For a recent interview we sat down for a chat with Cheryl Fenwick Evans, previous clinical documentation specialist with Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand. In this role, Cheryl was responsible for helping to launch the Clinical Documentation Programme, which aims to enhance the quality of health information produced […]
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Auckland University of Technology launches new pathway for paramedicine students
Auckland University of Technology has launched a new pathway for paramedicine students created in collaboration with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, which is set to enable newly graduated students to move straight into studying to become an anaesthetic technician. The pathway is to provide an additional pipeline into […]
Interview: Ryl Jensen, CEO of New Zealand’s Digital Health Association
We sat down for a chat with Ryl Jensen, CEO of the Digital Health Association (DHA), the peak advocacy body for the digital health sector in New Zealand. Ryl described the DHA as not-for-profit “conduit between government and industry” and explained how her team works closely with government to disseminate […]
South Korean med tech company Lunit to acquire AI supplier Volpara
Lunit, a deep learning-based medical AI company based in South Korea, has announced the signing of a Scheme Implementation Agreement to acquire Volpara Health Technologies, a company focused on AI-enabled software for early detection of cancer, in a move which would bring together AI expertise, data and capabilities. The agreement […]
Study highlights considerations for virtual approaches to help “meet the needs of Indigenous peoples worldwide”
A study published in BMC Health Services Research has highlighted “important considerations for strengthening virtual primary healthcare approaches to meet the needs of Indigenous peoples worldwide”. Authors highlight four themes: barriers of virtual primary healthcare, indigenous-centred approaches, virtual indigenous relationality, and collaborative approaches to ensuring holistic virtual care. Using a […]
Use cases and learnings from New Zealand on remote patient monitoring
NZ Telehealth has published ‘The Aotearoa New Zealand Remote Patient Monitoring Guide 2023’, intended as a guide for healthcare providers and suppliers looking to implement remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions and setting out general guidelines, current working models, an RPM checklist and lessons learned. On current working models in New […]