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The new method can continuously monitor brain activity wirelessly, allowing the patient to be mobile, comfortable and more socially active.

The collaboration includes the installation of a large number of HemoScreen devices that provide the full 5-part differential CBC test with comprehensive abnormal cell flagging.

HS8 is a comprehensive medication management software platform specifically designed for hospitals.

The digital management platform has a new rostering function designed to meet the specific demands of aged and community care institutions.

AWH provides care to about 250,000 people across Victoria and NSW.

The integration of PainChek results into the Medi-map platform will further enhance the seamless delivery of care.

The OT provider partnered with motion-capture technology provider Point Motion to use its markerless tech.

After the roll out in Victoria and Sydney, there will be a staged expansion of e-prescriptions across the rest of the country.

Healthcare systems and providers – with notable exceptions - have been notoriously slow to adopt new digital technologies and innovations and to push forward on the road to digital maturity. All that changed almost overnight with the global COVID-19 pandemic - resistance to online healthcare receded, attitudes shifted, regulations were temporarily relaxed and the result was years of digital transformation happened in a matter of weeks or days. The adoption of digital health services in Australia has been dramatically accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic – and in ways that nobody could have imagined: the key question, as for countries around the world, is how to maintain the momentum, build future resilience and drive the opportunity for innovation in new digitally-enabled models of care. Titled Acceleration of Digital Health: An overview of Australia’s Digital Health landscape, this HIMSS eBook provides readers a broad overview of the country’s digital health developments and features highlights from the nine-episode HIMSS Australia Digital Dialogue Series. Episode summaries: Episode 1: Western Australia Episode 2: Queensland Episode 3: Victoria Episode 4: South Australia Episode 5: Northern Territory Episode 6: Australian Capital Territory Episode 7: New South Wales Episode 8: National Round Tables Part 1 Episode 9: National Round Tables Part 2 You can download the eBook here for insights on:  - How various States in Australia responded to the COVID-19 pandemic  - Case studies on how technology has transformed healthcare delivery in the country - Perspectives from healthcare leaders on Australia’s ongoing digital health journey - Lessons and challenges learnt from the pandemic to help health systems prepare for the future - Telemedicine’s rapid growth in Australia and its associated challenges

The program aims to increase the number of home-based care services from 1.3% to 5%.