Mobile health monitoring
05 November, 2021 by Sebastian Krueger, Asia Pacific Vice President | Supplied by: Paessler AGThe pandemic led to a significant increase in workloads at hospitals across Australia, forcing them to quickly improve the speed and efficiency of their workflows.
Digital health project hopes to improve hospital decision-making
04 November, 2021A DHCRC research project is set to apply health informatics solutions to decision-making in hospitals with an aim to deliver safer and more effective patient care.
Human Centred Innovations MATLDA AI robot
01 November, 2021 | Supplied by: Human Centred Innovations Pty LtdMATLDA is an intelligent, person-centred, multilingual social robot with human-like features designed for providing holistic care services.
Eastern Health teams up with My Emergency Doctor to deliver virtual care
26 October, 2021Melbourne's Box Hill Hospital has signed a deal with My Emergency Doctor that provides the hospital scalable access to virtual senior emergency specialists.
New system improves alertness, safety among shift workers
26 October, 2021Monash University researchers and Opturion have developed a cloud-based rostering system to improve alertness, productivity and safety among shift workers.
DePuy Synthes, J&J Institute launch mobile training lab for surgeons, hospital staff
20 October, 2021 | Supplied by: Johnson & Johnson Medical Pty LtdDePuy Synthes, the Orthopaedics business unit of Johnson & Johnson Medical Australia, and the Johnson & Johnson Institute, have launched a mobile training lab bringing training directly to surgeons and their teams around Australia.
Wagga Wagga hospital trials new surgical training tech
15 October, 2021 | Supplied by: Johnson & Johnson Medical Pty LtdCalvary Riverina Hospital in Wagga Wagga is trialling telementoring equipment for surgical training.
Half of Australians comfortable receiving medical services remotely
12 October, 2021Around 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, 2021A 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 ANDHealthBeyond 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, 2021Melbourne 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 TechnologiesWorking 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.
3D tech training to improve surgeries
05 October, 2021A South Australian research project focusing on 3D technology hopes to improve knee, hip and spine surgeries.
Relief for the frontline
05 October, 2021 | Supplied by: My Emergency DoctorWhile 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.
Leveraging AI and automation to save lives
04 October, 2021 | Supplied by: Schneider ElectricThe COVID-19 pandemic has stretched healthcare systems to their limits and highlighted the need for digital innovation within our hospital facilities.