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December 20, 2023
As our population ages we are seeing more patients with chronic disease present to ED and more acute presentations to hospital. This is already increasing pressure on our strained health workforce and facilities.
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Equity-led telemonitoring, when deployed correctly with support from clinicians, can meaningfully improve care for vulnerable people in the community.
Read MoreOctober 30, 2023
For many of us, aches and pains are just part of life as we grow older. The more we age, the worse they get. So It should come as no surprise to anyone that as our population ages, the demand for joint replacement surgery is increasing, and this has significant implications for the health system.
Read MoreNovember 30, 2023
I was thrilled to attend HiNZ Digital Health Week this year. It’s a great opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues and see some of the inspiring work that has been done over the previous year.
Read MoreNovember 26, 2024
Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora has set a goal to have at least 10 percent of care delivered via digital channels by June 2025. There is a lot of work to be done by Te Whatu Ora (and its partners) if staff and patients are to achieve this goal. Maintaining the current quarterly growth rate won’t do. If we want to succeed, we need to identify outpatient appointments where we can quickly and materially increase the proportion of appointments conducted via digital channels in the next 6 months.
Read MoreMay 28, 2024
We’re currently hearing a lot about government cost cutting. Health NZ is not immune apparently. Does this include travel cost? Is anyone considering ways to minimise unnecessary travel? I only ask because Spritely recently ran a workshop with the Data & Digital team at Hawkes Bay Hospital and identified thousands of hours in travel time that could be saved by using remote patient monitoring (RPM) to support recovery and rehabilitation of people in the community.
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