Technology > Digital disruption

Five steps to accelerate network transformation

06 December, 2023 by Bruce Bennie, Vice President & General Manager, Australia & New Zealand at Juniper Networks.

In an age of rapid healthcare digitisation, healthcare practitioners are grappling with unprecedented pressures to satisfy ever-growing and increasingly complex patient demands using digital solutions.


Smileyscope digital headsets

21 November, 2023

The Smileyscope virtual reality technology solutions are aimed at reducing a patient's pain, stress and anxiety when having common medical procedures, such as blood tests, vaccinations and medical imaging.


AI.Care 2023: New report to drive national policy agenda

15 November, 2023

A new set of recommendations for safe and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care hopes to drive a national policy agenda for the country.


AI in health: conference to explore risks, ethics and safety

13 November, 2023

The Australasian Institute for Digital Health's (AIDH) AI.Care 2023 conference will discuss the way forward for artificial intelligence in health care in Australia, including risks, ethics and safety.


Improving patient care with AI

08 November, 2023 by Martin Dube*

While AI has been a prominent discussion for over a decade, in the last six months it has taken over every conversation in technology. It seems every industry is scrambling to see how AI, and more specifically generative AI, can reshape how it operates.


WA launches generative AI challenge to improve care delivery

23 October, 2023

Western Australia is challenging innovators to look at generative artificial intelligence for ways to improve healthcare delivery.


Cross-border initiatives key to advancing digital health: policy forum

04 September, 2023

Healthcare, industry and research professionals have cited the importance of international collaboration on new and disruptive technologies to advance digital health for citizens.


Generative AI in health care — how to support responsible deployment

22 August, 2023 by Sharon Hakkennes*, VP analyst at Gartner

The level of interest and adoption of generative AI within the Australian healthcare sector is increasing at a rapid rate.


Why the human factor is critical in digital transformation

07 August, 2023 by Emeline Ramos, Physician Executive, InterSystems 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.


New Footscray Hospital appoints NEC to drive digital transformation

02 August, 2023

The new Footscray Hospital is being constructed by Multiplex and delivered by Plenary Health in partnership with the VHBA and Western Health.


Opinion: Australia must look to Canada for digital health best practice

12 July, 2023

Australian governments should look to Canada as the template for how best to implement a successful digital health strategy, says Brad Porter, CEO, Orion Health.


More highlights revealed in countdown to MedInfo 2023

30 June, 2023

The Australasian Institute of Digital Health is in the process of putting together the final touches for MedInfo 2023, with less than a week to go until the major digital health learning event begins on 8 July.


'Robo-glove' can help stroke patients relearn lost skills, music

29 June, 2023

A prototype of a 'soft smart hand exoskeleton' or 'robo-glove' gives feedback to wearers who need to relearn tasks that require manual dexterity and coordination.


New digital health project to tackle chronic diseases

28 June, 2023

A $13.7 million project to unlock digital health data on debilitating diseases could reduce hospitalisations, tackle complications and cut health costs.


AI disease detection, digital twin among 10 new projects to be trialled in WA

21 June, 2023

Ten high-tech digital solutions have been selected from almost 100 global submissions in a worldwide search to help improve the delivery of health care in Western Australia's vast Pilbara region.


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