AIDH hails Budget boost for My Health Record
The Australian Federal Budget includes a digital health package that funds improvements to My Health Record and easier access to data and services. The Australasian Institute of Digital Health welcome...
The Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) is a professional body dedicated to supporting the growth, professionalism and impact of digital health across Australia and New Zealand. It brings together clinicians, technologists, researchers, policymakers, and health leaders to build capability, share knowledge, and promote best practice in the design, adoption and use of digital technologies that improve healthcare delivery and outcomes.
The Institute provides leadership and professional development opportunities for individuals and organisations working in digital health. This includes accredited training, certification programs, events, webinars, research dissemination, and communities of practice that help professionals stay up to date with emerging technologies, standards, and evidence that drive better health systems. Through thought leadership and shared learning, the Institute helps elevate the role of digital health across care settings.
Members include clinicians, digital health practitioners, healthcare executives, technology developers, researchers, and policymakers who seek connections with peers and access to resources that support professional growth. The Institute’s networks help bridge clinical and technical domains, enabling collaborative problem-solving and shared progress on digital health challenges.
The Australasian Institute of Digital Health influences the evolution of digital health through advocacy, standards development, and cross-sector collaboration. It helps inform policy, supports adoption frameworks that improve interoperability and user experience, and elevates the visibility of digital health as a strategic enabler of better care. By connecting stakeholders, the Institute accelerates uptake of effective digital solutions and fosters innovation.
In a rapidly evolving health landscape, the Australasian Institute of Digital Health plays a central role in developing talent, guiding best practice, and supporting collaboration across the digital health ecosystem. Its work helps ensure that digital health initiatives are effective, evidence-based, and aligned with the needs of clinicians and patients — making it a vital contributor to health system improvement.
The Australian Federal Budget includes a digital health package that funds improvements to My Health Record and easier access to data and services. The Australasian Institute of Digital Health welcome...
An extra 387.4 million dollars will be allocated to CSIRO over the next four years, supplementing the 278 million previously announced through 2025 and CSIROs near 1 billion dollars in annual funding....
The Australasian Institute of Digital Health is moving to formalise a Clinical Informatics Fellowship with backing from the Department of Health Disability and Ageing and the Digital Health CRC. The p...
At the WA Digital Health Summit in Perth, health economist Luke Slawomirski warned that preventive healthcare is being neglected. He framed Australia’s system as reactive, expensive and fragmented, mo...
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Sparked is Australia’s push to speed up FHIR based health information exchange. It brings together a diverse mix of health system players and has moved the standards from theory to practical output. T...
The Australian health system is facing a shift in how governance is defined and applied. Traditional clinical governance, built for hospitals and face-to-face care, struggles to cover safety and quali...
The Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) has lodged a submission to a Senate inquiry opposing CSIRO job cuts and calling for more funding for the Australian eHealth Research Centre. It argu...
Australia's health and care systems now rely on virtual care, telehealth and tech-enabled services. Traditional clinical governance has guided safety and quality in hospitals and clinics, but it misse...
The NHS England has given the go ahead to 19 ambient voice scribes that listen to consultations and produce real time clinical notes. The aim is to free doctors from routine note taking so they can fo...
The Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) welcomed the Australian Government’s new National AI Plan but called for stronger rules around AI in healthcare. The plan highlights AI’s benefits b...
The article highlights the importance of asking key questions before signing AI contracts in Australian healthcare. Karen Lee from Clinigen advises practice managers and clinicians to focus on data ri...
The Australian healthcare sector still faces a big gap in digital health skills. Hospital CIOs are implementing advanced systems, but many frontline workers haven't even uploaded a patient note to My...
Many GPs in Australia are frustrated with Primary Health Networks (PHNs). Surveys show they either see PHNs as helpful or ineffective, but most are disengaged. A recent review by BCG was criticised fo...
Many GP practices in Australia still run servers on-site, which makes them vulnerable to cyber attacks. Hackers target these small practices because they often have weak security. Ransomware and other...
Many GPs in Australia have mixed feelings about Primary Health Networks (PHNs). Some see them as helpful, others see them as ineffective. A recent review by BCG was criticised for lacking a clear stra...
The Australian government is close to changing how Medicare funds primary care. They plan to move beyond the current fee-for-service model. This shift aims to support more flexible, asynchronous care...