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Gary Baird appointed national director digital services and technology at Health NZ

17 June; 2026

Gary Baird has been appointed national director digital services and technology at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora.

CLINICAL SOFTWARE

Disability status should be recorded in health data - HQSC

16 June; 2026

A new report from the Health Quality & Safety Commission Te Tāhū Hauora finds that disability is “largely invisible” in national health data, meaning the system cannot easily identify, measure or address the health needs and inequities experienced by more than 850,000 disabled New Zealanders.

NATIONAL SYSTEMS & STRATEGY

Centric applications rolled-out to North Island hospitals

12 June; 2026

The Centric suite of clinical tools are being rollout across North Island hospitals as part of the Health New Zealand’s Accelerate programme to improve patient safety.

CLINICAL SOFTWARE

My Health Record lab uploads double as ADHA prepares to launch push notifications

11 June; 2026

Australia's My Health Record system has more than doubled its weekly pathology result uploads and the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) is soon launching push notifications in the 1800MEDICARE app, says its chief digital officer.

DIGITAL PATIENT

Bupa New Zealand develops app to bridge communication gap in Aged Care

10 June; 2026

Bupa New Zealand is rolling out an app designed to connect families with loved ones in aged care.

DIGITAL PATIENT

Features

Kiwis increasingly turn to AI for health advice, but trust remains low

10 June; 2026

Feature - eHealthNews editor Rebecca McBeth
One in five New Zealanders now turns to artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude as their first port of call for health information but trust in AI-generated health advice remains low at just 28 percent, according to Stuff's inaugural Health of the Nation study.

DIGITAL PATIENT

Analytics and near real-time data drive transformation at Health NZ

26 May; 2026

Industry Innovation Article - Acumen BI
Health New Zealand has consolidated multiple systems inherited from over 20 supporting subsidiaries, District Health Boards and the Ministry of Health covering clinical, finance, payroll, supply chain, procurement and asset management data.

AI & ANALYTICS

Views

My View: When health information is everywhere, trust becomes the service

22 June; 2026

Stuff’s Health of the Nation survey shows why the next digital health challenge is not producing more information, but helping people know what to do with it, writes Fellow of HiNZ Janine Bycroft.

DIGITAL PATIENT