Talking HealthTech

00:48:56

[BONUS EPISODE] The Citizen Leadership Research...

Talking HealthTech ·

2025/06/03

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 helped

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00:38:38

524 - Mental Health as a Business Priority: Why...

Talking HealthTech ·

2025/06/02

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

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00:21:39

523 - Digital Health in Action: Inside Western...

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2025/05/28

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 a

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00:22:04

522 - Important considerations for Australian GPs...

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2025/05/21

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

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00:26:18

521 - How to build better healthcare technology

Talking HealthTech ·

2025/05/12

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 needs

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00:28:20

520 - Lost in Translation: Fixing the Communication...

Talking HealthTech ·

2025/05/07

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 result

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00:41:10

519 - The Role of AI, Policy, and Governance in...

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2025/04/30

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 is

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00:46:41

[BONUS EPISODE] Power of Co-Design in Healthcare:...

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2025/04/28

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 Anja's

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00:26:04

518 - Telehealth’s second act. Diana Pitts, Coviu Global

Talking HealthTech ·

2025/04/23

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.⚙️ Many

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01:02:21

517 - From Cybersecurity to AI: Insights from HIMSS 2025

Talking HealthTech ·

2025/04/16

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 how

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00:28:09

516 - Solving administrative burden in general practice

Talking HealthTech ·

2025/04/14

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 admin

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00:18:07

515 - From Cybersecurity to Patient Experience: Key...

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2025/04/09

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 digital

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00:10:18

514 - Streamline Solutions Acquires Medicity

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2025/04/07

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 Streamline

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00:18:55

513 - Communications in Healthcare: On the Precipice...

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2025/04/02

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's a

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00:20:26

512 - HIMMS25: Dedalus ORBIS EMR and AI - ANZ Briefing

Talking HealthTech ·

2025/03/31

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,

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00:57:07

511 - from data to dollars: optimising the revenue...

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2025/03/26

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

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00:35:11

510 - Interoperability: Closing care gaps for better...

Talking HealthTech ·

2025/02/24

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 various

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00:31:15

509 - The opportunity to implement safety and quality...

Talking HealthTech ·

2025/02/20

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, with

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00:27:09

508 - Skin Deep: Revolutionising Skin Cancer...

Talking HealthTech ·

2025/02/19

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 diagnosis

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00:20:41

507 - Transforming outcomes by advancing sustainable...

Talking HealthTech ·

2025/02/16

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 look

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