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.
Latest
Media coverage
Telehealth a ‘fantastic tool’, but not a solution for struggling GPs
As general practices grapple with a growing shortage of doctors, patients are being asked to seek medical advice via a video or phone call. Is telehealth a possible solution to a chronically under-resourced primary care sector? Read...
Healthline uses software to dispense medical advice. Is that better than Dr Google?
A man died after a nurse put the wrong symptom into Healthline’s clinical support tool. Healthline says similar systems are used the world over, and are always being improved. Read...
A tool not a panacea: telehealth is overhyped as a solution to New Zealand’s rural health-care crisis
Telehealth has been touted as one solution to New Zealand’s ongoing health-care crisis, which is particularly stark in rural regions. Read...
Commentary
Health Delivery Plan
This plan is the updated reset plan and summarises the work done to date and a roadmap of activities and deliverables to the end of the 2026 financial year. It includes a plan on a page.
My View – Health NZ funding cuts a tipping point for our health system
The recent announcement of 1,120 potential redundancies—comprising 470 unfilled vacancies and over 650 staff positions—within Health New Zealand. Read...
HE PĀNUI WHAKAHAU A TE MANA WHAKAHAERE KAIWHAKAWĀ D STONE MEMORANDUM-DIRECTIONS OF PRESIDING OFFICER JUDGE D STONE
This memorandum-direction addresses material relevant to the Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry (Wai 2575).
Academic Literature
Agreement, reliability, feasibility, and acceptability of home-based telehealth versus face-to-face
It is unclear whether pediatric telehealth-delivered neuropsychology test results are comparable to those obtained face-to-face. This study reports read more
Young People Talk About Digital Support for Mental Health: An Online Survey of 15–30-Year Olds in New Zealand
Mental distress is on the rise for young people, and there are high levels of unmet need for support. Increasingly, young people are engaging with online mechanisms of support to avoid cost and wait times. Read...
Capital gains in a digital society: Exploring how familial habitus shapes digital dispositions and outcomes in three families from Aotearoa, New Zealand
Persistent concerns about the digital divide are typically framed as a deficit of Internet access, skills or participation. Read more
Legislation and Parliament
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.
Reports and Government Documents
HIRA: Tranche One Business Case
This business case builds on the Hira Programme Business Case which described the case for change and evaluated a range of options to meet the business need. Read more
Health NZ Financial Reporting from FY 2023/24
Health NZ has elected to proactively release documents (including financial reports, briefings, aide mémoires and letters) to provide additional transparency around matters related to Health NZ’s financial performance. Read...
New Zealand HEALTHTECH Report 2024
Over the course of two decades, NZ’s healthtech sector has matured into a multibillion dollar tech-export industry. After reaching peak revenue of $2.9B amid the pandemic, the sector is again on the up. Read...
Key issues
HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
EQUITY
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
PUBLIC HEALTH
DIGITAL HEALTH
TE TIRITI