NZ to create world-leading ecosystem of digital health innovation

HiNZ eHealthNews editor Rebecca McBeth

The government wants New Zealand to create a world-leading ecosystem of digital health innovation, Labour MP Sarah Pallett said at the MTANZ HealthTech Conference.

Pallett, who is a member of the health select committee, spoke at the Auckland conference on June 28, in place of Health Minister Andrew Little, who was unwell.

She said the system has been poorly served by a fragmented approach to technology – driven by multiple PHOs and DHBs – and data and digital is key to unlocking the potential of the health sector to deliver on the government’s ambition.

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