Shehaan Fernando, Philips Regional Director of Virtual Care, discusses the Future Health Index 2021 report and how extending care beyond hospital walls through virtual healthcare models can improve patient outcomes and contribute to health system resilience and sustainability.

Orion Health chief revenue officer James Rice discusses the coming reforms of New Zealand’s health system and how data and digital can enable a more consumer-centric health service.

Guest Scott Arrol discusses this month’s budget announcement, the development of Hira (the national Health Information Platform) and the roll-out of a new maternity system in New Zealand.

What is clinical informatics and CiLN and how will the coming health reforms impact on the role of clinicians working in data and digital health? 

This month’s round-up focuses on the Government’s announcement of sweeping health system reforms and the impact and opportunity that presents to New Zealand’s data and digital health sector. With guest Scott Arrol. 

MercyAscot TrakCare project director Sarah Gardner and head of digital health at Healthcare Holdings Ltd Dr Lloyd McCann discuss their virtual go-live with the InterSystems EMR and how this is helping the organisation deliver value-based care.

Sysmex sales & marketing director Colin McKenzie discusses the collaboration behind the digitisation of New Zealand’s Covid-19 testing and results systems and how this has driven national standards.

Guests Dr Will Reedy and Dr Jeff Lowe discuss the use of patient portals as a means of consumer empowerment and how to improve uptake of portals in New Zealand. 

GP and healthAlliance chief information officer Dr Karl Cole discusses the concept of data liquidity and provides insight into the key role APIs will play in sharing data in the health system of the future.