Australian Digital Health Agency

A patient being registered into a digital database
By  Adam Ang 02:02 am August 9, 2024
Online calculator predicts long COVID risk A COVID-19 risk calculator developed by a group of universities in Australia can now also determine a person's risk of developing long COVID. The obstinate condition, which reportedly affects at least 65 million people worldwide, is commonly characterised by fatigue, brain fog and shortness of breath.  Introduced in 2021, the online calculator can now...
By  Adam Ang 01:18 am July 9, 2021
Australia seeks developer of digital health app with COVID-19 vaccination pass The Australian government has started looking for a developer for its smartphone app project that will store COVID-19 vaccination certificates and test results. Based on a recently issued tender request by the Australian Digital Health Agency, the digital health app must connect to the government's My Health Record...
By  Jonah Comstock 03:29 pm August 29, 2016
Tim Kelsey, who served as the first National Director for Patients and Information for England's National Health Service (NHS) has moved down under to serve as CEO of the Australian Digital Health Agency, a new governmental body that will become the system operator for My Health Record, the Australian government's e-health record system, as well as setting the national agenda for other health IT...