KPMG Global Healthcare CEO’s 2021 outlook revealed that 93% of Australian healthcare CEOs say COVID-19 has accelerated their need to transform their organizations. Key Australian findings from the report include: 87.5% focus on improving the patient experience. 83% are convinced that patients / clients will increasingly manage their own healthcareRead More →
The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in the infection of many frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) with the causative agent of this disease, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2). In a study available on the preprint server medRxiv*, a team of researchers from Victoria, Australia, conducted state-wideRead More →
We often talk about patient rights – right product, right place, right patient, right time, right dose, right… but having the right product data in all the right systems to support these important patient rights is sometimes less stringent, even in our increasingly digital environment. world. Product master data isRead More →
Dubai: The Modern International Hospital (IM) in Dubai has been awarded the prestigious Australian accreditation for healthcare. Accreditation from the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS), a globally recognized organization, aims to ensure quality and safety standards in patient care at IM Hospital Dubai. Commenting on this honor, Dr OsmanRead More →
A number of Australia’s largest health insurance companies now allow their customers to add their insurance cards to their Apple digital wallet on their iPhone and Apple Watch, enabling healthcare patients access them easily by using their iPhone and Apple Watch instead of their plastic insurance. menu. Bupa, Medibank, nibRead More →
SALT LAKE CITY – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) –Company Code, a global leader in barcode reading and data capture technologies, today announced its expansion into the Australian market by signing Hospital Products Australia (HPA) as a new distribution partner. HPA is a trusted name among healthcare organizations in the Australia-New Zealand market.Read More →
Tegan taylor: Yes, a recent report that looked at many facets of Australian healthcare found that a large portion of births that occur in the weeks before the due date do not occur for medical reasons. Sometimes babies have to be born early because the health of the mother orRead More →
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the cyber threat landscape for Australia’s healthcare industry. Australian Cyber Security Center (ACSC) Reports 84% Increase in Reports of Healthcare-Related Cyber Security Incidents between 2019 and 2020. As the repository of vast volumes of highly sensitive information, the industry continues to find itself atRead More →
The PracticeHub by Avant healthcare management platform has developed a new app that reminds healthcare professionals of renewing their registrations with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra). WHAT HE DOES The Ahpra Alerts app, which runs in the background of the PracticeHub system, syncs with the regulatory agency’s database,Read More →
photo of Cyroport Cryoport, Inc., a global leader in temperature-controlled supply chain solutions for the life sciences industry, announced that it has acquired Critical Transportation Solutions Australia Pty Ltd (“CTSA”), a market leader in premium healthcare logistics management services, specializing in time and temperature critical solutions for the medical andRead More →