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What to expect in Asia-Pacific health IT in 2025?

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AI and virtual care models continued to be the craze in healthcare, owing to their clear support for improving clinician productivity and patient outcomes. Healthcare IT News sought predictions from and expectations of healthcare providers and technology vendors in APAC for health IT this 2025.

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New Zealand to launch new 24/7 telehealth

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THE LARGER CONTEXT Minister Brown revealed the new digital healthcare service alongside the announcement of various initiatives to expand primary care access, including NZ$285 million ($163 million) investment in general practice over three years, placement of overseas doctors, and incentives for primary care providers to recruit nurses.

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Ping An launches AI avatars of top Chinese doctors

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The chatbot currently covers general practice and will be later expanded to gynecology, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, andrology, traditional Chinese medicine, dermatology, and general medicine. It also offers simplified interpretation of medical reports and laboratory results and personalised medication reminders.

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Telehealth has grown by leaps at doc practices, with wide variance in usage patterns

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According to a new AMA Policy Research Perspectives report videoconferencing is a favored means of patient consults for significant numbers of dermatology practices (87.3%), urologists (87.2%), pediatricians (82.9%) and cardiologists (82%). Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. used telehealth for preventative care visits.

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T? Ora Compass Health, Pinnacle launch after-hours telehealth service

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They can still be enrolled with their usual care provider when they register on the telehealth portal.

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Contractors signed for NSW Health's network infra upgrade and more briefs

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North Queensland GPs leverage AI for MyMedicare registrations General practices under the Northern Queensland Primary Health Network have adopted AI technology to boost voluntary patient registrations to MyMedicare.

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Australia working towards 'permanent' telehealth

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million) for the Workforce Incentive Programme which will provide additional funding to general practices by adding telehealth items in the calculation of Standard Whole Patient Equivalent. Around 89,000 providers are now using telehealth services. The telehealth investment includes A$31.8 million ($22.8