Why the human factor is critical in digital transformation
07 August, 2023 by Emeline Ramos, Physician Executive, InterSystems Australia* | Supplied by: InterSystems Corporation (Australia)Australia is seeing a wave of technological innovation that promises to increase productivity in health care amid staffing shortages and rising rates of burnout among health professionals.
Vic hospital launches indoor digital navigation tool
04 August, 2023The Peter MacCullum Cancer Centre has launched the use of digital wayfinder BindiMaps to assist with indoor navigation around the hospital.
NZ hospitals deploy Provation's iPro anaesthesia solution
02 August, 2023The Provation iPro Anaesthesia Information Management Systems (AIMS) has been deployed at two hospitals in Hamilton, New Zealand.
New Footscray Hospital appoints NEC to drive digital transformation
02 August, 2023The new Footscray Hospital is being constructed by Multiplex and delivered by Plenary Health in partnership with the VHBA and Western Health.
Online global atlas assists with digital health literacy
01 August, 2023Researchers at RMIT University have helped visualise health and digital health literacy by consolidating and visualing data into an interactive map.
Traceability and Interoperability — Are they related?
01 August, 2023 by Catherine Koetz, Director – Healthcare, GS1 Australia | Supplied by: GS1 AustraliaGlobally there has been an increased focus on traceability of medicines for over a decade.
Bupa launches 24/7 telehealth service
31 July, 2023Bupa has connected customers with a 24-hour virtual doctor service in an attempt to relieve overstretched general practices and hospital emergency departments.
AI regulation essential to keep patients safe: RACGP
31 July, 2023The RACGP is calling for an oversight body to develop a framework and oversee and monitor developments in healthcare AI.
Co-training AI tool can mimic the second opinion process
26 July, 2023New research aims to address the limited availability of human annotated, or labelled, medical images.
SA Health to roll out Modeus's electronic drug register platform
24 July, 2023South Australian Health has appointed Modeus as the preferred supplier for the Electronic Controlled Drug Register for SA Pharmacy Sites.
AI to predict serious health conditions — at speed
14 July, 2023A multidisciplinary team of researchers have developed software that can analyse scans at the rate of roughly 60,000 images in a single day.
The State of Identity Security in Healthcare: Emphasizing Cybersecurity Amid the Digital Shift
14 July, 2023 by Nam Lam, Managing Director ANZ, SailPoint | Supplied by: SailPointIn recent years, the healthcare industry has experienced an unprecedented digital shift driven by technology innovations, remote work, and telehealth culture, and in turn increased cyber threats.
Alcidion, Olinqua partner to reduce hospital wait times
12 July, 2023The solution is designed to enable hospitals to identify operational inefficiencies, make data-driven decisions and drive improvement.
Opinion: Australia must look to Canada for digital health best practice
12 July, 2023Australian governments should look to Canada as the template for how best to implement a successful digital health strategy, says Brad Porter, CEO, Orion Health.
MedInfo 2023: AI will transform health care — Australia should seize the moment
11 July, 2023 by Prof Farah Magrabi* and Dr Martin Seneviratne*More than 2500 delegates are attending MedInfo 2023, the World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, a major biennial conference, in Sydney this week. Generative AI is a hot topic at the conference.
