Digital health accelerator appoints international advisory committee
24 November, 2021ANDHealth has appointed its inaugural International Investment Advisory Committee (IIAC), which will provide critical insights and frontline industry experience to the MRFF funded ANDHealth Digital Health Accelerator Fund and associated ANDHealth+ program.
Epworth HealthCare spinal surgeons use digital robotic platform
24 November, 2021Epworth HealthCare spinal surgeons are being aided by a new digital robotic platform, effectively giving them an extra set of hands in theatre.
Siemens launches CT scanner with photon-counting tech
22 November, 2021 | Supplied by: Siemens LtdSiemens Healthineers has launched Naeotom Alpha, claimed to be the world's first photon-counting CT scanner.
SA Health to roll out comms tech
16 November, 2021SA Health, in partnership with the Australian Digital Health Agency, has trialled secure messaging technology and is now rolling it out in a staged approach.
Digital health consumer app to launch in 2022
15 November, 2021The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) has partnered with Chamonix to develop a digital health consumer mobile app.
Health care at the edge
10 November, 2021 by Nathan Steiner, Head of Systems Engineering ANZ | Supplied by: Veeam Pty LtdThe pandemic has exposed the healthcare industry across the Asia–Pacific region, which is continuing to stretch to breaking point across the board.
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.
