The Australian Department of Health and Aged Care has released a five-year strategy to deliver aged care reforms. In the Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy, the government envisions an aged care system that delivers…
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Consortium to advocate for safe AI, genomics useA consortium pushing for the safe use of advanced analytics for enhanced genetic disease diagnosis will be established with the assistance of federal government funding.
The Centre for Population Genomics,…
The Australian government will pilot a network for sharing information on cyber threats in the healthcare sector.It has recently set aside A$6.4 million ($4.2 million) to launch an Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (ISAC)…
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The Australian Digital Health Agency has released a five-year roadmap for raising the uptake of national healthcare identifiers in Australia.Developed with the Department of Health and Aged Care and Services Australia, the National Healthcare…
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Georgia-based KORE, an internet of things (IoT) company focused on helping organizations manage and scale their offerings, and Australian company mCare Digital, which uses technology to help individuals live independently, announced the launch of…
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Australia invests $20M for new health AI projectsThe Australian government has awarded 10 AI projects from major universities with nearly A$30 million ($20 million) in total grant funding to improve healthcare access.
These include research…
Background: Interventions are required that address delays in treatment-seeking and low treatment coverage among people consuming methamphetamine. Objective: We aim to determine whether a self-administered smartphone-based intervention, the “S-Check app” can increase help-seeking and…
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A multi-institutional research team is set to build what could be Australia’s first national system for injury surveillance, leveraging emergency department data to gain a comprehensive view of existing and emerging injury patterns nationwide. The…
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A research team at Flinders University will start building what could be the first integrated and AI-driven public health and clinical data repository in Australia for public health surveillance and emergency response.Called SMART-PH (Digitising…
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Australia has one of the world’s highest levels of ultraviolet radiation, a proven carcinogen that causes skin care and eye diseases. UV damage is said to accumulate from childhood, and the risk of developing…
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