Updates from across the digital health ecosystem
InterSystems, a creative data technology provider powering more than one billion health records globally, today announced the appointment of Tim Ferris, MD, as Vice President, Healthcare Practice. The announcement comes as healthcare leaders gather for the 2026 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition. In this role, Dr Ferris will leverage his comprehensive view of the industry to help drive the … Read More
OctansCare AI booking platform and SR Referrals join forces to create a seamless end-to-end pathway for patients and providers Cervin and Valentia Technologies today announced a collaboration to integrate their complementary platforms — SR Referrals and OctansCare — to create a seamless, intelligent pathway from referral to appointment across the New Zealand health system. The collaboration brings together two of the sector’s leading health technology platforms: OctansCare, Valentia’s AI-powered patient booking and front-door platform, … Read More
In this update, we focus on the onboarding process for the Shared Digital Health Record, with the first general practices set to begin participating in April. As well, there is a link to the recent HiNZ webinar on the Shared Digital Health Record, which saw wide-ranging discussion on privacy, security, data standards, and clinical workflow. Onboarding to the Shared Digital … Read More
HealthSecure Digital Certificates will transition to a new G5 intermediate Certificate Authority (CA) from 1 April 2026, strengthening security and modernising the certificate issuance framework used across the New Zealand health sector. The upgrade introduces a new G5 intermediate CA under the existing HealthSecure root certificate authority, ensuring continuity of trust for Health New Zealand and ACC digital services. While the HealthSecure root CA remains unchanged, all newly issued … Read More
Healthpoint and Whakarongorau Aotearoa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalising a long‑standing relationship that sets a shared direction for how the two organisations will continue to support whānau to find the right care, at the right time, in an increasingly complex health system. The MoU reflects more than a decade of collaboration across national telehealth, after-hours care, mental … Read More
Kiwi GPs can benefit from an artificial intelligence tool available from 23 February 2026, providing context-aware patient summaries and automated clinical documentation fully integrated with Medtech Evolution. Medtech Global has launched Medtech AI in New Zealand, a comprehensive AI platform that integrates directly with its Medtech Evolution practice management software (PMS). Unlike standalone transcription tools that treat each consultation as … Read More
The Digital Health Week Conference for 2026 will be held on 18-19 November at Due Drop Events Centre in Manukau, Auckland with an exciting new look and feel. Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) and the Digital Health Association (DHA) are co-leading New Zealand’s flagship digital health event in 2026, which is being redesigned to better serve the entire data and … Read More
Recognised for excellence in Acute Care EHR and Shared Care Records across Asia, Oceania and Europe Auckland, New Zealand – February 6, 2026 – InterSystems, a creative data technology provider powering more than one billion health records globally, today announced it has received four Global 2026 Best in KLAS awards. The company earned a #1 ranking for Acute Care EHR … Read More
Sometimes it takes a big wake-up call to show us where we stand. The recent patient portal incident, which impacted over 120,000 New Zealanders, along with extended outages of critical clinical systems and multiple reported data breaches, is a reminder that we’re all in this together. It’s good that reviews by the Ministry and Privacy Commissioner are underway. We need … Read More
Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), the AI Data Cloud company, today announced a new collaboration with OpenAI that enables global enterprises to unlock greater value from their proprietary data with AI. This multi-year, $200 million partnership agreement cements Snowflake and OpenAI’s commitment to co-innovation and joint go-to-market (GTM) strategies aimed at deploying AI agents across global enterprises. Snowflake and OpenAI will work closely together to … Read More
Often, a consumer’s first interaction with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is online. This helps people find the right care sooner, support their own wellbeing, and reduce pressure on clinical services. There’s also strong demand from health professionals and the wider sector for reliable information. It can be hard to know where to look or where to direct patients. Health New … Read More
New capability empowers clinicians with faster, safer access to unified patient data SYDNEY, Australia & SINGAPORE – Nov. 13, 2025 – InterSystems, a creative data technology provider powering more than 1 billion health records worldwide, today announced the launch of InterSystems HealthShare AI Assistant, a new generative AI capability designed to assist clinicians, case managers and administrators in accessing and understanding patient information faster … Read More
