Michele Blanshard, managing director of Magentus, has been appointed vice president of the Medical Software Industry Association (MSIA). Her appointment comes at a key time for Australia's digital hea...
Australia’s healthcare digital systems are not well connected. Different clinics, hospitals, and providers use separate platforms that don’t share information easily. This causes delays, errors, and p...
The CEO of the Health Information Management Association of Australia emphasised the importance of data in health, disability, and ageing sectors. She highlighted that data underpins all digital healt...
The Australian healthcare sector faces a period of rapid change driven by workforce shortages, patient expectations, climate concerns, and digital health advances. Workforce issues like burnout and st...
The Australian Digital Health Agency released the National Allied Health Digital Uplift Plan. It aims to improve digital sharing among the 300,000 allied health professionals across Australia. The pla...
Stalis and Integrella have formed a strategic partnership to support Ireland’s national EHR adoption and digital health projects. Both companies have a history of working together on large-scale healt...
The Australian Cardiovascular Alliance (ACvA) released a report highlighting the lack of a consistent national data system for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Despite CVD being a leading cause of death,...
The Australian health system talks a lot about prevention but lacks coordinated action. Most prevention efforts are either primary, managed federally through screening and anti-tobacco programs, or se...
Asia Pathogen Genomics Initiative (Asia PGI) has introduced PathGen, an AI-based platform for pathogen genomics and data analysis. It aims to help public health officials, clinicians and industry user...
The Australian Cardiovascular Alliance (ACvA) has highlighted a major gap in national health data for cardiovascular disease (CVD). CVD causes one in four deaths in Australia, with a death every 12 mi...
The New Zealand government announced a 10-year digital health infrastructure plan. Health NZ leaders, including chair Lester Levy, welcomed the plan but warned funding and execution are key challenges...
The Australian government’s My Aged Care system is under review. The Inspector-General of Aged Care found that the system is too complex and not user-friendly for many older Australians. It is poorly...
Medow Health AI, an Australian startup, has raised $3 million in a second funding round. The company develops AI tools for specialist doctors to automate medical reports. The funding was backed by the...
Lumus Imaging has adopted Magentus’ eRequests system after a successful trial with Queensland Xray. The system allows specialists to share patient information securely and instantly with Lumus Imaging...
Lumus Imaging has adopted Magentus’s eRequests platform to improve digital radiology workflows. The system uses open FHIR API standards to enable secure, instant sharing of patient information between...
The Australian healthcare software sector expressed concerns at the recent MSIA summit in Sydney about funding issues. Vendors feel that current government support is inconsistent and insufficient for...
Orion Health launched Concerto AI, a new clinical platform that uses artificial intelligence to support hospital workflows. It builds on their existing Concerto portal and includes their DARWEN AI eng...
New Zealand announced a 10-year plan to modernise its health system through digital technology. It will establish a Centre for Digital Modernisation of Health to oversee the effort. The government aim...
NSW Health is progressing with its single digital patient record (SDPR) project. Staff across the state's 17 local health districts are now being trained to support the rollout. Nearly 200 staff have...
Ireland has launched a new Data Sharing Standards Framework. It was created by the Data Governance Unit under the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer. The framework gives a clear plan f...
