ANZ news
ASX-listed digital health firm ResApp Health has announced that its pilot clinical trial for a smartphone-based COVID-19 screening test has achieved positive results.
The new diagnostic app, which uses machine learning to analyse the sound of a patient's cough, was reported to correctly detect COVID-19 in 92% of participants with the infection during the trial. With a 92% sensitivity, it exceeds...
Australia-listed Hills Limited, the parent company of health tech provider Hills Health Solutions, has announced its acquisition of connected care firm Extensia.
Extensia offers the RecordPoint platform which provides practitioners with real-time access to patient records and test results from anywhere. It enables safe sharing of health information through rigorous data security, user...
Australia-listed health tech company Global Health has unveiled a new mobile app for accessing patient records from its MasterCare EMR solution.
WHAT IT DOES
According to a media release, the MasterCare Connect app gives online and offline access to critical patient information at the point of care. It enables offline work, allowing a clinician to continue filling out information on the app. It...
Manage My Health adds patient diary feature for recording symptoms
New Zealand-based Manage My Health has recently launched a new diary feature on its patient portal to enable remote monitoring of patients' symptoms.
The My Health Diary function is where patients fill out information about their symptoms, including self-monitored blood pressure, oxygen levels, and other indicators like fever and...
While a number of businesses were scrambling to protect themselves from the profound changes caused by the global pandemic, New Zealand's Orion Health was just in the process of releasing a timely solution that would help support overwhelmed health systems.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
The health IT provider had to delist from the bourses of Australia and New Zealand in March 2019 and restructure its business...
ASX-listed ResApp Health has inked a two-year deal with Health Teams, a digital aged care platform, to launch its mobile diagnostic app on the latter's telehealth platform.
ResAppDx is an app-based acute respiratory diagnostic test that uses machine learning to analyse cough sounds and diagnose respiratory diseases. Approved for use in Australia and Europe, the app can be integrated with...
Independent Living Assessment, a non-profit provider of aged care services in Western Australia, is launching its digital platform providing healthy ageing services.
Established in January 2020, the organisation is backed by Indigo Australasia, formerly known as Independent Living Centre WA, which delivers support to people with disability, seniors, carers, health professionals, and the aged...
Sydney-based telehealth company Eucalyptus has raised A$60 million ($42 million) in a Series C round led by Airbnb and Canva's early investor, BOND.
The financing round also drew participation from its previous investors, Blackbird, NewView, W23, Airtree, OneVentures, and Athletic Ventures.
Eucalyptus operates a telehealth platform housing five units: men's health-focused Pilot, women's...
Telehealth solutions provider Visionflex has signed a deal to merge with ASX-listed online health booking platform 1st Group.
WHAT THEY DO
The telehealth company designs, manufactures, and distributes a range of clinical telehealth devices and software that facilitate remote patient examinations.
On the other hand, 1st Group operates the MyHealth1st booking platform where patients can find,...
Telehealth firm Coviu, in partnership with medical devices distributor Propell Health, has developed an integrated telehealth and remote patient monitoring application for the management of COVID-19 patients.
WHAT IT DOES
According to a media release, the app is able to display health data from bluetooth-enabled medical devices, such as pulse oximeters, blood pressure monitors, and digital...
