Digital Health Transformation

Monash University researchers have renamed Polycystic Ovary Syndrome to PMOS, short for Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome, to better reflect its hormonal, metabolic and reproductive impacts. Th...

Healthdirect Australia reported record use of its Healthdirect Video Call platform in March 2026, hitting 164,588 consultations. March and April 2026 were the two highest months on record, surpassing...

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....

AIReady.ie is a new national AI skills platform launched by the Irish government to upskill one million people across Ireland in essential AI skills. The platform, built by SOLAS in collaboration with...

A cluster randomised trial published in CMAJ examined nudges aimed at reducing low value care across eight NSW public hospital emergency departments. The study tested two interventions: a patient faci...

Flinders University researchers published a paper in the Digital Health journal arguing that co-design is essential for inclusive and ethical technologies for ageing populations. The work examines how...

The Australia Institute argues Commonwealth and state governments should directly provide primary health services in rural and remote communities, saying Medicare is not designed for non-urban Austral...

A Science commentary from Flinders University researchers responds to a US study that assessed AI diagnostic reasoning in emergency scenarios. The US work found OpenAI’s o1-preview correctly identifie...

The New Zealand digital health sector is at a turning point after 2026 data breaches and outages raised public concern. Health NZ has published the Health Information Security Framework with HISO 1002...

Deloitte Asia Pacific has launched the Asia Pacific Health Institute to connect its client work, people initiatives and societal investments with regional health systems. The move accompanies a new re...

AlayaCare will launch its four-city roadshow AI and Efficiency in Brisbane tomorrow, with stops planned for Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. The in-person breakfast briefings focus on practical...

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians remains in turmoil after a Wednesday EGM aimed at removing president Jennifer Martin. The vote showed 2179 in favour (54.5%) and 1819 against (45.5%), but...

RACP members faced a chaotic extraordinary general meeting when the board questioned the vote’s validity after disruptions. The board said the meeting did not follow by-laws and that scrutineering was...

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians held an extraordinary general meeting to decide whether to remove Professor Jennifer Martin as director and president. The result was 2179 votes in favour...

The study tracked ambient AI scribe use across five major US health systems, including Massachusetts General Brigham, Emory Healthcare, UCSF, Yale New Haven Health, and UC Davis. Among 8581 clinicians...

The Australian Association of Practice Management (AAPM) will participate in Health Tech X Asia, a conference in Singapore on May 6-7. AAPM chief executive Miranda Grace will be on site to emphasise h...

The federal policy allowing a 60-day supply of medicines for stable conditions has seen limited adoption since its September 2023 start. A George Institute analysis of PBS dispensing data shows that b...

The World Health Organization in Europe has launched the Health Information Systems Governance (HISGOV) database to help policy-makers, researchers and the public understand and improve health data ma...

Core Schedule has gone live with its roster to pay workflow at RHCNZ Medical Imaging Group, marking a major milestone in a partnership announced late last year. The rollout covers more than 73 clinics...

A Queensland based study using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children found that adolescents who use social media almost every day are more likely to report cannabis use at age 18 to...