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New minister appointed as govt makes health a priority for 2025

20 January; 2025

Simeon Brown has been appointed as the new Minister of Health as the Prime Minister says health is a priority area for 2025.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY

Acting CITO confronts ‘elephant in the room’ at Digital Health Week

10 December; 2024

A reduction in funding for digital initiatives was addressed as the "elephant in the room" by Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora acting chief information technology officer at Digital Health Week 2024.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY

Digital central to the future of healthcare – Lester Levy

10 December; 2024

Digital is central to the future of healthcare and Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is focused on getting digital solutions into the hands of clinicians and creating a ‘digital front door’ for patients, commissioner Lester Levy told Digital Health Week NZ 2024.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY

Nelson-based nurse wins Clinical Informatics Award

4 December; 2024

A nurse manager who helped develop a patient management system (PMS) tailored to meet the unique needs of district nursing has won the 2024 Clinical Informatics Award.

CLINICAL INFORMATICS

Features

Iwi Māori Partnership Boards - data challenges and aspirations

25 November; 2024

Iwi Māori Partnership Boards (IMPBs) are at the forefront of ensuring the health system delivers equitable outcomes for Māori and access to accurate, timely, and relevant data is essential to fulfil their role.

ANALYTICS

AI promises sustainable healthcare improvements if we are ready

21 November; 2024

Industry Innovation Article - Intersystems
As healthcare organisations explore the AI frontier, they must establish governance systems for data collection and leverage AI to achieve meaningful, sustainable care improvements.

ANALYTICS

Views

My View - Health NZ funding cuts a tipping point for our health system

27 November; 2024

Ryl Jensen writes that the recent announcement of 1,120 potential redundancies within Health NZ's data and digital teams is a wake-up call for the future of New Zealand’s health system.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY