New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority has recently announced the first approved electronic controlled drug register in the country.Developed by local company Toniq, the register is the first of its kind to…
Continue Reading
Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand has embarked on a new digital project consolidating patient health information access nationwide for clinicians.WHAT IT’S ABOUT
The Shared Digital Health Records (SDHR) project initially aims to “connect data…
Medibank now owns telehealth platform MedinetASX-listed private health insurer Medibank has completely acquired telehealth company Medinet.
The company initially made a A$10 million ($6 million) investment in the latter in 2022.
“The team at Medinet has…
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. The government will invest in the new service, which is…
Continue Reading
New Zealand’s Ministry of Health and Te Whatu Ora were found to have insufficient back-end protection of sensitive information shared with third-party service providers. The agencies were recently probed for alleged misuse of personal health information…
Continue Reading
Auckland-based health IT company Medtech Global has been acquired by software acquirer Banyan Software from the United States.Founded in 1989, Medtech claims to develop the first practice management system in New Zealand. It also…
Continue Reading
Te Whatu Ora is being taken to the Employment Relations Authority amid its plan to remove a number of positions across the organisation, including many data and digital jobs. New Zealand’s largest trade union Public Service…
Continue Reading
Just four months before the end of her term, Margie Apa stepped down from her position as chief executive of Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand). She will be replaced in the interim by Dr…
Continue Reading
This feature episode of Talking HealthTech showcases interviews by Peter Birch from Talking HealthTech and Rebecca McBeth from Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) during the Digital Health Week NZ 2024, hosted by HiNZ.This discussion…
Continue Reading
New Zealand Transport Minister Simeon Brown is taking over health from Dr Shane Reti following a government reshuffle.On Sunday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced the appointment of Brown to lead Health as it marks…
Continue Reading
