Written by Kate McDonald on
17 March 2021.
Australia has become the first country outside of the US to launch Google’s depression screener in its search function.
The tool helps people see their risk for depression and can connect them with the evidence-based resources and crisis hotlines, including Black Dog Institute and Lifeline.
Written by Kate McDonald on
14 March 2021.
Attend Anywhere conquers NHS, India’s digital health plan, virtual care in Malaysia, IBM blockchain for Germany’s vaccine certificates, US Covid relief package and health IT, sign-up site for leftover Covid vax, smart speakers track heart rhythm, Telus Health buys Babylon Canada, guide to digital health passports
Digital Health News ~ Hannah Crouch ~ 11/03/2021
Not too many people had heard of Attend Anywhere before March 2020 but since then the video consulting capability has been offered to all, and adopted by most, NHS trusts across England.
CXOToday ~ Srinivas Prasad ~ 05/03/2021
The Indian healthcare industry is on the cusp of a digital transformation. The end goal of this transformation, which is led by the government, is to provide universal, affordable, equitable and quality care to all citizens, leveraging digital technologies.
Canadian firm to buy PMS vendor Intrahealth for $21 million Written by Kate McDonald on
12 March 2021.
Canadian EMR vendor WELL Health Technologies has agreed to buy New Zealand-founded practice management system vendor Intrahealth for $C19.25 million ($NZ21.25m).
Intrahealth provides its Profile PMS to approximately 15,000 clinicians, mainly general practices and medical specialists in New Zealand, Australia and Canada as well as the New Zealand Defence Force and the Australian Antarctic Division.