Industry News
Virtus Health to deploy RingCentral in Australia, Europe
Virtus will roll out these solutions over the next six months at its 62 fertility clinics, day hospitals, and diagnostics and pathology facilities. [ + ]
Lumia Care acquires nursing agency Healthcare HQ
Founded by registered nurse Angela Thwaites, Healthcare HQ offers nurses contract and other roles at over 100 client sites across the hospital and aged care sectors. [ + ]
Medibank's Amplar signs US deal for prevention programs
Amplar Health, part of Medibank group, has partnered with health tech provider Amwell to support the delivery of its prevention programs to support more Australians at risk of chronic disease. [ + ]
Plasma treatment for healing chronic wounds
More than 420,000 Australians suffer from a chronic wound each year, costing the health and aged care system a total of $3bn. [ + ]
Flexibility, a cornerstone of future hospital design: report
Flexibility is becoming a cornerstone of future hospital design, allowing healthcare organisations to adapt swiftly to evolving care models, digital technologies and changing patient profiles. [ + ]
Tool hopes to help stroke survivors facing social isolation
Researchers from The University of Queensland and Metro North Health have received funding for the project. [ + ]
Northeast Health Wangaratta midway through digital upgrade
The service provides care to more than 90,000 people in North East Victoria, and the upgrade aims to improve patient safety, clinical outcomes and overall satisfaction. [ + ]
Digital therapy reduces distress in long-term conditions
People living with long-term conditions who received the therapist-guided digital program have showed a significant reduction in psychological distress. [ + ]
St Vincent's Private to roll out new EMR across 10 hospitals
St Vincent's Health Australia Private Hospitals is set to deploy MEDITECH's Expanse platform as its foundation Electronic Medical Record (EMR) across its 10 private hospitals. [ + ]
New project to reduce medication errors in hospitals
A new national project, involving pharmacists, patients and doctors, aims to reduce medication errors that frequently occur during hospital stays. [ + ]
ANMF initiates work value case
The ANMF has filed a landmark application with the Fair Work Commission to increase award wages for frontline nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing by up to 35%. [ + ]
Cryptosporidiosis cases on the rise
The gastrointestinal disease caused by the microscopic parasite Cryptosporidium is a common cause of acute diarrhoea in young children. [ + ]
NSW Health launches 25-member AI taskforce
The taskforce, formed following an expression of interest process, will develop an AI Framework for release in 2024. [ + ]
Aust research driving global postpartum haemorrhage guidelines
More than 14 million women globally experience postpartum haemorrhage, resulting in 70,000 maternal deaths a year. [ + ]
Telehealth service improves medical abortion access
Recent findings suggest only one in 10 GPs in Australia actively engage in prescribing abortion medications. [ + ]
