Artificial Intelligence

The revolution changing the face of healthcare delivery

VAD care calls for telehealth, electronic access

14 March 2025

Go Gentle Australia is calling on federal politicians to commit to three significant reforms to improve Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) care, including removing restrictions to telehealth and other electronic communications. Go Gentle CEO Dr Linda Swan says three changes would make ‘a world of difference’ for eligible terminally ill Australians and the people who provide […]

One step closer to banning genetic test discrimination

14 March 2025

Experts are hopeful the Australian Government’s promised ban on life insurers discriminating based on genetic test results is one step closer, with the Treasury consultation on the legislation’s design ending this week. Over 100 community organisations have endorsed a consultation submission led by Monash University researchers, representing wide collaboration and consensus between a broad range of stakeholders. Pulse+IT reported in […]

Opinion: Curbing the spate of cyber incidents in healthcare

14 March 2025

Last month, in just one week, no fewer than three Australian healthcare organisations suffered data breaches, posing a potential threat of identity theft or extortion for affected Australians in the near future. For the last two years, healthcare has constantly led—by a large margin—the ranking of industries reporting the most data breaches to the Office of […]

Enterprise Ireland takes tech to Australia, NZ

13 March 2025

St Patrick’s Day will be celebrated in Australia and New Zealand this year with an Enterprise Ireland technology and trade delegation. Companies supported by the Government of Ireland through Enterprise Ireland exported over €465 million (A$791 million) worth of goods and services to Australia and New Zealand in 2023, highlighting the thriving economic ties […]

WiFi upgrades could cost millions

13 March 2025

Less than 15 per cent of HSE facilities have access to WiFi and the HSE plan to address the problem is likely to cost hundreds of millions of Euro, the HSE’s Chief Technology and Transformation Officer (CTTO) has revealed. Speaking at the recent Technology in Healthcare – Health Leaders Summit, CTTO and Deputy CEO, Damien […]

App gets the thumbs up from expectant mothers

13 March 2025

An app developed to monitor pregnant women at home during the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated high user acceptability and usability, suggesting it might be suitable for widespread adoption. The LEANBH app uses the Microlife Watch Blood Pressure (BP) Monitor to remotely monitor women at high risk of developing hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (pre-eclampsia), which is […]

Forensic Mental Health Service shortlisted for UK award

13 March 2025

The National Forensic Mental Health Service’s (NFMHS’s) healthcare information system has been shortlisted for a prestigious award in the UK. In late 2023, the NFMHS went live with InterSystems TrakCare health information system and electronic medical record (EMR). The implementation of TrakCare has now been shortlisted for a HSJ Partnership Award in the category of […]

DHCRC calls for action on aged care data

13 March 2025

Addressing the Ageing Australia ITAC conference in Melbourne today, CEO of the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC), Annette Schmiede, issued a call for collective action to industry leaders to support the urgent need for a standardised, government-backed, nationwide approach to assessing functional abilities of older Australians in residential aged care. The DHCRC has experienced […]

Consultmed and Magentus partner to enable End-to-End digital referrals

13 March 2025

Consultmed, a provider of digital referral and workflow solutions, has partnered with Magentus to integrate its platform with Gentu, Magentus’ cloud-based practice management system for medical specialists. The integration allows specialists using Gentu to send and receive secure, trackable digital referrals directly into their practice management system, streamlining workflows and improving communication between primary and […]

Calvary Health Care national director, digital health and technology Nic Woods speaking at ITAC 2025.

Systems and roadmaps need early staff engagement

13 March 2025

Aged-care staff need to be engaged and consulted from the start when designing digital roadmaps and systems, according to Calvary Health Care national director, digital health and technology Dr Nic Woods. Dr Woods was speaking at this year’s ITAC conference in Melbourne, presenting a provider perspective on building workforce capability in digital health. Dr Woods […]

Better connected aged care the priority

13 March 2025

Forty per cent of Australia’s residential aged care homes are registered for My Health Record, around half of the government’s target to be achieved by June 2025. The universal adoption of My Health Record by the aged care sector is one of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. The […]

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 […]

Adeney Private Hospital launches webPAS in record time

13 March 2025

Adeney Private Hospital in Melbourne has taken less than 14 weeks to implement Dedalus webPAS as its core patient administration system – a new benchmark timeframe for PAS deployment. The typical timeframe for PAS roll-out was 5-18 months, but the speedy implementation was further expedited by a week and a half when it became apparent […]

Hendrix Health co-founders Kalolo Haufano and Florian Stroehle.

Heidi and Hendrix band together on Te Tiriti-friendly AI solutions

13 March 2025

Clinical documentation provider Heidi Health has partnered with New Zealand’s Hendrix Health with the aim of expanding the Australian-founded company’s presence across the Tasman through a new distribution and implementation partnership. In a statement, Heidi Health said the partnership marked a significant step for New Zealand healthcare providers, by offering them access to technology designed […]

Cloud storage costs causing budget blow outs – survey

12 March 2025

Organisations across Asia Pacific – including New Zealand, Australia and Japan – are experiencing budget overruns due to cloud storage fees, according to the latest Wasabi Global Cloud Storage Index. The Wasabi Index surveyed 1,600 decision makers involved with cloud storage purchasing globally, including 250 in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) and 200 in Japan. […]

Kyte Consulting solution puts hospital in the home

12 March 2025

Melbourne-based Kyte Consulting is launching its Hospital in the Home (HITH) solution set to “redefine patient care” by delivering hospital-level treatment directly to homes. Kyte Consulting CEO Anita Parer says the HITH product leverages Oracle technology to deliver hospital-level treatment directly to homes, meeting Australia’s rising demand for efficient, accessible, and patient-centric healthcare options. Kyte’s […]

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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 […]

Medinet team joins Medibank in acquisition

12 March 2025

Medibank has completed the acquisition of health technology company Medinet. Medinet was formed by a group of Australian healthcare professionals to build virtual platforms connecting GPs and their patients. The Medinet team will join Medibank as part of the health company’s focus on building connected health experiences for Australian health consumers. The 100% acquisition follows […]

HPE overhaul to give cancer research a boost

11 March 2025

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) will overhaul technology infrastructure at Melbourne’s Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (ONJCRI) to modernise and elevate the institute’s operations. The collaboration announced today will enhance capacity to support cutting-edge cancer research, accelerated treatment breakthroughs, and improvement in patient outcomes. ONJCRI will adopt HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 and HPE Alletra Storage […]

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 […]

Health Minister Simeon Brown speaks to the BusinessNZ Health Forum.

Delays & short-term fixes in digital health are unaffordable

11 March 2025

The Digital Health Association says an apparent renewed Government focus on digital health infrastructure is long overdue, following a year of deprioritisation which saw close to half a billion dollars stripped from digital health. DHA chief executive Ryl Jensen said recent announcements – including a new $164 million digital health service – from Health Minister […]

Data-sharing lags in aged care sector, says report

10 March 2025

Standardised data sharing is vital to connected and coordinated care across the aged care sector, according to a new report from CSIRO’s Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) and the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC). The Australian aged care data landscape: Gaps, opportunities and future directions report identifies key priorities for the sector including improving the interoperability […]

Server unlocks first system integration

10 March 2025

eHealth NSW has marked a major collaborative milestone as a Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) key delivery partner with the build of a new server. The work achieved in partnership with the Single Digital Patient Record Implementation Authority (SDPRIA) and technology partners reflects a major milestone for the transformational program. SDPRIA associate director Rodney Daly […]

Nurses’ policy summit tackles workforce issues

10 March 2025

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) will focus on the role of nurses to address critical challenges in the healthcare system at its eighth annual policy summit in Canberra on Friday (March 14). ACN says as Australia faces evolving healthcare challenges, the nursing profession plays a pivotal role in delivering quality patient care and driving […]

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 […]

‘Telehands’ therapy across WA

10 March 2025

WA Country Health Service’s Telehands Program is taking expert hand therapy care directly to patients through virtual consultations. Country patients requiring specialist therapy have previously had to travel to metropolitan areas for treatment. The first phase of the pilot program started last month. WA Country Health Service Director Allied Health Suzanne Spitz said the program […]

Revealed: Details of digital systems at New Dunedin Hospital

10 March 2025

Digital infrastructure at the New Dunedin Hospital outpatients building will include Cisco Wi-Fi and Airista Flow location technology as well as BLE and RFID systems, documents provided to Pulse+IT have revealed. RFID refers to Radio Frequency Identification and BLE is Bluetooth Low Energy technology – both used to provide real-time location services and designed to […]

A place for telehealth, five years on from COVID

7 March 2025

Five years on from the start of the pandemic, new data has revealed a way of tracking waves of COVID-19, and suggests that telehealth, a staple of pandemic life, is still needed. An examination of 3.8 million patient records from general practices across NSW and Victoria in 2022-23 has shown just over three per cent […]

Online help for osteoarthritis

7 March 2025

Australians living with osteoarthritis can gain support from a new dedicated online platform designed to provide education and tools for better management of the condition. Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) says osteoarthritis affects more than 2.2 million Australians, impacting mobility, independence, and quality of life. Prevalence increases substantially with age, from […]

Future thinking rockstars for ITAC25 in Melbourne

7 March 2025

The aged care sector’s vendors and providers are ready for ITAC25, one of the major innovation conferences of the year to be held March 12-13 at Marvel stadium, Melbourne. The sector is readying for the new Aged Care Act to start July 1, so it is fitting the program is strongly themed around inspirational future-thinking. […]

Opinion: Where women’s healthcare falls short

7 March 2025

The Australian Government’s recent announcement of a $573 million investment over the next five years to improve reproductive healthcare access, which includes improved menopause care and a significant boost to Medicare rebates for long-term contraceptives, still does not address key systemic issues in Australia’s healthcare system. A step in the right direction, but still falls […]

Google building trust in AI, says health chief

7 March 2025

Google Chief Health Officer Dr Karen DeSalvo says artificial intelligence will have as much impact as penicillin in transforming the way we practice medicine. “Penicillin changed our conception about who we could help and save. And I think AI is similarly poised to do that if we are strategic,” Dr DeSalvo said. Interviewed by hosts […]

AUCDI Release 2 open for comment

6 March 2025

Sparked AU is calling for community comment before March 28 on the Australian Core Data for Interoperability (AUCDI) Release 2 Chronic Condition Management component. The component version of AUCDI contains only Chronic Condition Management content to allow a focused review and support an iterative development process of AUCDI. A full AUCDI Release 2, which supercedes […]

Irish medtech company secures €4.6m for sepsis detection tool

6 March 2025

Irish medtech company Novus Diagnostics has secured €4.6M in equity financing to bring its rapid sepsis detection tool to market. Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that requires prompt and accurate diagnosis for effective treatment. However, blood culture typically takes one to three days to return a result. Newer molecular diagnostic approaches can deliver a result […]

Virtual care needs to be defined, says report

6 March 2025

Clearer definitions for what constitutes virtual care, as well as better visibility of virtual care in national data collections are key recommendations of a new report from the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA). Published in January 2025, the Virtual Care Project involved a review of virtual care services and aimed to identify […]

Cubiko launches Care Prompts to integrate patient insights

6 March 2025

Australian practice intelligence platform Cubiko has launched Care Prompts, a feature designed to provide data insights for GPs and nurses directly within Best Practice Premier. Care Prompts ensures critical patient insights are available to GPs and nurses at the point of care, by displaying Cubiko patient opportunities directly within Best Practice Premier appointment notes, without […]

Smart D8 opens call for funding applications

6 March 2025

The Smart D8 consortium is offering innovators funding and the opportunity to market-validate their innovation in a real-world setting. Smart D8 is an urban testbed with the purpose of investigating how smart technology can be used to improve citizens’ health and well-being in Dublin 8. The pilot call is open to all enterprise, academic, and […]

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 […]

Experts say future of telehealth includes social media, AI and video

6 March 2025

New Zealand’s telehealth experts have weighed in on what the future of virtual healthcare could look like, as they discussed interim findings of a study on telehealth uptake in New Zealand. The discussion comes as Health Minister Simeon Brown announced a “game-changing” 24/7 digital healthcare service to be launched in July. The recent study in […]

New cybersecurity minimums on the way for vendors

6 March 2025

Third party suppliers pose a significant cyber risk to the health services and vendors must take measures to improve their cyber resilience, according to the chairman of Cyber Ireland. Speaking at the recent Technology in Healthcare Summit, Brian Honan cited a recent report from the global telecommunications and IT provider Verizon which found that third […]

InterSystems launches IntelliCare, AI-powered EHR

5 March 2025

InterSystems has launched IntelliCare, an AI-powered electronic health record (EHR) and healthcare information system designed to change the way clinicians, administrators, and patients engage with healthcare technology. Introducing the EHR at HIMSS25 in Las Vegas this week, InterSystems says IntelliCare brings “next-generation AI capabilities to EHRs”, delivering streamlined workflows, reduced administrative burden, enhanced patient interactions, and […]

See the doctor, see the world

5 March 2025

An Australian specialist in infectious diseases, Dr James Knox is leading a new telehealth-delivered travel medicine service in NSW. Established by Dr Knox in 2024, Glide Online Travel Clinic is a travel medicine service dedicated to improving access to high-quality pre-travel healthcare across NSW, particularly regional areas where appointments might be harder to secure quickly. […]

Modern Medicine Laboratory: Diverse Team of Multi-Ethnic Young Scientists Analysing Test Samples. Advanced Lab with High-Tech Equipment, Microbiology Researchers Design, Develop Drugs, Doing Research

LLM tool allows faster scientific discovery

5 March 2025

An Australian team led by Monash University researchers has developed a generative AI tool that mimics scientists, with the aim of assisting and fast-tracking the process of scientific discovery. The team’s peer-reviewed findings have been published in Nature Machine Intelligence, with the tool named LLM4SD – Large Language Model 4 Scientific Discovery. The free-of-charge and […]

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“Game-changing” 24/7 digital consults for all

5 March 2025

A new 24/7 digital service for New Zealanders to access online medical appointments has been announced by Health Minister Simeon Brown. The Minister said the 24/7 digital healthcare service would provide all New Zealanders better access to video consultations with New Zealand-registered clinicians, such as GPs and nurse practitioners. “This service will mean Kiwis can […]

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's Sánchez Building in Tijuana, Mexico.

US tariffs set to increase F&P Healthcare expenses

5 March 2025

New tariffs introduced by US President Trump against Mexico will impact costs for medical equipment manufacturer Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, which makes almost half its product line in Mexico. In a Notice of Implementation of Additional Duties on Products of Mexico, the Department of Homeland Security and US Customs and Border Protection announced it would […]

NSW expands virtual care option

4 March 2025

Residents from Western Sydney, South West Sydney, Nepean Blue Mountains, Central Coast and the Illawarra Shoalhaven local health districts will be able to access free and safe virtual care for non-life threatening conditions. NSW Health Minister Ryan Park says the virtual care service is expected to save 85,000 people from an unnecessary wait in an […]

Public sector to do more on AI integration

4 March 2025

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit today released its report on public sector artificial intelligence (AI) use. The Committee examined the current policy settings for AI use across the Commonwealth Government to determine if they were fit for purpose. The report calls for effective and coordinated governance frameworks, transparency and accountability. “There are […]

On-site visit brings SDPR to life

4 March 2025

Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) will be one of the first to go live with the Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) when it rolls out in 2026. So it was an opportunity for eHealth NSW Chief Executive Officer Richard Taggart to gain first-hand insights when he met staff on site at John Hunter […]

Heidi Health secures US$16.6m in funding

4 March 2025

Australian-founded AI scribe company ‍Heidi Health has raised US$16.6M in its latest funding round. The Series A follow-on investment is led by Headline, with participation from Local Globe, Anthology (Menlo Ventures and Anthropic) and existing investors Blackbird, HESTA, Possible Ventures and Archangel Ventures. Heidi Health CEO and co-founder Dr Thomas Kelly said the funding would […]

Work to do before sharing by default implementation

3 March 2025

The Department of Health and Aged Care is answering questions in preparation for implementation of Sharing by Default legislation, set to enable faster access to pathology and diagnostic imaging in My Health Record. The government will commence consultation with providers, peak bodies, consumers and software vendors by mid-2025. There will also be consultation with states […]

eRequest solution goes live with Queensland X-Ray

3 March 2025

Queensland X-Ray, a practice of Sonic Healthcare’s Radiology division, has become the first radiology provider in Australia to adopt Magentus’s eRequests. eRequests is a digital requesting solution designed to streamline workflows, enhance collaboration, and improve patient access to diagnostic services. Magentus says as Australia’s first Open FHIR API standards-based eRequesting solution, eRequests enables referring specialists […]

Shot of a Scientists in Sterile Suits Working with Computers, Analyzing Data form Modern Industrial Machinery in the Laboratory. Product Manufacturing Process: Pharmaceutics, Semiconductors, Biotechnology.

AI projects among $422m NHRMC grants

3 March 2025

Projects harnessing artificial intelligence are among more than 200 recipients sharing over $422 million in funding from this year’s National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Investigator Grants scheme. Announcing the latest round of grants, Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler said 229 high-performing chief investigators and their teams would undertake researcher-led projects […]

Patient summary first in new MediRecords Evolve

28 February 2025

Australian healthcare technology vendor MediRecords has launched the AI technology suite MediRecords Evolve. The new addition to MediRecords’ true cloud technology stack integrates directly with the core Care clinical platform and will provide real-time insights based on practice and patient information. Co-designed with the clinical advisory team, Evolve will streamline clinic workflows, simplify administrative tasks, […]

Navigating the Aged Care Act in 2025

28 February 2025

The Aged Care Act will bring significant changes to the residential care sector, reshaping operations, compliance, and client expectations, says a leading executive in the sector. AlayaCare General Manager ANZ Annette Hili said: “Providers will have to continually monitor the new requirements and regulations to ensure they remain compliant in 2025. “We are already seeing […]

Opinion: Residential care, digital transformation & a focus on security

28 February 2025

2025 is a year of significant transformation for home and residential care. Amid a significant change in the regulatory landscape, digital platforms are increasingly being used for care delivery, to streamline operations, improve communication, and enhance the overall experience for clients and residents. But, with this rapid digital shift comes an undeniable responsibility: ensuring data […]

AI adding value for Uniting aged care workers

28 February 2025

Uniting NSW.ACT has introduced a digital “co-pilot” to assist more than 7,500 aged care workers with administrative tasks, giving them more time back to support clients. Using voice-to-text, on site and without resorting to logging in at a kiosk, employees can ask questions about more than 440 policies and procedures. Uniting Chief Digital Information […]

Minister Shane Reti with Dawn Freshwater, Diana Siew and Merryn Tawhai.

Medical technology researchers in $20m PhD fund

28 February 2025

Science Minister Shane Reti met with researchers working on innovative medical technologies as he announced a new $20 million applied doctorate scheme to be hosted collaboratively by Auckland, Victoria, Otago and Massey universities. On a visit to Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) at Auckland University, Dr Reti – whose portfolios include Science Innovation and Technology, and […]

Mental Health Foundation CEO Shaun Robinson.

Funding boost to future proof mental health platforms

28 February 2025

A recent funding injection to the Mental Health Foundation will be used to upgrade and future proof online platforms to the tune of more than $650,000. Last week Pulse+IT reported that the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) had received a grant from the government’s Mental Health and Addiction Community Sector Innovation Fund, and can this week […]

Connected care, the true story

27 February 2025

Two of Australia’s best-known digital health executives joined forces to co-author a Monash University publication which will be on sale from Saturday March 1. Connected Care: Digital Health in Australia was written by Adjunct Professor Richard Royle, CSIRO’s Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) and Dr David Hansen, CEO and Research Director of the AEHRC. Monash […]

EHR could cost €3 billion over 10 years

27 February 2025

The cost of rolling out the national electronic patient record could reach three billion over 10 years, according to the HSE Chief Technology and Transformation Officer and Deputy CEO, Damien McCallion. Speaking at the Technology in Healthcare – Health Leaders Summit last week, Mr McCallion said: “This is a big project. It is certainly [going […]

Trinity respiratory sensor secures commercialisation funding

27 February 2025

Enterprise Ireland has provided funding of more than €600,000 to commercialise a new innovative respiratory sensor developed by a biomedical engineer at the Trinity College ADAPT Research Ireland Centre. Currently, there is no continuous, non-invasive monitoring solution for both respiratory rate and volume, which are essential measures for accurate monitoring and early detection of respiratory […]

Demand for the HSE digital CBT service exceeds initial forecast

27 February 2025

Demand for the HSE’s free digital therapy service has reached 1,000 a month – almost 12-times the initial forecast. According to a new service report on the guided digital cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) programmes, more than 40,000 referrals have been received since the launch in 2021, with 20,299 accounts activated between April 2021 and April […]

Allergy advice platform bridges gap in rural care

27 February 2025

The National Allergy Council, in partnership with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), has launched a free online platform called allergy assist, designed to give timely, specialist allergy advice to GPs and Rural Generalists. The allergy assist platform provides healthcare professionals with access to an education and advice hub, featuring online learning […]

Allied health on track to integration

27 February 2025

The first two software vendors, Halaxy Pty Ltd and Beyond Essential Systems (BES), have been contracted to work with the Australian Digital Health Agency to integrate with its digital health infrastructure, with many more set to sign up in coming weeks. The Agency says it is taking the next steps to provide allied health professionals […]

Medical “tests” swamp social media, study finds

27 February 2025

Influencers are promoting “overwhelmingly” misleading information about medical tests on Instagram and TikTok, according to a peer-reviewed University of Sydney-led study. Researchers analysed almost 1000 global posts about five controversial medical screening tests that had been promoted by social media influencers to almost 200 million followers. They found most posts had no reference to scientific […]

Pictured from left to right: Orion Health CEO Brad Porter, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (back left), McCrae Hospitals CEO Niru Rajakumar, FV Hospital CEO Dr Jean-Marcel Guillon, Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (back right).

McCrae and Orion expand Vietnam footprint, PM Luxon attends

27 February 2025

A ceremony attended by New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Vietnam has seen the signing of an agreement between Franco-Vietnamese (FV) Hospital and McCrae Hospitals, as the New Zealand-based company seeks to expand in the region. McCrae Hospitals is a subsidiary of Orion Health, which itself was recently acquired by Healwell AI. FV Hospital […]

New HSE Health App a leap forward for digital

27 February 2025

The Department of Health and HSE have announced the launch of the first version of the HSE Health App. It is one of the first initiatives delivered as part of Digital for Care, Ireland’s health and social care digital framework, and marks a significant step in digitising the health service. Additional functions will be added […]

Sindora Living resident enjoying an immersive VR experience

SilVR Adventures expands into China

27 February 2025

Australian virtual reality provider SilVR Adventures, which specialises in aged care VR, has expanded into China through a partnership with Sindora Living in Nanjing. SilVR says its latest collaboration marked a significant milestone in advancing person-centered care in China, by bringing immersive experiences and rehabilitation opportunities to older adults. SilVR Adventures was founded in Melbourne […]

Virtual heart health for HCF members

26 February 2025

Ramsay Connect has partnered with health insurer HCF to offer more Australians access to its Virtual Heart Failure Service. The service is designed to keep patients out of hospital for longer and improve their quality of life by using remote monitoring of their heart health. As part of the program, heart failure patients receive technology […]

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Health Research Council offers $5m for AI in Healthcare

26 February 2025

The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has issued a request for proposals for research on how artificial intelligence can be leveraged to improve health outcomes in New Zealand. It is part of an initiative aiming to invest in health research centred on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) as a “potentially transformative technology,” […]

All-star Digital Health Week panel talk future of digital health

26 February 2025

Predictions on what digital health will look like in 10 years had to be scaled down to shorter timeframes when an all-star panel met to discuss the future of digital health at Sydney’s Westmead Applied Research Centre as part of this month’s Digital Health Week conference. Digital Health Week was held across multiple university campuses […]

Telstra Health launches AI-powered Smart Scribe

26 February 2025

Telstra Health’s AI-powered Smart Scribe tool launches today, with enough safeguards and features to ease general practitioners safely along the digital health transformation journey. Designed “by clinicians for clinicians”, Smart Scribe is a voice-recognition clinical note-taking tool newly integrated with MedicalDirector Clinical. It is designed to relieve the clinical administrative load on GPs, using artificial intelligence (AI) to […]

Funding to advance genomics in cancer trials

25 February 2025

The Government has established a $3 million Cancer Genomics Clinical Trials Fund to drive advancements in genomic medicine and ensure equitable access to cancer clinical trials incorporating genomics. The initial investment will be open to Australia’s 14 Multi-site Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Groups as part of the Support for Cancer Clinical Trials (SCCT) program. This […]

ADHA seeks FHIR workshop facilitator

25 February 2025

The Australian Digital Health Agency is seeking a supplier to deliver regular virtual workshops for four FHIR courses that have been tailored to the Australian market. Through its request for tender, the ADHA said the workshops would be offered regularly throughout the year and each intake would consist of people who have completed the on-line […]

Digital health strategy applauded

25 February 2025

Australia has been ranked as a world leader in a global academic study which highlighted the vision and implementation roadmap of Australia’s National Digital Health Strategy 2023-2028. The strategy ranked number one alongside Estonia’s according to Sweden’s Uppsala University which evaluated the eHealth frameworks of nine countries focusing on vision, objectives, methods of implementation, and follow-up […]

University of Queensland's ENACT project team.

Digital health projects among auDA 2025 Community Grant recipients

25 February 2025

A number of digital health-themed projects are among this year’s auDA Community Grant Program recipients, each receiving $40,000. This year’s successful grant recipients include projects looking at cognitive-friendly technology, digital inclusion for Australians living with disabilities, and a Hep-B test result online tool, among others. .au Domain Administration (auDA) is a not-for-profit organisation, endorsed by […]

SA implementation success: Making it safer on the frontline

24 February 2025

Hospitals are statistically acknowledged to be one of the most at-risk environments for workplace violence. In South Australia for the reporting year 2018-19, there were 12,307 code black (violence) incidents reported across the Local Health Networks. This grew to 13,423 in 2022-23. Workers in emergency departments, psychiatry and geriatrics face the highest likelihood of violent events. A 2017 survey […]

Have your say: HIMAA guideline on artificial intelligence

24 February 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare, and clinical coding is no exception, says the Health Information Management Association of Australia. Launching its Draft Australian Clinical Coding AI Adoption Guideline for consultation today, HIMAA says it is committed to ensuring AI adoption in clinical coding is ethical, responsible, and aligned with industry best practices. The Guideline provides a framework […]

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Digital Health scaleups invited to Indonesia Landing Pad Bootcamp

24 February 2025

Australian Digital Health scaleups are being invited to join an Indonesia Landing Pad Bootcamp virtual program run by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade). The five-week program aims to guide Australian digital health scaleups to build and strengthen their Indonesian market entry strategies, and is run free of charge. The program is open to […]

Gippsland PHN says connected care is the way

24 February 2025

Gippsland Primary Health Network will put the focus on building digital health confidence, capability and inclusion as a pathway to connected care. In its Health Needs Assessment 2025-2028, the PHN sets goals for “sustainable and equitable access” to digital health. Chief Executive Officer at Gippsland Primary Health Network (PHN), Amanda Proposch, says embracing digital health […]

Questions on digital maturity

23 February 2025

Aged care providers, software vendors and other stakeholders in the sector have until Sunday March 9 to complete an expression of interest and participate in the government’s digital maturity assessment survey. The project addresses four key questions: The project is conducted by EY for the Department of Health and Aged Care.

Opinion: Adopting AI for Clinical Coding

21 February 2025

My opinion piece in Pulse+IT in October last year challenging the assumption that clinical coding is an easy picking for AI garnered a lot of interest. As referenced in that article, a national taskforce established by the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA) consisting of professional association, government representatives, researchers, public sector, private sector, […]

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Mental Health Foundation gets funding boost for digitisation initiative

21 February 2025

The Mental Health Foundation is the latest recipient of a grant from the Government’s $10 million Mental Health and Addiction Community Sector Innovation Fund. In announcing the grant, Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey said the funding would be matched by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) in order to fully fund Project Wakapuāwai – an initiative […]

Allied Health report finds gaps in digital readiness

21 February 2025

The newly released Allied Health Digital Transformation Survey Report has highlighted gaps in workplace readiness of allied health professionals. Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) conducted the survey in 2024 in collaboration with the Australian Digital Health Agency to understand allied health professionals’ current awareness, use and readiness to use Provider Connect Australia™ , My Health […]

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Digital detection and AI offer better breast cancer screening

21 February 2025

Digital innovations including artificial intelligence could increase early diagnosis of breast cancer in New Zealand, according to new research. The peer reviewed study, titled Challenges and opportunities for Aotearoa-New Zealand’s breast screening programme, looks at potential uses of AI in assessing cancer risks – and improving the accuracy of mammography diagnosis through digital breast tomosynthesis […]

Grants accelerate digital in aged care

21 February 2025

Aged Care Research and Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) is calling for applications for Accelerator Grants of up to $100,000. The grants will fund projects supporting the aged care workforce to deliver specialist care, support, knowledge and resources to where they’re needed through ‘digital or assistive technology, telehealth, or innovative workforce and human service models’. Accelerator […]

Infodemic expert Tina Purnat on PULSE podcast

21 February 2025

When it comes to digital public health, the infodemic of misinformation should concern us all. The viral spread of information impacting people’s health was evident during COVID but the challenge continues with nutrition, cancer and oncology treatments, vaccines, STIs, HIV, self-image and many more personal topics, says Tina Purnat, a global leader in digital […]

At least one in 10 Australians seek medical advice from ChatGPT

20 February 2025

Almost 10 per cent of Australians have used ChatGPT to ask medical questions, while just under 40 per cent were considering using it, according to a peer-reviewed study from the University of Sydney. In a survey of just over 2,000 Australians conducted in mid 2024, researchers asked participants whether they were aware of the ChatGPT, […]

HSE appoints first Chief Data & Analytics Officer

20 February 2025

The HSE has appointed former eHealth Delivery Director Tom Laffan as the organisation’s first Chief Data & Analytics Officer (CDAO). In a statement, the HSE said the appointment “is a significant development within the health reform programme” and recognises “the increased focus on the use of data across health and social care services”. According to […]

Digitisation central to new Waiting List Action Plan

20 February 2025

A new Government Waiting List Action Plan (WLAP) launched by Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill last week sets out a strategy to digitally revolutionise waiting list management and the delivery of elective care. The strategy promises the expansion and implementation of data visualisation, electronic referral, virtual care and automation before the end of 2025. WLAP […]

Government announces €64m to fast-track ICT research

20 February 2025

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless, has announced funding of almost €64 million to fast-track scientific research with commercial potential. The Accelerating Research to Commercialisation’(ARC) Hub investment programme will establish two Research Ireland ARC hubs, one for therapeutics, which will be based at Trinity College Dublin, and one for […]

Intelerad and Epic win Best in KLAS awards for Europe, UK & Ireland

20 February 2025

Intelerad’s InSight PACS and Epic’s EpicCare Inpatient EHR have both taken first place for their fields in the Europe, UK and Ireland market at the 2025 Best in KLAS awards. The Best in KLAS Global Software report is based on satisfaction ratings gathered from thousands of healthcare providers, and the awards recognise top-performing solutions. Intelerad’s […]

Keen Care launches new platform for service providers

20 February 2025

Australian cloud-based software company Keen Care has officially launched its platform to streamline operations for service providers. As Australia, like most other nations, grapples with the demands from an ageing population, digital technology will be one of the enablers for improving the quality of services for the aged care sector, the company says. Keen Care […]

Banyan Software acquires Medtech Global

20 February 2025

Banyan Software has acquired 100 per cent of the shares in Medtech Global. The company was previously owned by Advent Partners, an Australian private equity firm, and Geoffrey Sayer – also CEO and managing director of Medtech Global. Banyan is a global software investor with a growing portfolio in Australia and New Zealand, while Medtech […]

Dedalus Orbis EHR & InterSystems Trakcare recognised in KLAS awards

19 February 2025

Dedalus Orbis has gained top spot for Acute Care EHR provider in Europe’s DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and Southern Europe regions at the 2025 Best in KLAS Research awards, while closer to home InterSystems Trakcare picked up top Acute Care EHR for Asia/Oceania. The Best in KLAS Global Software report is based on satisfaction ratings […]

Icon Group extends Charm contract for 5 years

19 February 2025

Icon Group has extended its relationship with Magentus, signing a new five-year contract for the continued use of the Charm® oncology information management system. The renewed agreement builds upon an initial contract signed in 2016, which has seen the implementation of Charm® across all Integrated Icon Cancer Centre sites in Australia. Icon Group is Australia’s […]

C3.0 Summit: Putting co-design into action

19 February 2025

It’s not by luck that virtual healthcare service provider Healthdirect Australia enjoys an impressive customer approval rating at 91 per cent. With digital interactions outweighing phone calls by 14 to one, and with 85 million interactions last year, Healthdirect has worked hard to meet customer expectations using the principles of co-design. Healthdirect Australia Chief Medical […]

Government funds world-first digital mental health support program

19 February 2025

SANE Australia has been awarded $27.3 million over three years for the national roll out of a free digital psychosocial recovery program for adults experiencing complex mental illness and trauma, as well as for their family, carers and kin. SANE CEO Rachel Green says the investment is the first of its kind globally and an enormous […]

C3.0 Summit putting a new lens to clinical governance

18 February 2025

It’s time to reframe the way we think about the health system, ADHA CEO Amanda Cattermole said in her closing remarks at the C3.0 2025 Summit today. Quoting Agency advisor Dr Steve Hambleton, who facilitated a session, she said he summed it up when he said: “It’s not about what’s the matter with you, but […]

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