The Federal Government is to provide $4.9m to give children with hearing or vision impairment in regional and remote Australia access to specialist services and therapies through the National Broadband Network (NBN).

Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand has secured a contract for data centre infrastructure and managed services support with Western Australia’s public health system, WA Health.

Telstra's claiming an Australian first for its diabetes management online service.

Global healthcare systems vendor, InterSystems, has implemented its Australian-developed software, TrakCare, for the States of Guernsey Health and Social Services Department (HSSD). The island-wide Electronic Health and Social Care Record (EHSCR) system has just gone live, replacing the island’s SWIFT Patient Administration System after 13 years of use.

Wondering if you need medical attention for a suspected case of the flu? A site hosted by Microsoft and using an algorithm developed by specialists at a medical school may provide the answer.

Queensland's Mater Health Services is a pace-setter when it comes to the application of IT within hospitals.

An Australian-developed healthcare information system is to be deployed at a major teaching hospital in the United Arab Emirates in a deal secured by InterSystems with the yet-to-be completed state-of-the-art Sharjah Teaching Hospital.

Australia's largest listed health information technology company, iSOFT, has entered the US market for the first time with acquisition of application integration software group, BridgeForward, boosting its product offering with the addition of a broader range of interoperability solutions and services.

Enterprise content management vendor, Objective Corporation, is deploying its ECM solution to support community health services delivery for New Zealand’s Counties Manukau District Health Board.

Australian listed health IT company, iSOFT has opened a new office in Mexico, as it continues to win new contracts and expand its global presence in major markets around the world.