Technology

Half of Australians comfortable receiving medical services remotely

12 October, 2021

Around 48% of Australian patients would choose to rely solely on face-to-face appointments once the country is out of the COVID-19 tunnel and half of respondents (49%) said they are now comfortable with receiving medical services remotely.


AI system helps detect retinal diseases

12 October, 2021

A group of international researchers has applied artificial intelligence (AI) technology to detect and monitor retinal diseases on a large scale more accurately.


Virtual care — beyond the pandemic

11 October, 2021 by Bronwyn Le Grice, CEO and Founder of ANDHealth

Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, how do we maintain the momentum in virtual care that is transforming our health system?


Radar guidance used in Vic breast cancer surgery

08 October, 2021

Melbourne woman Jodie Talone is said to be the first patient in Australia to have a tumour removed with the assistance of the SCOUT radar technology.


Three critical ways to keep your data healthy

07 October, 2021 by Lucas Salter, General Manager, Data Protection Solutions, Asia Pacific & Japan, Dell Technologies | Supplied by: Dell Technologies

Working with large datasets, the health industry has embraced artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve challenges in everything from patient care, medical imaging, diagnosis to genetic analysis and drug research and development.


Relief for the frontline

05 October, 2021 | Supplied by: My Emergency Doctor

While two-thirds of Australians have been working from home since the beginning of the pandemic, a large number of healthcare workers have been putting themselves at risk on the frontline, working extended hours and taking on a greater workload, to ensure health and safety of all of us.


3D tech training to improve surgeries

05 October, 2021

A South Australian research project focusing on 3D technology hopes to improve knee, hip and spine surgeries.


Leveraging AI and automation to save lives

04 October, 2021 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric

The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched healthcare systems to their limits and highlighted the need for digital innovation within our hospital facilities.


How IoT is transforming on-premise laundry dosing in healthcare

01 October, 2021 | Supplied by: SEKO

As we continue into the second decade of the fourth industrial revolution, the cleaning and hygiene sector finds itself in the midst of an exciting and fast-moving era of communication and connectivity.


Universities, industry partner for AI-based quarantine monitoring system

28 September, 2021

The NSW Smart Sensing Network (NSSN) is collaborating with researchers and industry to deliver a quarantine monitoring system that supports the state's plan to return to normal.


National ambulance data system recognised

27 September, 2021

The team behind the National Ambulance Surveillance System (NASS), a data collection system pulling together information from ambulance callouts across the country, has been recognised as a finalist in Research Australia's awards.


$19.75m funding for digital health

13 September, 2021

Digital health commercialisation organisation ANDHealth has opened applications for its flagship program, ANDHealth+, after receiving a $19.75m funding injection.


Cybersecurity: what are healthcare organisations missing?

13 September, 2021 by John Yang, Vice President APJ, Progress | Supplied by: Progress

The OAIC recently released its new data breaches report for the January to June 2021 period. And once again, health care is the most affected industry when it comes to data breaches.


Getting data foundations right remains critical for Australian healthcare

13 September, 2021 | Supplied by: GS1 Australia

We often talk about patient rights — right product, right place, right patient, right time, right dose, right… but having the right product data in all the right systems to support these important patient rights sometimes has less rigour even in our increasingly digital world.


From transactional to personal: the future of virtual care

07 September, 2021 by Kerry Stratton | Supplied by: InterSystems Corporation (Australia)

When COVID-19 hit, healthcare providers around the world transitioned quickly to deliver medical consultations remotely.


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