Clinicians in rural Victoria receive support from Medtech
The University of Melbourne is extending its acceleration program for assisting the formation of early-stage businesses by physicians and hospital partners to regional Victoria.
Bendigo Health, a regional health network, will collaborate with the program’s 12-month delivery period. It aims to include local healthcare professionals in transforming their concepts into the patient- and provider-beneficial medical technology solutions.
In accordance with a press release, the initiative will assist physicians in connecting with a group of inventors, engineers, and producers to work together on the development of innovative medical technology solutions, particularly those that facilitate remote patient monitoring and care at home.
The Victorian Government, through the Australian Medtech Manufacturing Center, supports the $260,000 cooperation.
RxOne from HealthSoft will run Gisborne’s pharmacy operations
Using the RxOne pharmacy platform from HealthSoft, Horouta Pharmacy is improving the delivery of health services in the outlying East Coast or Gisborne area.
Te Whatu Pra Tairawhiti recently awarded the Gisborne-based pharmacy a contract for the provision of East Coast rural pharmacy services. It intends to enhance patient assistance for patients in remote places, expand its digital links, and enhance pharmaceutical distribution through several remote depots.
According to Kevin Pewhairangi, co-owner of Horouta Pharmacy, “the goal of this tender is to promote greater health equality and health outcomes for rural Mori.”
He said, “We are happy to cooperate with HealthSoft to use their vast knowledge in digital health and to extend their RxOne pharmacy platform so we can better reach and support our whnau.
