Nathan Eddy
Garvan Institute of Medical Research scientists hope the method, called RAGE-seq, could have powerful applications for precision medicine.
Innovation
Researchers are working with digital therapeutics specialist Biofourmis, using machine learning technology and the Apple Watch to analyze dozens of physiology biomarkers.
The company says its Cito platform offers real-time single views of patient information, unifying and structuring clinical data into customisable virtual electronic health records.
An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare study finds that 92% of patients said they received the information they needed about their care or treatment from their general practitioner.
Workforce Development
The 10-year initiative will focus on workforce development, education and training for next-generation care delivery.
Digitize.AI's Lia technology uses real-time analytics and machine learning to automatically check for new cases and securely submit them directly to payers.
Even as the number of organizations ready to adopt a cloud-based approach is rising, nearly a fifth of healthcare orgs surveyed said they'd consider moving their data from the cloud back on premises.
The Western Australia initiative will leverage existing programs and locally based expertise, as well as deliver programs currently operating outside the state.
The health system will use Azure as its preferred platform and will deploy emerging technologies from Microsoft at an affiliated hospital facility in Seattle, near the technology giant’s Redmond headquarters.
Cloud Computing
There's continued resistance from many pharmaceutical industry executives, who think it's never possible to safely store sensitive data in the cloud.