Telehealth: support for the Australian health system
31 March, 2020With COVID-19 raging across the world, phone-based health services are proving to be vital in supporting consistency and confidence in the provision of health services.
Telehealth assists infection control
13 March, 2020Temporary MBS items are allowing doctors, nurses and mental health professionals to deliver services via telehealth during the COVID-19 crisis.
Rwanda's digital health revolution
11 March, 2020Rwanda is set to undergo a digital health revolution following a 10-year partnership between the Rwandan government and digital health solutions provider Babyl.
AI to ID cardiac arrests on 000 calls
14 February, 2020The artificial intelligence technology runs in the background of incoming emergency calls, picking up on key words, language and sound patterns.
DVT expert treats NASA astronaut from Earth
10 January, 2020In an astounding example of technology advancing health care, a blood clot in the jugular vein of an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has been treated via telemedicine.
Personify Patient Care mobile platform
01 December, 2018Personify Patient Care is a proprietary mobile platform developed to help healthcare organisations manage their evidence-based pre-admission and post-discharge protocols.
In Conversation... with telepalliative nurse Brett Hayes
26 October, 2018 by Laini BennettHayes' TelePalliative Care Service has transformed the lives of palliative patients and their families in WA's Wheatbelt region.
Moverio BT-35E augmented reality (AR) smartglasses
09 October, 2018Epson Australia launches its next-generation Moverio BT-35E augmented reality (AR) smartglasses with transparent Si-OLED display.
Turning night into day
20 September, 2018 by Laini BennettWorking nightshift is par for the course for healthcare clinicians. But what if there was a way to turn night into day?
My Health is shifting the control paradigm
29 August, 2018 by Bianca Phillips*Once the majority of Australians have a My Health Record, and more practitioners use the system, a new paradigm for health data control will emerge.
Telehealth stands to help thousands with chronic knee pain
27 April, 2017Knee osteoarthritis is estimated to affect nearly a million Australians. Telehealth is leading the way in reducing drug reliance and surgery.
Virtual care at the cutting edge of digital health
14 April, 2017Nurse practitioner Matiu Bush is one of the new wave of clinicians looking beyond traditional models of care to virtual care and connected care models.
Surgical follow-up? There's an app for that
24 March, 2017Post-surgical app gets the thumbs up for convenience.
New patient monitoring technology targets readmissions
13 February, 2017A mobile patient monitoring system — which was last week selected as only one of 25 digital health and medical technologies in the world to be fast-tracked into the lucrative US market — is set to be released in Australia.
Collaboration key in realising telehealth potential
03 February, 2017One of the biggest opportunities currently facing the Australian healthcare sector is to develop a more sustainable approach to population health management; optimising available public funding and care outcomes for the patient.
