Talking HealthTech

Did you know that 60 to 80% of medical errors are attributable to communication breakdown? Will Pamment and Aiden Roberts are the cofounders of SimConverse. They’re two medical students who are passionate about solving the issues in healthcare communication that lead to harming patients. SimConverse creates Artificially Intelligent virtual patients for healthcare communication training. It is a platform for structured communication training. In this episode, Pete, Will and Aiden chat about using better, more scalable and accessible ways of training communications skills to hopefully eliminate numerous medical errors and maybe save lots of lives. This episode helps us to understand how one solution can solve two issues. Learn how you can use virtual patients to improve healthcare communication training, making it more structured, lessening medical errors. Also, get a better understanding of how medical schools approach communication skills and how it can be improved.    In this episode, you go on a journey to

Listen to this interview with Jacquie Gilfedder from Telstra Health and Esha Oberoi from Afea Care Services about leadership in challenging times.

Have you ever needed to communicate with a clinical colleague, but your organisation does not allow you to use consumer apps? Well, that is expected, and for all the right reasons too. But there is a secure communication app that is just as easy to use as WhatsApp and it solves that issue. In this episode, we explore Celo, along with collaboration in healthcare, technology adoption by enterprises.

Dr Louise Metcalf is the founder of Gheorg. She is a psychologist and has been for almost thirty years; it’s a job she enjoys doing every day. Louise is passionate about mental health. Gheorg is a friendly virtual robot that empowers children with emotional intelligence and mental wellbeing.  In this episode, Pete and Louise explore the increasing prevalence of anxiety in society, approaches to be more mindful of mental health and technology use, and how we can help kids learn, improve their emotional intelligence, and feel better about themselves. This episode explores mental health, primarily in kids. Tune in to learn how you can help your child or patient to understand and control their emotions using simple and empathetic technology.  Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Gheorg, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.  Loving the show?  Leave us a review, and share it with some friends, become a THT+ Member for early releas

Let’s see how optimising communication in home care makes things easier all around! Simon Hayes is the co-founder of Hayylo. He is focused on building a world where customers can seamlessly connect and communicate with their providers, friends and families. Simon is a generalist entrepreneur. Hayylo is a purpose-built communications platform. It is helping providers to engage effectively and efficiently with clients, families and their support teams. Hayylo bolts onto the provider’s current record systems, CMS and other infrastructure they already have in place, enabling them to share information out into the community.  In this episode, Pete and Simon have a conversation about the Hayylo platform, the importance of person-led care, and the opportunities for innovation at scale within the health and aged care sectors.  This episode is packed with innovation guides for aged care and home care. From this episode, you will understand just how implementing and improving communication channels give rise to person-

Tim Blake is the Managing Director of Semantic Consulting.  He was previously CIO of the Tasmanian Department of Health and Director of Rural eHealth Strategy at New South Wales Health. Tim also served as Strategic Advisor at NeHtA, now ADHA, and the Department of Health. Semantic Consulting is a consulting firm focused on leading digital change in healthcare.  In this episode, Pete and Tim discuss digital literacy of health providers, digital health maturity, medication education and lots more. Tune into this episode to find out what we’ve missed in digital healthcare. Learn about the digital literacy of health providers and we can enable them to be more proficient in digital health.  Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Semantic Consulting, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.  Loving the show?  Leave us a review, and share it with some friends, become a THT+ Member for early release, ad free and bonus episodes of the pod

Rodney Ecclestone is a healthcare executive leader with clinical experience as a Registered Nurse primarily in the acute care sector. He has a career-long commitment to safety and quality.In this episode, Pete and Rodney discuss clinical governance and digital health.   Learn about clinical governance and how it relates to digital health, as well as patient safety, and how clinicians and developers can contribute to clinical governance.  This episode is a prelude to a session at the upcoming Talking HealthTech Winter Summit. Be sure to get your tickets for this full day virtual event on the 24th June! Check out the episode and full show notes here. Loving the show?  Leave us a review, and share it with some friends, become a THT+ Member for early release, ad-free and bonus episodes of the podcast, access to our online community forum, and free tickets to our quarterly summits.  For more information visit here.

In this episode, you will learn how Orion Health has grown and revamped its identity in Australia over the past two years. Also, get a peek into the mind of Stephen Stoyan as he explains his concept of smart and dumb data. Come with us as we explore the social determinants of health.

In this episode you will get an in depth understanding of codesigning to create the ideal DMR and EMR systems. Also, learn a bit about the transition process from paper to cloud. Additionally, Jeff shares with us tips for success in digital health.

Is the patient truly at the centre of healthcare? Dr Tal Rapke is a trained physician, and he holds over twenty years of health experience. Also, he is the CEO and founder of ScalaMed. He’s a physician turned entrepreneur.ScalaMed provides a way for any doctor to send a prescription electronically to a patient’s phone. It is helping patients find easier ways to take control over their prescriptions from any app.  In this episode, Pete and Tal talk about patient-centricity, innovation and regulation in Australia. They also look at healthcare in the USA, blockchain and a lot more.   Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at ScalaMed, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.  Loving the show?  Leave us a review, and share it with some friends, become a THT+ Member for early release, ad-free and bonus episodes of the podcast, access to our online community forum, and free tickets to our quarterly summits.  For more information visit here

Raj Kurup is the Digital Strategy Lead for Healthcare, Equinix Asia-Pacific. Raj drives innovation for Equinix’s clients by identifying creative solutions to complex and multifaceted business challenges, harnessing the combined strengths of people, technology and partner ecosystems. In this capacity, he also builds awareness through market engagement activities to bring appreciation to the role of digital infrastructure in transforming healthcare and life sciences organisations.  Equinix is a global digital infrastructure company connecting healthcare companies and other industries across this cloud-first world. It was founded in 1998 as a multi-tenanted data centre where networks could come together and securely connect and exchange information as the internet started scaling globally. In this episode, Pete and Raj discuss what it means to get your digital infrastructure right. They also cover the potential opportunities it opens up for collaboration and innovation within the broader healthcare ecosystem and

Chris Smeed is the co-founder and CEO of the Brisbane-based software startup Cubiko. For the last seven years, he has seen first hand the achievable opportunities through harnessing practice data power. Chris’ experience comes from having worked across practice management and practice support roles himself. Cubiko is an innovative platform dedicated to helping general practices gain insights into their practice business and operations every day. In this episode, Pete and Chris sit down for an engaging conversation that focuses on the vaccine rollout progress. They also look into the changes the government has implemented, their impact and how technology is helping support it all.  This episode will improve your understanding of just how instrumental technology is in the vaccination process. It will also provide you with an insider’s view of the process from the general practices’ point of view. Learn how data from practice management systems are used for streamlining the vaccination process and practices can

Innovating the way GPs do primary care with MedTech Global. Geoffrey Sayer is a twenty-year veteran of Health IT across Australia and New Zealand. He has held leadership roles in several large companies. Last year, Geoffrey led the acquisition of Medtech Global with co-investment from Advent Partners. He is now CEO and Managing Director of Medtech Global. Medtech Global is a New Zealand software company and is over thirty years old. It primarily serves the general practice space in New Zealand, providing the classic patient practice management system. In this episode, Pete and Geoff explore the work that Medtech Global is doing right now with interoperability and sharing healthcare data and records quickly and securely with third-party applications. They also discuss how interoperability facilitates better patient care and more efficient healthcare services. Geoff Sayer, a 15-year industry veteran shares many details on this topic and also helps us to understand why democratising data is an essential step to

What is the promise of digital health? Graeme Osborne joined Telstra Health as Head of Digital Hospitals and Connected Health in 2019. In the past, he has led large-scale digital projects, including the rollout of the New Zealand National eHealth Program, which has given more than one-third of citizens access to their health information online. Telstra Health provides technology solutions that connect healthcare providers with patients and each other and help improve the quality, efficiency and security of health services in Australia. In this episode, Pete and Graeme have a discussion that covers digital health as an industry. They also look at what has been promised compared to what’s actually been delivered. Lastly, Pete and Graeme explore Telstra Health’s approach to digital health and how it creates better results for consumers and clinicians. Tune into this episode to learn how you can harness digital health to get better healthcare results for patients and make the care process much easier to deliver f

Testing the hearing of children? Let’s make a game of it! Carolyn Mee is the founder and CEO of Sound Scouts. She comes from a background in content production for television. Carolyn’s desire to upskill in the digital space led to the development of Sound Scouts. She has received many awards for her innovative achievements. Sound Scouts is a free, clinically proven app that enables hearing to be checked in any quiet place, efficiently and reliably using its app. The company received funding through grants to help get things off the ground.  In this episode, Pete and Carolyn dive into a fascinating conversation about paediatric hearing impairment. They look at how Carolyn is helping to make positive changes to the lives of children by detecting hearing loss that may have prevented them from realising their potential.  This episode focuses on the future of Australia; the children. Carolyn Mee shares her inspiration for developing a life-changing game that is clinically proven to carry out hearing tests. Learn

In this fireside chat with Dr Rhonda Collins, we cover how healthcare leaders can help make it easier for frontline healthcare workers to do their jobs more efficiently and effectively.  We talk about creating a working environment that focuses on care team safety and well-being and enables staff to function in a more present and focused way so they can provide safe, quality care to their patients. Dr Rhonda Collins is the Chief Nursing Officer at Vocera, where she works closely with nurses, physicians, IT professionals and other hospital leaders around the world to improve the lives of patients, families and care teams by simplifying workflows and improving clinical communication. Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Vocera Communications, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.  Loving the show?  Leave us a review, and share it with some friends, become a THT+ Member for early release, ad free and bonus episodes of the podcas

Tom Spacek is the co-founder and CTO of HotDoc. He is responsible for everything product and engineering at HotDoc. Tom’s been creating software since he was a kid and is all about applying his experience in business and software to solve real-world problems in healthcare. HotDoc is Australia's largest patient engagement platform with 18,000 GPs & 1 in 4 Australian's booking their doctor's appointments via HotDoc. In this episode, Pete and Tom talk about technology and vaccine management in Australia. They look at where we are now and where we are going This episode helps us to understand how technology can make any vaccination process more manageable from start to finish. It also provides us with an insider look at various HotDoc vaccination stats.  Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at HotDoc, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory here.  Loving the show?  Leave us a review, and share it with some friends, become a THT+ Member

Telehealth seems a permanent fixture to how healthcare is delivered now.  But how do we sustain the change?  What is the next phase of evolution here regarding telehealth? In this session, recorded at the Talking HealthTech Autumn Summit in March 2021, Berne Gibbons Head of Business Innovation and Partnerships: InfoMedix moderates a panel discussion with Silvia Pfeiffer CEO: Coviu, Vidya Nallamad Founder & CEO: NetHealth Kirsty Garrett CEO, Doctors on Demand. Visit here for access to all sessions from the Talking HealthTech Autumn Summit.

How can AI be used to improve data collection and enhance workflows? Brian Mitchell is the Business Manager, ANZ Region, 3M Health Information Systems Division, where he leads the business supporting healthcare technology and workflow/operational services transformation. 3M Health Information Systems is committed to creating more time to care and leading the shift from volume to value-based care. 3M is closing the loop between clinical care and revenue integrity, providing clinicians with real-time guidance and accurate documentation. In this episode, Pete and Bryan discuss 3M’s role in healthcare, hospital workflows, technology adoption in healthcare, data and much more. Tune into this episode to learn about building a healthcare information technology solution to suit a variety of users in a hospital setting and the emerging trends and themes surrounding data.  Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at 3M, visit their Talking HealthTech

Colleen Birchley is the General Manager of Primary & Community Health at Telstra Health. Colleen started her career as a Registered Nurse, then moved into the Telco and technology sector, both in Australia and Asia. Telstra Health provides technology solutions that connect healthcare providers with patients and each other and help improve the quality, efficiency and security of health services in Australia. In this episode, Pete and Colleen discuss the role of digital health in closing the equality gap within healthcare. They also explore the needs of communities and healthcare workers in rural and remote areas and much more. Colleen also shares how implementing digital health solutions solves problems in care continuity and helps close the equality gap within healthcare. Learn how to improve patient outcomes by integrating technology. Check out the episode and full show notes here. To see the latest information, news, events and jobs on offer at Telstra Health, visit their Talking HealthTech Directory he