In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Elizabeth Holm Rannaleet, Head of Product for Data and Insights at Telstra Health, and Dr. Matt Burton, Lead Physician Informatician at Smile Digital Health. The discussion explores population health data in Australia, the challenges of fragmented health information, the role of data infrastructure and open standards, and the recent partnership between Telstra Health and Smile Digital Health. The guests examine how improved data...
Jun 11, 2025•42 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Julie Sturgess, Chief Executive Officer of Country to Coast Queensland (CCQ), about democratising healthcare and driving equity in regional Australia. Julie shares her perspective on the complexities of delivering care across CCQ’s diverse region, which spans remote, rural, and outer metro areas, including Central Queensland, Wide Bay, and the Sunshine Coast. The conversation explores how data, technology, and genuine community ...
Jun 09, 2025•25 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Nicole Allan and Federica Lanzo from Orion Health about the realities of interoperability in healthcare. Nicole, VP of Solutioning and Delivery, brings decades of experience implementing digital health systems globally, while Federica, Product Director for Interoperability, offers a technical perspective on integrating data standards and leveraging new technology. Together, they discuss what interoperability means at the point o...
Jun 04, 2025•47 min
In this episode of Consumer Health Partnerships, we speak with Debra Letica, former carer and citizen leader, and Dr Viktoria Stein from the International Foundation for Integrated Care, about the Citizens Leadership Research Project. They highlight the significant role of citizen leaders in co-creating integrated care systems and the impact of genuinely involving consumers in health care reform. Debra shares her journey of becoming a citizen leader and how her personal experiences as a carer he...
Jun 03, 2025•49 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Sam Wood, Head of Product at Meddbase, and Greg Jennings, Chief Engagement Officer at Beyond Blue. The discussion centres on the current state of workplace mental health in Australia, the increasing importance of prevention and early intervention, and how technology and partnerships are reframing mental health support at work. Sam shares the story behind Meddbase's collaboration with Beyond Blue to deliver the Before Blue progra...
Jun 02, 2025•39 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Lily Liu, the Divisional Director of Digital Health at Western Health. They discuss Western Health's recent efforts in digital health transformation, focusing on Western Health Care Connect (WHCC), a system designed to consolidate patient medical information across various visits into a single, accessible view. Key Takeaways: 🩺 Care Connect is there to make life easier for medical staff by bringing together all the important bits of...
May 28, 2025•22 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Kai Van Lieshout, cofounder and CEO of Lyrebird Health, about the rise of AI scribe technology in healthcare. The discussion explores the growing role of artificial intelligence in reducing clinicians' administrative workload, AI in primary care consultation workflows, data privacy considerations, practical realities of adopting AI scribes, and documentation automation in medical practice. Key Takeaways 📝 AI Scribes in Healthca...
May 21, 2025•22 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Dr Jason Brown, Chief Digital Health Officer at Metro North Health; Dr Rae Donovan, Acting Chief Clinical Information Officer of eHealth Queensland; Dr Mia McLanders, Manager of Research and Innovation at Metro North Health; Fiona Armstrong, CEO at Liquid; and Kate Wylie, Director of Health at Liquid, exploring why healthcare technology so often misses the mark. The discussion dives into why projects fail to scale, how local nee...
May 12, 2025•26 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Chris Pymble from Graphics et al., Dr Bhavesh Patel from Queensland Children’s Hospital, and Dr Brent Richards from Gold Coast Hospital. They dive into why good communication in healthcare is such a big deal and how it affects patient care and system efficiency. Key Takeaways: • Effective communication is crucial in healthcare, impacting not just patient outcomes but also the efficiency of healthcare systems. • Current systems often ...
May 07, 2025•28 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Dan Michelson, CEO of RLDatix, Leanne Lind, Head of Policy Governance at St. John of God Health Care, Imtiaz Bhayat, CIO at Regis Aged Care, and Barbara Staruk, Chief Product Officer at RLDatix. They discuss how tech, AI, and innovation are changing healthcare policy, compliance, and more. This episode was recorded at the Connected Health & Care Summit Asia-Pacific 2025 in Melbourne, hosted by RLDatix. Key Takeaways: 🌍 RLDatix i...
Apr 30, 2025•41 min
In this episode of Consumer Health Partnerships, we speak with Anja Christoffersen from Champion Health Agency and Jeremy Kerr from QUT Design Lab about the importance and application of co-design in the healthcare sector. Anja and Jeremy shared their extensive experience in co-designing health services and projects, highlighting the need for genuine consumer collaboration. Discussing their respective roles and achievements, including Jeremy's project on resources for health professionals and An...
Apr 28, 2025•47 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Diana Pitts, CEO of Coviu Global, about telehealth's journey from the early days of 2018 to its rapid growth during COVID-19 and what the future holds. They dive into how clinics across Australia can weave telehealth into everyday operations, making it a vital part of healthcare delivery. Key Takeaways: 🦠 During COVID-19, telehealth became a critical tool rather than a mere convenience, challenging clinics to adapt quickly.⚙️ M...
Apr 23, 2025•26 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with some big names in healthcare during HIMSS 2025 in Las Vegas. Among the guests from HIMSS are Hal Wolf, President and CEO; Lee Kim, Senior Principal of Cybersecurity and Privacy; Dr Anne Snowdon, Chief Scientific Research Officer; Christina Caraballo, Vice President of Informatics; and Ronan O’Connor, Vice President and Managing Director for EMEA. They discuss topics like AI, boosting interoperability, tackling cybersecurity, and...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 2 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch chats with Vince Farrell, Operations Manager of Nuvo Health and Melvin Chen, CEO and Co-founder of Care GP. They dive into the headache-inducing world of admin pressures that GPs face daily. Vince and Melvin share how they've teamed up to use AI to lighten the load, focusing on how their virtual assistant, Samantha, is stepping up to handle document processing. You'll hear how they’re making a real-world difference for GP clinics, easing the adm...
Apr 14, 2025•28 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, hosts Peter Birch and Sophie Turner speak with Emily Mailes, Ed Marx, and River Nygryn about the mix of digital health strategy, cybersecurity, and patient experience. This episode was recorded during Australian Healthcare Week 2025 in Sydney, Australia, and features conversations from various speakers, bringing insights from the event floor. Key Takeaways: • Emily Mailes talks about setting Victoria’s healthcare system up for the next decade with a solid d...
Apr 09, 2025•18 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Peter Rady and Brendan Tang during the hustle and bustle of Australian Healthcare Week. They dive into how Medicity is evolving now that they're part of Streamline Solutions and what that means for the future of healthtech. Recorded live at Australian Healthcare Week, this episode captures some interesting discussions and insights happening in the healthtech scene. Key Takeaways: • Medicity's Big Move: Medicity is now under the Strea...
Apr 07, 2025•10 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch chats with John Poli from RingCentral at the HIMSS 2025 conference in Las Vegas. They dive into how RingCentral is shaking up healthcare communications and what that means for patients and providers. Key Takeaways • RingCentral is a big player in cloud-based communications, especially in healthcare, operating in over 49 countries. • AI is changing the game by pulling insights from conversations with patients, both during and after calls. • There...
Apr 02, 2025•19 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Tracy McClelland, CCIO UK and George Patapis, ANZ Sales and Business Lead at Dedalus, about the innovative uses of the ORBIS electronic patient record (EPR) in healthcare. Recorded at the HIMSS 2025 conference, the conversation explores the integration of localised content, clinician-focused technology, and the role of artificial intelligence in enhancing clinical decision-making. This episode was recorded in the Dedalus booth, ...
Mar 31, 2025•20 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Charles Lie from Healthscope, Cathy Ryan from Cabrini Health, and Dean Breckenridge from Ramsay Health Care about the hurdles private hospitals in Australia are dealing with. They dive into outdated coding rules, workforce shortages, and the hiccups in revenue cycle management. They also cover how AI and automation come into play, discuss policy and funding roadblocks, and share some handy tips for staying financially sustainabl...
Mar 26, 2025•57 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Dr Monica Trujillo, Chief Health and Risk Officer at Telstra Health; Rob Reynolds, Vice President of Clinical Reasoning at Smile Digital Health; and Dr Janice Tan, Clinical Director at Telstra Health. Together, they explore the significance of interoperability in healthcare, discussing how health information exchanges (HIEs) and emerging technology play a vital role in closing care gaps and improving patient outcomes across vari...
Feb 24, 2025•35 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Lyndon Goddard and Dr Matthew Vickers from Eucalyptus about the evolution of the telehealth landscape in Australia over the past 12 months and the importance of regulatory standards in telehealth. This episode was recorded in the Eucalyptus studio. Key Takeaways: Evolution of Telehealth: The transition from asynchronous to synchronous telehealth models in response to new medical board guidelines has been a significant change, wi...
Feb 20, 2025•31 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Nathan Moore speaks with Stefan Mazy, the CEO of DermR Health Solutions. They discuss DermR Health's innovative approach to diagnosing skin cancer through their DermR Patch technology. Stefan shares his personal motivation behind the technology and the journey of developing a solution to improve diagnostic accuracy while reducing the burden on healthcare systems worldwide. Key Takeaways: DermR Patch technology offers a novel approach to skin cancer dia...
Feb 19, 2025•27 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Steve Gomes, the Managing Director of Rauland Australia and New Zealand, about integrating digital health technologies in healthcare and aged care settings. They discuss the development of the Concentric Care Platform, collaboration with clinicians, and the evolution of technology to meet the needs of health professionals and patients. This episode was recorded at the Rauland offices in Sydney, Australia, providing an in-depth l...
Feb 16, 2025•21 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Alex MacLeod, the Director for Healthcare Solution Innovation at InterSystems, about the evolving landscape of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs). Pete and Alex explore how HIEs have developed over time, the practical use cases of these systems, and the lessons learned from global implementations, particularly in the US and Australia. Key Takeaways: Evolution of HIEs: HIEs have matured and often reinvented themselves, incorpora...
Feb 13, 2025•28 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Sophie Turner speaks with Whitney Luxford, who has extensive experience in aviation medicine and recently founded fit2fly. The discussion dives into Whitney’s career journey from paramedic to aviation medicine specialist and explores the innovations introduced by fit2fly to streamline the medical clearance process for airline passengers. Key Takeaways: Aviation Medicine Insights: Whitney shares her career journey, integrating her experience as a parame...
Feb 11, 2025•25 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Jason Potts and Jamie Robertson from Imprivata about their roles, the company's solutions, and the digital identity challenges in healthcare.This episode was recorded during Digital Health Week New Zealand 2024, hosted by HiNZ, and dives into how Imprivata is helping healthcare providers manage secure access to patient information across various settings.Key Takeaways• Imprivata's Core Function: Imprivata focuses on digital iden...
Feb 09, 2025•19 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Martyn Weir and Dr Kyle Hoath from Oqea about ADHD and mental health care through teamwork and innovative technology solutions. Key Takeaways: • Hybrid Care Model: Leveraging technology to offer patients flexibility in accessing care, such as seamlessly switching between face-to-face and telehealth appointments. • Technological Integration: Use of AI and other digital tools to streamline and enhance the diagnostic process for AD...
Feb 06, 2025•27 min
In this episode of Consumer Health Partnerships, we speak with Anja Christoffersen, founder of Champion Health Agency, and Dr Adrienne Young, dietitian researcher at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Queensland, about co-designing a co-design framework for Metro North Health in Queensland. They delve deep into the need for a co-design framework to enhance patient nutrition and food experiences in hospitals. Anja and Adrienne share their journ...
Feb 05, 2025•27 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Phil Baskerville, Digital Project Director for New Dunedin Hospital, Dan Owen, Director of Health at NTT DATA, and Rachel Wolfe, Chief Customer Officer at Five Faces. They discuss integrating digital technologies in the new outpatient facility at Dunedin Hospital and the importance of building patient-centred and culturally inclusive healthcare solutions. This episode was recorded during Digital Health Week NZ 2024, hosted by Hi...
Feb 04, 2025•26 min
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Sophie Turner speaks with Andy Bond and Michael Strachan from Magentus about adopting open standards to ensure national usability of developed IP, the importance of interoperability, and enhancing collaborative care through sustainable practices. Key Takeaways: • Adopting open standards to address interoperability challenges, moving away from bespoke integrations. • Focus on enhancing collaboration between clinical endpoints, facilitated by FHIR Implem...
Feb 02, 2025•39 min
