Healthcare IT

As Australia’s population ages, the demand on the country’s healthcare industry is increasing, adding pressure to the system. As technology improves,

Dr Ajay Pandey is a Senior Lecturer in Robotics and Autonomous Systems at QUT’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science who is among a team of robotics

A prescription medication real-time monitoring system will go live across Victoria in less than 24 hours in a move to prevent doctor-shopping and save lives.

Doctors have warned an upgraded patient records system being rolled out at Queensland hospitals is plagued by dangerous flaws. A new IT system

A new research centre aimed at hastening the process of developing medicines is set to receive a $25 million funding injection from the federal government.

The cost of going from a paper to an electronic system in Queensland's public hospitals is costing hundreds of millions of dollars over budget.

Labor has called for an extension of the opt-out date for e-health records to restore public trust, as a Liberal MP pulled the pin on his own record.

The three month opt-out period has begun for the My Health Record database amid digital security and privacy concerns. Australia's electronic

Australians want ownership and control of their own health data and want to be asked for consent when their data is used by either government, private companies or researchers.

More physiotherapists and other health professionals are now just a click or a swipe away thanks to the rise in online booking services. Physiotherapy now has

SA Health workers caught snooping on patient medical records will be fired on the spot after employees were found to have accessed information on Cy Walsh.

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An integrated telehealth advice service will work to enhance rural health care in New Zealand, linking pharmacists, nurses and GPs to people right across the country.

Telstra Health has launched a service to connect patients by phone or video to a doctor at any time of the day. Australians at home and abroad

Pharmacy students are stepping into virtual hospital and community pharmacies through an innovative training room. The new interactive teaching tool at

Two Sydney brothers have developed a world-first emergency watch for older patients, disabled people and people with disorders. The all-in-one waterproof smart