Telstra Health is set to fully acquire pharmacy IT solutions provider Fred IT Group.
The company, which has been holding 50% interest in Fred IT since 2013, disclosed in a media release that it will be purchasing the remaining half of equity from the Victoria branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Paul Naismith, Fred IT co-founder and CEO.
Upon the close of the transaction, Naismith will...
Consultmed to replatform to InterSystems' IRIS for Health
Consultmed is moving its referral management software to InterSystems IRIS for Health data platform.
The move comes as the health IT provider looks to "do integrations at scale." Hosted on Microsoft Azure, Consultmed enables referral management, virtual triage, Advice & Guidance, secure messaging, digital patient forms, requests for...
Best Practice integrates genAI
Practice management system brand Best Practice Software is set to introduce a new transcription tool run by generative AI.
The company recently partnered with Lyrebird Health to integrate the Lyrebird Scribe into its software offering. The tool automatically generates medical documentation such as patient notes during the consultation process, filters out...
New AI app for facial palsy screening
Computer scientists from Australia and Iraq have developed an AI-based diagnostic tool to detect facial palsy.
They have come up with a detection system for facial palsy featuring a microcomputer, digital camera, and deep learning algorithm.
Based on an entry in the journal BioMedInformatics, researchers from the Middle Technical University in Baghdad and the...
Telstra Health names new CTO
Farhoud Salimi, eHealth NSW executive director of service delivery, is filling up the vacant CTO role at Telstra Health.
He will be assuming the position starting on 17 April, succeeding Russel Duncan who retired by the end of 2022.
"[He] brings a unique set of skills that will enhance our ability to deliver for our customers and continue to build a safe and reliable...
Digital health company Telstra Health has unveiled its latest mobile app for residential aged care.
According to a press statement, the CareKeeper app enables staff to view, capture, and document care by a resident's side in real-time through a mobile device.
It is integrated with Telstra Health's Clinical Manager software so providers can have one source of truth, reduce data duplication, and...
Melbourne-based Telstra Health, the digital health arm of Telstra Corporation, has entered into a binding agreement to purchase MedicalDirector, a general practice clinical and practice management software provider based in Sydney, for an enterprise value of A$350 million ($256 million) – still subject to customary adjustments.
The transaction is targeted to close by next year's first quarter....
Australian digital health provider Telstra Health has partnered with client communication platform provider Hayylo for care recipient and community communication.
WHY IT MATTERS
The partnership has seen Hayylo's smart communication platform and mobile apps implemented by providers using Telstra Health solutions. In a press statement, Hayylo said its platform works in the background and...
Today, Melbourne-headquartered Telstra Health, the digital health arm of Telstra Corporation, announced that it has entered into a deal to buy a majority stake in PowerHealth, a healthcare software solutions provider based in Adelaide.
A news report noted that the deal is for about A$150 million ($110.7 million).
Established in 1995, PowerHealth specialises in billing, costing and revenue...
