In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch sits down with Nick White, Chief Marketing Officer at Alcidion, to explore the benefits of implementing modern patient flow systems in healthcare. Nick discusses the recent independent study at Alfred Health that highlights the positive impact of electronic patient journey boards on clinical workflows, bed allocation, discharge planning, and overall patient care. With his extensive healthcare tech and marketing background, Nick shares insig...
Jul 15, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch is joined by Sarah-Jane Anker, Director and Founder of Anker Alliance. With a rich background in medical devices and pharmaceuticals, Sarah-Jane dives into the pivotal role of consulting services for healthcare start-ups and scale-ups. The discussion covers everything from strategic partnerships to navigating complex regulations and building robust investor relations. Sarah-Jane also shares success stories and offers insights on the future ...
Jul 11, 2024•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch chats with Dr Rob Pearlman, founder of MedApps, at the Digital Health Festival 2024. They explore the MedApp platform, which enhances orientation and onboarding for hospital staff, especially junior doctors and nurses. Dr Pearlman shares insights about the MedApps evolution, its impact on healthcare settings, and his dual role as a clinician and developer. Key Takeaways: MedApp Overview: MedApp improves orientation and onboardin...
Jul 08, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast This special bonus episode of Talking HealthTech is a recent episode from one of the shows in the THT Podcast Network - Frank and Fearless by ANDHealth. Subscribe to their show below: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/frank-and-fearless-by-andhealth/id1724711269 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7Amrj4axcU9gwCl7AsS2vj?si=5b53150b3e4b4770 ──────── Welcome to the Frank and Fearless podcast, where we join brilliant individuals pushing the boundaries of science, health, and ...
Jul 04, 2024•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this special episode of Talking HealthTech, dive into the vibrant discussions held during the Digital Health Festival 2024 in Melbourne, Australia with a fantastic lineup of guests: Mani Sahihi, Company Director & COO, Foxo; Dr Talat Uppal, Director, Women’s Health Road; Nathan Moore, CEO, Frameless Interactive; Angela Ryan, Lead Healthcare Executive, JAPAC, Oracle Health; Dr Sean Stevens, General Practitioner / Clinic Owner & Director, Grove Medical; Kara Renee Burns, Digital Health ...
Jul 01, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast This special bonus episode of Talking HealthTech is a recent episode from one of the shows in the THT Podcast Network - Creative Careers in Medicine. Subscribe to their show below: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/creative-careers-in-medicine-podcast/id1457313295 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0STg3XBXQ90UdwBTeyrM4U?si=wATN80LtSL-dbJUTvUFtNA&nd=1&dlsi=60851d81c3cc44ae ------ In this episode of Creative Careers in Medicine podcast, host Dr Elise Putt engages i...
Jun 27, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Chris Lucas, the VP for Digital Care Records at Orion Health. Recorded during the Digital Health Festival 2024, Pete and Chris dive deep into the world of digital care records, health information exchanges (HIEs), and the global landscape of shared care records. They discuss the evolution and significance of digital care records, the challenges and solutions regarding clinician access to data, and the innovative use of AI ...
Jun 24, 2024•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch explore funding for health technology in the realm of dementia and cognitive decline. Pete is joined by Dr Kaele Stokes - Executive Director Services, Advocacy and Research at Dementia Australia; Dr Amanda Vrselja - Program Head of CUREator at Brandon Capital; and Kim Smyth - GM Investment at ANDHealth. In this episode they unpack the new CUREator+ program, which offers up to $50 million in funding to accelerate research transla...
Jun 20, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Hanya Oversby and Jason Borody, the Co-Founders of Doceo Health, recorded live from the Digital Health Festival 2024. They discuss Doceo Health's innovative membership platform, which is designed to streamline and support business activities for healthcare practices. Hanya and Jason discuss their backgrounds, share their insights on the current challenges within the healthcare industry, and explore how their platform bridges the gap ...
Jun 17, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode of Talking HealthTech features a conversation taken during a recent live webinar with Chris Royle and Stephen Burmester from Dedalus. We explore interoperability and cybersecurity in healthcare, reflecting on the balance between open standards and security, the implications of recent data breaches, and the future of healthcare technology. Key Takeaways Importance of Open Standards: Leveraging open standards like HL7 FHIR can foster innovation and reduce costs in healthca...
Jun 13, 2024•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Melvin Chen, Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of KeyReply. Melvin shares his global perspective and in-depth insights into how KeyReply transforms the healthcare industry with AI-powered solutions. They discuss KeyReply's journey, the rapidly evolving role of AI in healthcare, particularly in productivity and efficiency improvements, and the exciting expansion plans of KeyReply into the Australian market. Key Takeaways: -...
Jun 10, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Sophie Turner sits down with Pia Clinton-Tarestad, CEO & Co-Founder of Clean Slate Clinic, a virtual care addiction treatment service provider. Pia shares insights into the barriers individuals face when accessing addiction treatment, the journey that led to the creation of Clean Slate Clinic, the innovative approaches they use, and their plans to expand accessibility to addiction treatment services. Key Takeaways: Barriers to Access: Explore...
Jun 06, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Sophie Turner sits down with Rebecca Barnden, Project Manager at the National Centre for Healthy Ageing and PhD Candidate at Monash University. They explore deep into Rebecca's exciting work on developing and testing digitally supported methods to capture consumer needs and preferences within healthcare. Rebecca discusses her transition from physiotherapist to an innovator in healthcare solutions, co-designing with consumers, including those living wit...
Jun 03, 2024•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this feature episode of Talking HealthTech, recorded at Australian Healthcare Week 2024, a number of industry experts uncover insights and practices transforming the healthcare landscape. Check out conversations with Voni Leighton, Co-Founder and Clinical Director of Vitalis Healthcare at Home; Gareth Sherlock, Former Chief Information Officer at Cleveland Clinic London; Dr Emily Kirkpatrick, Executive Medical Director at Calvary-Medibank Joint Venture (CMJV); Nirvana Luckraj, Chief Med...
May 30, 2024•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch engages with three participants from Cohort 2 of AUSCEP, Whitney Luxford, Amy Wallis, and Fiona Brownfoot. These guests share their own entrepreneurial journeys within the Australian healthtech landscape. Whitney discusses her "Fit 2 Fly" project, Amy delves into her telehealth solution "Selsus" for cancer survivors, and Fiona talks about "Kali Healthcare," a new foetal monitoring technology. Together, they explore the importance of medical...
May 27, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech recorded at Australian Healthcare Week 2024 in Sydney, host Peter Birch sits down with two guests from MTX APAC: Sudeep Acharya, the CEO, and Cate Hilliard, the Director of Health and Human Services. They discuss the nuances of building technology solutions that serve the healthcare industry, the importance of engagement with subject matter experts, and the role of change management in successful technology implementation. They also discuss future trends in ...
May 23, 2024•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Nathan Moore speaks with Peter Rady, the Acting Director at Medicity. In this deep dive, we discuss the practical applications of technology in health care, looking specifically at the inner workings and innovative strides of Medicity. Peter shares how successful solutions are crafted with clinician input to simplify patient care and improve clinical outcomes. He shares his journey through the healthcare and tech industries and gives detailed insights ...
May 20, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, explore the importance of patient-centred approaches, ethical considerations around data privacy, and how Digital Twins can bridge the gap in standardising and personalising cancer treatments. Hear from Andrew Wilson, head of business development at Oncoshot, Prof Nilmini Wickramasinghe from Latrobe University, and The Honourable Jaala Pulford, as they talk about the integration, challenges, and impact of Digital Twins in healthcare. Key Takeaways 🔍 Unders...
May 16, 2024•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch welcomes Paul Deffley, UK Chief Medical Officer, to discuss the importance of diagnostic result handling in healthcare through the use of innovative technology. Paul introduces listeners to Alcidion and its role in revolutionising healthcare systems in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. They explore Alcidion's latest module, Miya Results Tracking, and the role it plays in ensuring efficient management and acknowledgement of clinical result...
May 13, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we dive into the intersection of technology and clinical trials. Join our host, Nathan Moore, as he speaks with Damon Rasheed and Saurabh Jain from TrialKey. This episode explores the significant role predictive software plays in optimising the success rates of clinical trials in the pharmaceutical industry. Key Takeaways Clinical trials are the cornerstone of discovering new treatments, and their design is pivotal to the pharmaceutical industry's success. There is a dire n...
May 06, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch sits down with Greg Lewin, Head of Creative, Communications, & Partnerships at Updoc, to discuss the significant role of telehealth in modern medicine, and how their platform offers services such as psychiatry and chronic condition management. They discuss Updoc's approach to healthcare, focusing on reducing wait times and making professional health services more accessible to Australians, especially in high-demand sectors like ps...
May 02, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast During HIMSS Global in Orlando Florida earlier this year, Peter Birch from Talking HealthTech spoke with over 20 different change makers and digital health experts about the current state of healthcare and the role technology plays in shaping its future. Check out some selected interviews in this feature episode of HIMSS 24 on the Talking HealthTech Podcast, or watch individual interviews over on our YouTube channel. Featured in this episode: Anne Snowdon, Chief Scientific Research O...
Apr 29, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, we understand how to optimise the telehealth journey with Sophie Kessler from Coviu. Sophie shares insights into the art of onboarding patients to telehealth services and the resources available from Coviu to optimise this process. As we explore ideas and strategies, we aim to empower clinicians to effectively integrate telehealth into their service offerings, enhancing patient experience and outcomes. Key Takeaways: 🌟 The induction of clients into telehea...
Apr 25, 2024•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Sophie Turner speaks with Dr Brian Zimmerman to discuss clinical AI-based speech recognition as a tool for healthcare to address workforce shortages, clinician burnout & digital transformation. Dr Zimmerman, an expert in deploying speech recognition platforms in healthcare settings, shares insights from his experience transitioning hospitals to electronic health record (EHR) systems, the burden on healthcare providers inherent to these systems, and...
Apr 22, 2024•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch speaks with Linus Talacko and Kai Van Lieshout, the co-founders of Lyrebird Health, about efficiency and functionality of their AI-driven documentation tool for healthcare professionals. They are joined by Danielle Bancroft from Best Practice Software who shares insights on the importance of strategic partnerships within the health tech ecosystem and how Best Practice Software collaborates with other technology developers like Lyrebir...
Apr 18, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast The demanding environment of healthcare work has long been recognised for contributing to high levels of stress and burnout among practitioners. In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch attends the Creative Careers in Medicine (CCIM) Conference - Meet Me In The Mediverse 2024. He speaks with experts who explore the depth of these challenges in the industry, advocate for transformative changes, and point towards the integration of innovation and flexibility as key solutions....
Apr 15, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Pete attends the Connect Virtual Care Conference 2024 in Sydney. The event was held over 2 days with three distinct but interconnected conferences: * The National Telehealth Conference, * The Medication Safety & Efficiency Conference, * And the newly introduced Hospital in the Home Conference. And they each focus on crucial aspects of virtual care, from the intricacies of telehealth to the nuances of medication safety and the revolutionary models of hom...
Apr 11, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode of Talking HealthTech hosted by Sophie Turner features an in-depth discussion with Travis Hodgson, Chief Operating Officer at Healthdirect Australia, Aaron D’Souza, Strategic Account Manager – Government Programs at MedAdvisor Solutions, and Anish Calpakam, Head of Partnerships at Hot Doc. Together, we explore the integral collaboration between Healthdirect and healthcare software vendors that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the advancement of the Vaccine Clinic F...
Apr 08, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Peter Birch sits down with Amit Vohra to discusss some big changes in CPD requirements for clinicians that are already in effect, but many don’t even realise it. Amit explains the origins of CPD Home, the changes in CPD standards, and the impact these changes have on the medical profession. Key Takeaways: - The implementation of new CPD standards by the medical board has led to significant changes in CPD compliance for healthcare professionals. - CPD H...
Apr 04, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Talking HealthTech, we sit down with Leon Young, the pioneering Founding CEO of Cogniss, to delve into the transformative world of no-code technology in digital health. Leon shares his journey from a serial entrepreneur to spearheading the no-code movement with Cogniss and reveals how no-code infrastructure is revolutionising the way digital health solutions are created and scaled globally. With insight into the origins of Cogniss, considerations for Australian companies looki...
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