COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Resources

This page includes links to all articles published in eHealthNews.nz that relate to Covid-19 initiatives. Some health IT suppliers have generously offered free or discounted services to health care providers during their time of need, and these are listed under notices.

HiNZ is adding to this page daily so please check back regularly, or sign up to our free weekly eNewsletter at https://www.hinz.org.nz/page/HiNZNewsletter

Read the Telehealth Special Report - Telehealth at New Zealand DHBs and the impact of Covid-19 (published October 2020)

Read articles related to COVID-19 published by eHealthNews.

To view the official NZ Government page go to https://covid19.govt.nz/

Articles published in eHealthNews

21.02.17: Covid-19 Immunisation Register ready for use - LINK
20.12.03: Ministry to fund digital enablement projects - LINK
20.11.24: Giving up power to patients and communities to increase equity in mental health - LINK
20.11.18: NZ implements fully digital border system - LINK
20.11.18: New Border Clinical Management System rolling out - LINK
20.11.09: nHIP RFI released - LINK
20.11.05: New entrant to crowded virtual GP market - LINK
20.11.05: Whanganui deploys telehealth on Teams - LINK
20.11.02: nHIP pushed out until 2021 - LINK
20.10.27: Digital register to track border worker testing status - LINK
20.09.24: ACC telehealth appointments soar during lockdown - LINK
20.09.22: Patients report high satisfaction with telehealth - LINK
20.09.16: VR helps medical teams prepare for Covid-19 - LINK
20.09.09: Waitematā delivers 10,000 telehealth appointments in a week - LINK
20.09.04: Delayed National Screening Solution goes live - LINK
20.08.17: Pandemic prompts thousands to use eMental health tools - LINK
20.08.13: COVID Tracer App alert sent as virus re-emerges - LINK
20.08.06: Covid Card trialled in Rotorua - LINK
20.08.04: Māori health garners global audience online - LINK
20.08.03: $23m to replace National Immunisation Register - LINK
20.07.29: Pandemic progresses digital identity work - LINK
20.07.22: Is primary care locking in the digital gains of Covid-19? - LINK
20.07.21: Covid Tracer App updated as uptake lags - LINK
20.07.06: National Contact Tracing Solution expanded to support border - LINK
20.06.30: Leveraging the opportunity of Covid-19 - LINK
20.06.09: nHIP delayed due to Covid-19 - LINK
20.06.08: DHBs eye up ‘quick wins’ in digital maturity - LINK
20.05.25: Ryman residents embrace virtual connections - LINK
20.05.20: Bluetooth functionality to be added to contact tracing app - LINK
20.05.19: Orion to deliver national algorithm hub - LINK
20.05.12: Digital health leaders focus on sustaining change post-crisis - LINK
20.05.04: Covid-19 digital response – community care - LINK
20.04.29: Covid-19 presents opportunity for standards - LINK
20.04.29: National Contact Tracing Solution gets development funding - LINK
20.04.27: National tracing app weeks away - LINK
20.04.22: HiNZ launches eHealthNews Live webinar series - LINK
20.04.20: Cortex digitises Covid-19 workflows in Canterbury - LINK
15.04.20: Covid-19 Industry round-up - mobile solutions - LINK
14.04.20: ‘Technology prescriptions’ to ensure equal access to care - LINK
14.04.20: Bridging the digital divide - LINK
14.04.20: Clinical informaticians launch Health Forum NZ - LINK
07.04.20: Digital platform supports Covid-19 contact tracing - LINK
07.04.20: Interest in digital health at ‘all-time high’ - LINK
07.04.20: HISO develops Covid-19 data standard - LINK
31.03.20: PHO goes digital ‘on steroids’ - LINK
30.03.20: Ministry asks health IT sector to consider charges during Covid-19 - LINK
26.03.20: Covid-19 Industry round up - LINK
24.03.20: Telehealth resources support uptake of virtual care - LINK
22.03.20: COVID-19 an opportunity for collaborative approaches to digital technology - LINK
21.03.20: GPs move to digital first - LINK
19.03.20: DHBs’ digital services ramping up - LINK
19.03.20: Cyber scams increase during pandemic - LINK
18.03.20: Telehealth gets $20 million injection - LINK
16.03.20: CiLN urges clinicians to join conversation online during COVID-19 outbreak - LINK
11.03.20: Data and digital key to coronavirus response - LINK

Industry notices re support and resources for Covid-19

20.11.25: University of Auckland - Surveys on telehealth in primary care - LINK
20.11.24: Privacy Commissioner - COVID Tracer app update ‘a positive privacy move’ - LINK
20.11.24: Paessler - Keeping a finger on the pulse of NZ’s three digital health technical challenges - LINK
20.11.18: Ministry of Health - Third party integrations with NZ COVID Tracer app - LINK
20.11.17: Poly - The Future of Telehealth - LINK
20.11.10: Patients First - hMael products to be discontinued at the end of January 2021 - LINK
20.11.09: Te Arawa COVID-19 Response Hub - Contact Tracing Cards Go Live In Ngongotahā Trial - LINK
20.11.02: Firstcheck - Hospital trial validates digital skin cancer checking device - LINK
20.10.19: NZ Health IT (NZHIT) - Nationwide Health Tech Study Launched - LINK
20.10.13: Intersystems - NZ Healthcare Providers Share Experiences at InterSystems Virtual Summit - LINK
20.10.12: RNZCGP- GPs deliver high level of care digitally during lockdown - LINK
20.10.01: Aceso and Blue Mirror - NZ-made AI to help health workers with PPE - LINK
20.09.21: Loffty - Online Mental Health Assessment Launched to Help Struggling Kiwis During Covid - LINK
20.08.13: MEG Launches Cloud-Based Audit Management System in NZ with a Free ‘PPE Audit Offer' - LINK
20.08.11: Quanton delivers intelligent automation to free up OmniHealth GPs - LINK
20.08.10: InterSystems Launches TrakCare® 2020 Enabling Rapid Response & Flexible Care - LINK
20.07.30: MoleMap - New Kiwi Virtual Triage Tech Identifies Skin Cancer In High-Risk Patients - LINK
20.07.30: InterSystems TrakCare® delivers better patient care during the COVID-19 Pandemic - LINK
20.07.23: Canterbury DHB - Cortex clinical platform reaches 1 million notes milestone - LINK
20.07.21: Emergency Q - New Mobile Directory Provides Latest COVID-19 Information - LINK
20.07.20: Southern Cross - Lockdown shuts out infectious medical conditions - LINK
20.07.08: Microsoft NZ - Cybercriminals Are Taking Advantage Of COVID-19 With New Attack Methods - LINK
20.07.06: Canterbury DHB disinfects devices with ElectroClave - LINK
20.06.30: Health Metrics launches eCase Telehealth with free trial - LINK
20.06.30: Ministry of Health - ‘High Alert’ website launched to help reduce drug harm - LINK
20.06.29: Sysmex - Canterbury DHB And Sysmex New Zealand Partner Through Pandemic - LINK
20.06.15: InterSystems TrakCare COVID-19 Screening, Analytics and Telehealth Support - LINK
20.06.08: Medical IT Advisors - Health Threat Intelligence Sharing Platform launched - LINK
20.06.08: Women in HealthTech (WiHT) - Adapting to Change: Healthcare Technology in the 'New Normal' - LINK
20.06.04: Centre for Social Data Analytics - Digital Contact Tracing requires Speed, High Uptake and Demonstrated Value - LINK
20.06.03: Orion Health - Free webinar on new Algorithm Hub - LINK
20.06.02: InterSystems TrakCare Lab Enterprise Support for SARS CoV-2 Testing - LINK
20.05.26: Waitematā DHB - Telehealth at Waitematā DHB – remodelling a health service post COVID-19 - LINK
20.05.26: Auckland University - Covid-19 Stress and Health Study - LINK
20.05.25: Clearhead launches free telehealth tool to support mental health during Covid-19 - LINK
20.05.25: Ministry of Health - HISO 10085:2020 COVID-19 Contact Tracing Data Standard - LINK
20.05.21: Ministry of Health - More choice of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support for Young People - LINK
20.05.14: The Royal New Zealand College - Budget 2020: GPs still waiting for their healthcare revolution - LINK
20.05.11: 1Call: Healthcare communication company 1Call is the answer for hospitals during COVID-19 - LINK
20.05.06: Otago University: Air NZ could provide some answers for NZ’s ailing health IT systems - LINK
20.05.05: Sektor Ltd to distribute Ergotron complete range of healthcare solutions - LINK
20.04.30: Intrahealth announces integrated Telemedicine as part of Intrahealth Virtual Care - LINK
20.04.30: Privacy Foundation expects transparency around privacy controls - LINK
20.04.29: InterSystems releases Novel Coronavirus screening functionality for TrakCare® - LINK
20.04.29: Northland District Health Board: Virtual Appointments Ensure Continuity Of Care During COVID-19 Pandemic - LINK
20.04.27: Atomica Informatics: COVID datasets using openEHR - LINK
20.04.24: Auckland Medical Research Foundation: Trial of a coping skills app gains Covid-19 research funding - LINK
20.04.22: Emerge Aotearoa: Mental Health & Wellbeing platform launch - LINK
20.04.22: Paerangi launches digital support platform for whānau haua community - LINK
20.04.20: Caretaker Medical: Australia's first 'virtual hospital' for COVID-19 patients uses Caretaker Medical - LINK
20.04.20: SIREN for Coronavirus Contact Tracing - LINK
20.04.20: Roche Diagnostics Australia Pty. Ltd.: NAVIFY® Tumor Board 2.0 - LINK
20.04.20: Carepatron: The World's First Free Care Platform - LINK
20.04.20: Seashield: Making hospitals safer by controlling infection - LINK
17.04.20: DrInfo’s reScript enables signature exempt prescriptions - LINK
17.04.20: Firstcheck provides teledermatology - LINK
15.04.20: Vensa Covid-19 resources - LINK
15.04.20: Clanwilliam Health: New e-prescription messaging service launches to help during the COVID-19 pandemic - LINK
14.04.20: Spark Health: What Spark Health is doing to support your responses - LINK
14.04.20: Nuance Announces Free COVID-19 Documentation Templates - LINK
14.04.20: Core Schedule Cloud-Based Software Makes Rostering for CBACs Easy - LINK
13.04.20: Certified Nursing Assistants: Handwashing Resource Page - LINK
09.04.20: SurfShark: Guide to Public Wifi Security Risks & How to Use it Safely - LINK
08.04.20: Technology Investment Network: HealthTech Insights Report Offers Timely Dive - LINK
08.04.20: Prox Bio Limited: New Prox app helps public to combat virus spread - LINK
08.04.20: Orion Health eases strain on health systems with COVID-19 patient management platform - LINK
07.04.20: University of Auckland and A Better Start: Aroha, clever Kiwi ingenuity to help young people cope with COVID-19 lockdown - LINK
07.04.20: NZ Doctor goes digital for subscribers during lockdown - LINK
07.04.20: Nuance announces free COVID-19 Medical Documentation Templates for users - LINK
07.04.20: Hon Dr David Clark: COVID-19 mental health support begins - LINK
06.04.20: Dynatrace: Free access to software intelligence platform - LINK
06.04.20: Auckland Medical Research Foundation: Medical research funder pledges $500,000 for immediate Covid-19 research - LINK
06.04.20: Peng Shen: Interactive tool to visualise Covid-19 - LINK
04.04.20: Canterbury DHB: Online form now available for expressions of interest to work in the health system - LINK
03.04.20: Advantage: Stop COVID-19 Cybercriminals in their Tracks - LINK
03.04.20: Advantage: COVID-19 is not the only Virus Plaguing the Health Sector - LINK
03.04.20: MedTech: Experts Ready To Help Clinicans To Cure Ailing Practices - LINK
03.04.20: Vitalcare support for aged and healthcare industry - LINK
02.04.20: New Zealand Government: Govt app helps share COVID-19 information - LINK
01.04.20: University of Auckland: New App Traces Contacts, Retains Privacy, Says Expert - LINK
01.04.20: X4 Consulting: Free guides for setting up Zoom for Telehealth - DOWNLOAD1 and DOWNLOAD2
01.04.20: indici GP and RxOne Pharmacy collaborate for Signature Exempt Prescriptions - LINK
01.04.20: Vidyo: Healthcare organisations offered video conferencing free trial from Vidyo - LINK
31.03.20: Medtech news "Alert staying connected during the Covid-19 Emergency" - LINK
30.03.20: Family Planning: Covid-19 update - LINK
30.03.20: Medi-Map is now a 'Signature Exempt' - LINK
30.03.20: Elsevier is making freely available health and medical research - LINK
30.03.20: NZHIT: Amazing switch to NZ virtual healthcare during COVID-19 work lockdown - LINK
30.03.20: Alcidion launches Patientrack coronavirus assessment tool - LINK
30.03.20: Clanwilliam Health: Northland DHB introduces intra-hospital e-referrals - LINK
30.03.20: HELPA.App supporting NZ partners during COVID-19 - LINK
30.03.20: ManageMyHealth: Medtech launches patient pre-screening form - LINK
28.03.20: Health Metrics: A “Virtual First” Approach for Care - LINK
27.03.20: Vitro Software: Supporting clients and employees during COVID-19 - LINK
26.03.20: Caretaker Medical: Caretaker4 for Remote Home Monitoring on COVID-19 patients - LINK
26.03.20: MedApps Covid-19 offer - LINK
26.03.20: Alcidion COVID-19 solutions for HiNZ - LINK
26.03.20: Aceso Pandemic Management - LINK
26.03.20: Well Foundation announced the launch of their Covid-19 Action Fund - LINK
26.03.20: iMedX: Clinical documentation services - LINK
26.03.20: 8x8: Heal from home - LINK
26.03.20: Sysmex Covid-19 resources - LINK
26.03.20: Clearhead AI Chatbot - LINK
26.03.20: Med Apps offering reduced price - LINK
26.03.20: The Clinician: Covid-19 Staff Symptom Monitory module on ZEDOC platform - LINK
25.03.20: Whānau Tahi systems enable Covid-19 response - LINK
25.03.20: HealthPathways upgrades experience - LINK
25.03.20: Spritely launches Spritely Contain- LINK
25.03.20: Orion Health white paper - LINK
25.03.20: NZHIT: GPs should be paid for virtual health consultations - LINK
25.03.20: Cemplicity: Free service to monitor and act on workforce wellbeing - LINK
24.03.20: Novari virtual care and Covid-19 - LINK
24.03.20: Salesforce free package offer - LINK
24.03.20: Elsevier are making freely available health and medical research - LINK
23.03.20: Securely: Call for Government to increase funding for monitored medical alarms - LINK
19.03.20: Celo: Clinical collaboration and Celo’s response to COVID-19- LINK
16.03.20: NZHIT: Virtual healthcare has key role in reducing pandemic risk - LINK
11.03.20: NZHIT: Virtual health tech could play a big part during COVID-19 - LINK
10.03.20: Orion Health: Coronavirus outbreak solution – world first from Orion Health - LINK

Useful resource links

Tips for Educating via Zoom - DOWNLOAD PDF
TUANZ advice on working from home - LINK
NIHI Live Dashboard with case numbers - LINK
Health Care Home Covid-19 resources - LINK
NZ Telehealth Forum Covid-19 resources - LINK
Patient's First cybersecurity advisory - LINK
PulseIT resource list - LINK
CDC - 2019 Novel Coronavirus - LINK
WHO - Novel Coronavirus 2019 - LINK
NZ Ministry of Health - Covid-19 Novel Coronavirus - LINK
Health Navigator -Coronavirus Update - LINK
Unite against COVID-19 (covid19.govt.nz) - LINK
Alert Level 4 | What to do at alert level 4 - LINK
Doing business at Alert Level 4 | Unite against COVID-19 (covid19.govt.nz) - LINK
COVID-19: Locations of interest | Ministry of Health NZ - LINK
Mental Wellbeing For You & Your Workplace — Mentemia - LINK