In the coming decade, Australia is expected to carry out several digital health initiatives that it outlined in its recently published blueprint. An accompanying Action Plan to the 2023-2033 Digital Health Blueprint explains each initiative and…
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Less than a week before Christmas day, St Vincent’s Health, one of Australia’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care providers, detected a breach in its IT system.On 19 December, it responded to the incident…
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The Australian Department of Health and Aged Care will be focusing on several initiatives that will raise the digital capabilities of the Australian health system. It recently released its Digital Health Blueprint for the next ten…
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New AI app for facial palsy screeningComputer scientists from Australia and Iraq have developed an AI-based diagnostic tool to detect facial palsy.
They have come up with a detection system for facial palsy featuring a…
Queensland Health to turn digital for rosteringQueensland Health has announced that it will implement an electronic rostering system for its nursing and midwifery workforce by late 2024.
The move is part of initiatives that it is…
Background: To address the growing prevalence of youth mental health problems, early intervention is crucial to minimize individual, societal, and economic impacts. Indicative prevention aims to target emerging mental health complaints before the onset…
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More than a third of top Australian hospitals have been found to lack basic cybersecurity protocols to protect themselves from email fraud and domain spoofing. FINDINGS
In October, United States-based cybersecurity company Proofpoint made a Domain-based…
The exhibit hall of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual conference is always a sight to behold. Not only is there a unique mixture of imaging equipment and software, but there are…
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While Australia is capable of becoming a global leader in the application of AI in healthcare, it still has heaps of work to do to harness the full benefits of the technology.Its healthcare AI…
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Australia is facing a shortfall of at least 110,000 aged care workers by 2030, according to a projection by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia. The issue is expected to have a profound…
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