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New Zealand to launch new 24/7 telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced a new 24/7 telehealth service to expand access to primary care amid the overcrowding of emergency departments.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Janine Cox, Operations Director – Health System Integration and Innovation, Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN), Australia We are hoping to see an improvement in the utilisation of video telehealth within residential aged care homes.

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Digital Maturity Assessment expands into primary care for 2024

DigitalHealth

NHS England have confirmed that the 2024 Digital Maturity Assessment is an evolution of last year’s survey and includes an expansion into primary care.

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Telehealth is Health: It’s Telehealth Awareness Week

Health Populi

Beyond the sheer scale of patient volumes reached during the pandemic, virtual care was adopted by physicians across specialties well beyond primary care. physicians worked in a practice that used telehealth versus 25% who did so in 2018, based on a new survey from the AMA. 34% used telehealth for preventive care.

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Accurx launches five-point plan for modern general practice access

DigitalHealth

Accurx, the communications platform powering 98% of GP practices, announces today a commitment to help 1,000 GP surgeries tackle the 8am rush.

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Neighbourhood Health: new priority for the NHS, one to watch for the UK HealthTech community

Lloyd Price

The concept of Neighbourhood Health, as outlined in recent NHS England guidelines and government rhetoric, focuses on integrating primary care, community health, mental health, and social care services into cohesive "neighbourhood teams." Prevention Focus: Initiatives like health education programs or using tech (e.g.,

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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