Technology

Govt appoints nine members to drive health tech reform

21 November, 2024

The federal government has appointed nine members to the Implementation Advisory Group (IAG) for the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Review.


Calls for standardised clinical trial data sharing practices

19 November, 2024

While substantial progress has been made in sharing data from clinical trials, many medicines still fall short when it comes to making data publicly accessible, research suggests.


HNECC PHN installs preventive health service station

07 November, 2024

The SiSU Mini Health Station offers residents a convenient, free way to monitor their health.


My Health Record: ADHA seeks industry input on support, maintenance

06 November, 2024

The Agency is inviting insights from all types of organisations, including small to medium enterprises, on how best to deliver the support, maintenance and enhancement of My Health Record and other applications.


Monash, Optiscan partner to develop AI-powered endoscopes

06 November, 2024

The technology will help doctors detect cancerous lesions in real time during endoscopic procedures.


Report reflects on gender diversity in digital health

28 October, 2024

While more women are choosing to continue their careers in digital heath, the gender pay gap continues to exist, according to the Gender Diversity in Australia's Digital Health Workforce 2024 Report.


'Digital twins' to predict cancer treatment outcomes

25 October, 2024

Researchers used digital twins to recreate published clinical trials and found that all digital trials accurately predicted the outcome of the actual trial.


Medibank partners with League to improve customer experience

22 October, 2024

This collaboration hopes to enable a more personalised and engaging healthcare experience for Medibank's 4.2 million customers.


Queensland Health appoints The Clinician for PRM and PSC surveys

16 October, 2024

The contract follows The Clinician's previous success with similar statewide, global and local implementations, such as Singapore and South Australia Health.


HealthShare and HCF partner for dental offering

16 October, 2024

BookNow is a tool designed for dental providers to streamline and increase bookings.


Project to explore the economics of virtual care in remote WA

08 October, 2024

A new Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre research project will explore how virtual care can be sustainably embedded in Indigenous communities.


Concept to clinical care: what's holding back healthtech?

07 October, 2024 by David Burt, Director of Entrepreneurship, UNSW Founders

Australia is globally recognised for its exceptional medical research output. So why isn't that research making its way into clinical care?


Partnership to streamline clinical documentation

25 September, 2024

Cloud-hosted patient management platform MediRecords will be offering AI note-taking technology from October.


Why more needs to be done to support home-grown innovations

23 September, 2024 by Stuart Dignam*

Commercialising new medical devices or drugs is highly risky, extremely expensive and returns can take decades to be realised.


Opinion: Securing the backbone of health care

11 September, 2024 by Kevin Kline, SolarWinds Database Technology Evangelist

Unified, reliable databases provide healthcare organisations with immediate access to comprehensive patient records, facilitating informed decision-making.


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