of the founding organisations of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health, and was a member of the first […]

Toniq Guard gets Medsafe tick, roll out to pharmacies begins

21 March 2025

Christchurch-based pharmacy solutions developer Toniq has launched New Zealand’s first Medsafe-approved electronic controlled-drug register – and is preparing for its roll out across more than 850 pharmacies nationwide. Toniq Guard is a cloud-based solution which the company says has further applications outside the pharmacy sector – such as other organisations and services that are required […]

Shared Digital Health Record project gets $4m funding

21 March 2025

Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand has confirmed a budget of $4 million for its shared digital health record (SDHR), which is expected to go live halfway through 2025. In a statement provided to Pulse+IT, Health New Zealand acting chief information technology officer Darren Douglass said the SDHR project had a limited initial scope, […]

Putting a healthy search in your hands

21 March 2025

Google is focused on getting correct health information into everyone’s hands. Google Chief Health Officer Dr Karen DeSalvo talks about Google’s plans in global digital health, and shares stories of her own career trajectory, in an interview with PULSE the Podcast hosts Dr George Margelis and Dr Louise Schaper. Today the podcast airs Part Two […]

Australians for Mental Health welcomes free virtual counselling initiative

20 March 2025

Australians for Mental Health has welcomed the Government’s announcement to make online and over-the-phone counselling free for all Australians. The free digital mental health support service is set to be available under Medicare by next January. “Australia is suffering through a mental health crisis. Getting help can be hard to access and unaffordable. This will […]

Online cost comparison would reveal specialists’ fees

20 March 2025

The government is proposing to invest $7 million revamping its Medical Costs Finder website to display the average fee charged by every eligible specialist across all non-GP specialities, without asking doctors to spend time on data entry. The site would have the technical capability to analyse annual Medicare, hospital and insurer data for every common […]

Report challenges assumption health tech saves staff time

20 March 2025

A new report by UK charity the Health Foundation challenges the assumption that the procurement of technology will automatically lead to benefits for health services. The report – Tech to save time: how the NHS can realise the benefits – includes an analysis of 467 studies published between 2010 and 2023 that looked at whether […]

New app supports MS care strategies

20 March 2025

Trinity researchers have developed More Stamina, a gamified mobile health (mHealth) app designed to help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) manage fatigue and other MS-related symptoms. Fatigue is the most common symptom of MS, affecting approximately 80 per cent of patients, and can have a devastating impact on quality of life. More Stamina is a […]

Tympany Medical co-founder shortlisted for award

20 March 2025

The co-founder of Irish medtech start-up Tympany Medical has been shortlisted for the prestigious European Prize for Women Innovators, which recognises outstanding female leaders driving innovation in Europe. The Galway-based company has developed a cutting-edge endoscope for the ENT market, particularly for use in complex rhinology cases. Solascope is designed to enable variable angle visualisation. […]

Cubiko launches Medicare Incentive Modelling Tool

20 March 2025

Practice intelligence platform Cubiko has launched a modelling tool aimed at helping general practices understand and evaluate the financial implications of recent Strengthening Medicare initiatives. The launch of the Medicare Incentive Modelling Tool follows the Department of Health and Aged Care’s announcement of proposed additional bulk billing incentives, including a new 12.5% practice incentive for […]

Agency triples investment into allied health connected care

19 March 2025

The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) has announced a tripling of investment into its Allied Health Industry Offer, in a move it says will enhance allied health professionals’ access to comprehensive consumer healthcare data through My Health Record and electronic prescribing services. ADHA CEO Amanda Cattermole said the expanded investment underscored the agency’s commitment to […]

Alcidion & Google Cloud collaborate on AI-powered Miya

19 March 2025

Alcidion Group has announced it is working with Google Cloud to develop a suite of generative AI solutions for healthcare providers. Under the guidance of a clinical advisory group, Alcidion used Gemini on Vertex AI – Google Cloud’s AI platform – to create a range of generative AI solutions that it says will support clinicians […]

Personalised medicine shaped by risk assessment

19 March 2025

Australian genomics technology leader AGRF is offering Polygenic Risk Scores (PRS) powered by the Allelica PREDICT module, a cutting-edge platform that translates genomic data into actionable risk assessments. AGRF says healthcare providers will be able to better stratify risk, identifying high-risk individuals earlier, and implement targeted interventions before potential disease onset. “Genomics is revolutionising healthcare, […]

FHIR standards R6 approaching end phase, HL7 symposium told

19 March 2025

The development of FHIR release 6 healthcare data exchange standards is nearing the final phase, Grahame Grieve the founder and architect of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources told the joint HL7 AU and NZ Symposium this week. Mr Grieve, HL7’s Architectural Framework and Formal Concepts (AFFC) Committee chair – Australia gave a “State of the FHIR […]

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 […]

Health consumers highlight value of the virtual front door

18 March 2025

Healthdirect Australia plans to continue growing and developing a consumer-centric virtual front door, says Chief Operations Officer Travis Hodgson. Tens of thousands of Australians leverage healthdirect’s digital channels every day to access health information and receive support connecting them to the care they need. “What we mean by ‘consumer-centric’ is that we will listen to […]

Global Health secures $1 million contract with Youturn

18 March 2025

Global Health Limited has signed a $1 million contract with youth homelessness charity Youturn in a move it says will enhance digital healthcare solutions for youth mental health services. The $1 million agreement over three years includes two three-year extensions and will see the deployment of Global Health’s SaaS portfolio, centered on the MasterCare+ Case […]

AHHA calls for National Health Information Strategy

18 March 2025

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) says Australia needs a long-term, adequately resourced National Health Information Strategy to help address sector challenges including rising health care costs, growing administrative burdens and escalating workloads. In its 2025 Federal Election Statement, AHHA says a NHIS would ensure provision of timely, high-quality data to support care decisions […]

Promise of expanded mobile coverage welcomed

17 March 2025

The Regional, Rural, and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) has welcomed the government’s proposal to ensure Australian mobile carriers provide outdoor coverage nationwide. The coalition highlighted the health and community benefits of expanded mobile coverage. Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation (UOMO) would provide up to five million sq km of new competitive outdoor mobile coverage across Australia. Mobile […]

Healthengine and Magentus partner to boost online bookings

17 March 2025

Booking platform Healthengine has teamed up with practice management software provider Magentus to deliver online bookings and patient engagement for specialist practices. An SaaS technology provider for primary healthcare, Healthengine has made its new Specialist Suite accessible to Magentus’ cloud-based Gentu software users, offering tools to streamline operations for specialists and improve patient access nationwide. […]

ANDHealth taps into Monash University’s intellectual horsepower

17 March 2025

Monash University has signed as a core partner of ANDHealth to address critical healthcare challenges through new technologies, job creation and export opportunities. ANDHealth CEO Bronwyn Le Grice said ANDHealth’s expertise in scaling digital health businesses, combined with Monash’s research capabilities, would bridge gaps between innovation and commercialisation. “As Australia’s largest university, Monash brings unparalleled […]

Your data following you ‘for life’, aged care sector told

14 March 2025

Data needs to follow an individual through life and be available as and when they need it whether in community or home care or into residential care, the aged care innovation conference ITAC25 was told last week. “Core data for interoperability is not just about a GP data set or a hospital data set, it […]

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