Digital Health
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Exploring the potential of digital transformation to provide a more connected and accessible health system in Aotearoa New Zealand with a wide range of topics and how this applies to different population groups.
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Media coverage
Telehealth providers getting more serious and complex mental health calls
RNZ. Telehealth providers are dealing with increasingly complex and serious mental health issues, as dire workforce shortages make it difficult to see a psychologist or psychiatrist in person. Read more...
New Health Tech Aims To Save Lives, Time And Money
SCOOP Health. Intensive Care Units (ICU) are one of the fastest growing and most expensive arms of healthcare, and only approximately one percent of data created within an ICU is used for patient care. Read...
Health New Zealand signs extension with Telstra Health for medications content
PULSE.IT Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora has extended its contract with Telstra Health for medication content. Read...
Legislation
Telehealth
Medical Council of New Zealand. The standard of care you provide to a patient via a telehealth consultation should be the same as the standard of care provided in an in-person consultation, within the limitations imposed by the telehealth modality. Read...
Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022
The purpose of this Act is to provide for the public funding and provision of services in order to—
(a) protect, promote, and improve the health of all New Zealanders; and
(b) achieve equity in health outcomes among New Zealand’s population groups, including by striving to eliminate health disparities, in particular for Māori; and
(c) build towards pae ora (healthy futures) for all New Zealanders.
Academic Literature
Barriers to adopting digital contact tracing for COVID-19: Experiences in New Zealand
Health Expectations 2024. Digital contact tracing (DCT) was a central component of the global response to containing COVID-19. Research has raised concerns that DCT could exacerbate inequities, yet the experiences of diverse communities at greater risk from...
Quantifying and understanding the impact of unmet need on New Zealand general practice
Not getting access to appropriate specialist healthcare is having a significant detrimental effect on patients, health professionals and general practices, a University of Otago report has found.
Promoting health in the digital environment: health policy experts’ responses to on-demand delivery in Aotearoa New Zealand
Health Promotion International. Services offering on-demand delivery of unhealthy commodities, such as fast food, alcohol and smoking/vaping products have proliferated in recent years. It is well known that the built environment can be health promoting or harmful...
Reports and Government Documents
Sector Cyber security strategy and roadmap
Ministry of Health 2023. The health sector in New Zealand is a critical sector, with multiple interests, especially in the cyber security unit. Read...
REPORT: Capturing the benefits of AI in healthcare for Aotearoa New Zealand – Full report
Office of Prime Minister 2024. This report was requested by Prime Minister Hipkins in 2023 and was produced at pace for delivery of draft recommendations ahead of the 2023 election (full terms of reference outlined in Annex 1). With a focus on healthcare delivery....
Budget 2024 produces funding reprioritisation for digital health
DHA Media Release - Budget 2024. The decision in Budget 2024 to reduce funding to digital health is, on the face of it, concerning, says the chief executive of the Digital Health Association, “but we need to know more". Read...
Key issues
HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
EQUITY
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
PUBLIC HEALTH
DIGITAL HEALTH
TE TIRITI