The Productivity Commission released its final report from the inquiry into delivering quality care more efficiently. It argues that a stronger focus on prevention and early intervention can reduce lo...
Marcelle Cooper became a new mum who hid her struggles with postnatal anxiety and depression. A routine check with her regular GP focused on the baby rather than her mood. After realising she was not...
Eucalyptus, a digital clinic operator, has partnered with Consultmed to use its platform for secure, structured communication between clinicians and patients’ regular GPs. The deal supports shared car...
The National Reconstruction Fund, Australia’s sovereign investor in manufacturing capability, has taken a $20 million preferred equity stake in Omniscient Neurotechnology. The Sydney‑founded company u...
The Australian AI scribe provider Heidi has seen rapid growth over 18 months. Growth was enabled by MongoDB Atlas and its vector search, which let Heidi scale to 81 million medical consultations world...
Valentia Technologies has launched OctansCare, a modular digital front door that is already live in New Zealand. Built on cloud-enabled microservices, it acts as a connectivity layer above existing Pr...
Northeast Health Wangaratta has gone live with the Charm Oncology Information Management System, replacing paper-based chemotherapy prescribing and scheduling with a fully electronic workflow. The Vic...
The Telehealth Sector Working Group led by medicinal cannabis company Montu has urged the Australian Digital Health Agency and the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to mandate telehealth sta...
A cyber incident hit New Zealand’s ManageMyHealth patient portal in late December 2025. Hackers calling themselves Kazu claimed the breach and posted a sample with a ransom demand. ManageMyHealth lear...
Researchers in Sydney led an international effort through the Stroke and Cognition Consortium STROKOG to build a simple dementia risk calculator for stroke survivors. The tool is Excel based and uses...
Researchers at the Australian National University analysed more than 1.4 million emergency department ED visits in the Australian Capital Territory from 2000 to 2021. They found extreme weather is alr...
A Commonwealth Fund global survey of nearly 11,000 GPs across 10 countries, including Australia, shows burnout is high among Australian clinicians. In Australia, 32% of GPs report burnout, with admini...
A US randomised trial tested a fasting mimicking diet, FMD, in 100 adults with mild-to-moderate Crohn’s disease over three months. Participants followed five days of calorie restriction each month, co...
Researchers analysed data from more than 36,000 GPs across 103 local areas in Australia, covering before, during and after the COVID period. GPs who used telemedicine more intensively prescribed aroun...
HotDoc is an Australian GP bookings and telehealth platform. In 2025 it rolled out a telehealth on demand option using external GPs on clinic booking pages. The move drew pushback from many practices...
ANDHealth+ has attracted a record 90 applications for its latest intake. This is 65 per cent higher than the average across the past four cohorts. The shortlist of 10 finalists will be named in late F...
AI is moving fast. ChatGPT Health and Claude Health are already changing how patients interact with their data. In Australia, the Australian Digital Health Agency guides policy through the National Di...
Black Book Market Research’s State of Australian Healthcare IT 2026 examines which acute-care EMR and EHR platforms fit Australian health systems. It draws on 454 hospital and health service staff acr...
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing will end the Pay Doctor Via Claimant system by July 2028 and replace it with a simplified electronic funds transfer process for Medicare rebates. Under...
Health NZ fixed two IT outages in separate regions. The Southern District outage lasted just over 12 hours, starting early on Tuesday and affecting hospital systems used for patient care and operation...
