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The latest news from DHF26

Double down on digital to be ready for AI, says dept chief

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the next frontier, but human value lies in what the technology can’t replace. Reasoning, judgment, empathy, bias, and those things that connect to our lived experience, says Department of Health, Disability and Ageing Chief Digital Information Officer Fay Flevaras. Addressing an audience at the Digital Health Festival in Melbourne, she said artificial intelligence was […]

T-Pro goes beyond the note

AI scribes are rapidly becoming commoditised, but the bigger challenge for healthcare organisations may be what happens after the note is generated, according to Irish clinical documentation company T-Pro. Presenting at the Digital Health Festival 2026 in Melbourne this week, T-Pro executives said health services risked creating new governance and patient safety problems as clinicians […]

Delays carry hidden costs for hospitals, says Stryker

Stryker, a global leader in medical technologies, says increasing operational complexity across communication, coordination and workflows is becoming a growing challenge for hospitals and health services. Stryker’s Vice President and General Manager of Medical APAC Michael Badenhope said many hospitals still contend with disparate, non-interoperable systems that don’t effectively communicate with one another, leading to […]

Delegation ‘pivotal’ to future of digital healthcare

This year’s Digital Health Festival in Melbourne has seen twenty-six New Zealand health tech companies attend as part of an official delegation led by Government Minister Matt Doocey. In his roles as Minister for Mental Health and Associate Minister of Health, Mr Doocey made a number of presentations at DHF 2026, including one titled “From […]

Telstra Health unveils Corus care intelligence ecosystem

Telstra Health has unveiled its new cloud native, standards-based and interoperable care intelligence ecosystem Corus, which it says is designed to “connect care across settings.” Launching the platform at the Digital Health Festival in Melbourne, Telstra Health Chief Health and Risk Officer Dr Monica Trujillo said the development of Corus was guided by Telstra Health’s […]

ADHA launches digital health standards framework

The Australian Digital Health Agency has today launched the National Framework for Digital Health Standards, calling it a “milestone for connected care.” Launching the framework at the Digital Health Festival in Melbourne, Agency chief digital officer Peter O’Halloran said the need for nationally aligned standards was growing as digital health adoption accelerated. “As pathology and […]

CareMonitor announces new AI capabilities

Virtual care software company CareMonitor has expanded its digital healthcare platform with new AI-powered operational and workflow capabilities designed to support coordination across hospital, home and community-based care. The release comes ahead of a presentation by CareMonitor founder and CEO Deepak Biswal at the Digital Health Festival 2026 on Thursday May 21 where he is […]

Opinion: AI transcription opened a door in the consulting room

Louise Ryves, from Magentus, is speaking on the panel “From Data to Dialogue: Building Public Trust and Value at the Clinical Service Level” at Digital Health Festival on 21 May. Doctors report spending up to 40 per cent of their working hours on administrative tasks. In a ten-hour clinical day, that’s four hours not spent […]

Lyrebird Health gets to the heart of deploying clinical AI

Lyrebird Health founder Kai Van Lieshout will be joined on stage by newly appointed Chief Clinical Officer Dr Ray Boyapati for a keynote presentation at the Digital Health Festival 2026 in Melbourne. Introducing their session – Building responsibly as the capability of AI expands – Lyrebird Health says, “AI in healthcare started simply, with generic […]

Visionflex and MMEx join forces for virtual care pathways

Visionflex has announced its integration with MMEx, a web based electronic medical record and practice management platform, to streamline documentation, improve access to clinicians, and strengthen continuity of care. Visionflex says clinicians can launch virtual consultations, capture vitals and diagnostic data, and have everything flow directly into the patient record, without leaving the platform they […]

Velrada’s Digital Care Platform supports shift to virtual care

Velrada, an NRI company and Microsoft Cloud Solutions Partner, is a connected care specialist for community and home-based care demonstrating its Digital Care Platform (DCP) at next week’s Digital Health Festival in Melbourne. Velrada says the platform sits within the “broader healthcare trend of care”, enabling health, aged care, disability and community care providers to […]

MSIA raises concerns over Atlassian data use

Atlassian’s recently announced plan to use eligible customer data to “improve” products and AI models has raised industry concerns around privacy risks and fair-play for smaller providers. Atlassian says its plan to begin using metadata and in-app content from cloud products including Jira, Confluence, Jira Service Management and Rovo to improve its products and AI […]

Medicare for telehealth key to hospital in the home reform

Catholic Health Australia and international healthcare group Bupa are calling on the Federal Government to expand hospital in the home services and reform Medicare to give more Australians the option to receive clinically safe, high-quality care in their own homes. The two healthcare organisations have worked collaboratively to identify measures they claim are needed to […]

Dedalus targets imaging and data exchange gaps in ANZ

Dedalus has introduced its diagnostic imaging portfolio to Australia, appointing a senior business lead as well as advising hospitals on moving beyond standalone imaging systems toward enterprise-wide data exchange and information management. While Dedalus already has a significant footprint across the region through its patient administration and clinical systems, its diagnostic imaging portfolio has not […]

Lyrebird Health appoints first Chief Clinical Officer

Lyrebird Health, the AI clinical documentation platform, has appointed Dr Ray Boyapati as Chief Clinical Officer. Making the announcement today, Lyrebird said, “The first wave of AI clinical documentation proved the technology could work. This moment demands something harder: proving it can be trusted by patients, health systems, teaching hospitals, and the clinical leaders who […]

New native ambient listening solutions for Expanse AI

MEDITECH has announced it is growing its Expanse AI portfolio to further improve the clinician experience, empower patients, and maximise financial performance. One of the solutions it will demonstrate at the Digital Health Festival in Melbourne next month is the introduction of native ambient intelligence for physicians and nurses. Native ambient intelligence solutions will be integrated […]

Governance and assurance for ambient scribing

Healthcare technology vendor T-Pro will explore how digital documentation and workflow tools are being used to improve clinical efficiency and data quality across healthcare settings at a webinar on May 12. The webinar “Responsible AI for clinical documentation: How to govern ambient voice technology safely at scale” features T-Pro CCIO Ben Jeeves and Clinical AI […]

Claroty targets gap between asset visibility and cyber risk action

Cybersecurity company Claroty has launched new “visibility orchestration” capabilities in its xDome platform. It aims to help organisations move beyond basic asset inventories by identifying gaps in connected device data and prioritising actions to reduce cyber risk. Rather than adding another layer of visibility, the approach focuses on making existing data usable by turning it […]

NZ-built self regulation innovation heads to DHF startup arena

A patent pending app combining Bayesian methods and artificial intelligence, developed by an Auckland psychiatrist to support adults with lifelong focus, organisation and emotional regulation difficulties, has been selected for the DHF startup arena in Melbourne. Dr Sidhesh Phaldessai told Pulse+IT his BAYA E AI app was accepted for DHF26 Startup Arena within three weeks […]

Global insights, learning at DHF26

International speakers from the UK, New Zealand and the US will bring a sharp focus on bias, adoption and real-world AI deployment at this year’s Digital Health Festival in Melbourne (May 20-21). From the UK, Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex chief medical officer Dr MaryAnn Ferreux will focus on the persistent gender gap in digital […]

Questions for clinical coders

The Health Information Management Association Australia (HIMAA) is holding the Annual AI in Clinical Coding Survey 2026. The survey explores the current state of adoption, use, outcomes and barriers of AI for clinical coding. The deadline to participate is April 23, 2026 and findings will be revealed during the Digital Health Festival 2026. HIMAA says it will use […]

HepLink telehealth service launches

A new national telehealth service for hepatitis C is using integrated digital platforms to deliver an end-to-end care pathway, from initial enquiry through to treatment, without requiring in-person visits. The HepLink telehealth service, launched by Hepatitis Australia, is supported by MediRecords’ cloud-based clinical platform and patient portal, integrated with the Coviu telehealth system and AI […]

Digital Health Festival brings health tech leaders to Melbourne

The Digital Health Festival returns to Melbourne on May 20–21, bringing together health system leaders, clinicians, technology vendors and investors for two days focused on the future of digital healthcare. Book by Friday March 13 to secure 30 per cent off registration. Now in its eighth year, organisers say the festival continues to attract a […]

Ireland among Europe’s medtech leaders – report

Ireland is currently at the forefront of global life sciences and health tech innovation and investment, according to a new report from Enterprise Ireland. The PitchBook Enterprise Ireland Lifesciences and Health Tech Report notes Ireland is now the second-largest exporter of medtech products in Europe, with exports valued at €16 billion annually – representing 14 […]

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