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Orion Health partners with all five South Island DHBs for regional patient information system
Health Technologies

Orion Health partners with all five South Island DHBs for regional patient information system

Orion Health has signed a commercial agreement with all five South Island District Health Boards for a single shared patient information care system.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015
Acurity lifts 1H earnings 22% on increased DHB work, cost cuts
Health Technologies

Acurity lifts 1H earnings 22% on increased DHB work, cost cuts

Acurity Health Group, the hospital operator set to be taken private by its three biggest shareholders, lifted first-half by profit 22 percent after.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014
New information sharing system introduced for Kiwis on the West Coast
Health Technologies

New information sharing system introduced for Kiwis on the West Coast

West Coast introduces HealthOne, a new electronic system ensuring safer, faster healthcare by sharing patient records among authorised professionals.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2014

Global Stories

District Health Board (DHB) stories

healthAlliance announces new CFO
Health Technologies

healthAlliance announces new CFO

Simon Jones appointed new CFO for healthAlliance, the shared ICT services provider for Northern Region district health boards. #healthcare #finance.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Tue, 12th Nov 2019
Waikato DHB retires data centre in first steps of digital transformation journey
Digital Transformation

Waikato DHB retires data centre in first steps of digital transformation journey

Waikato DHB partners with Revera to retire its Hamilton data centre, initiating a three-year digital transformation to cloud-based infrastructure.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Oct 2017
Auckland DHB to offer free Wi-Fi to patients
Wireless Networks

Auckland DHB to offer free Wi-Fi to patients

The new Wi-Fi service allows people staying in or visiting any Auckland DHB hospital to connect to internet on their laptops, smartphones and tablets.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 24th Mar 2016
New Zealand DHB implements Australian software
Health Technologies

New Zealand DHB implements Australian software

The Taranaki DHB is the first of the five Midland DHBs to deploy the Datix safety learning system, built by Aussie company PowerHealth Solutions.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 27th Jan 2016
DHBs across the country move to IBM Cloud
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

DHBs across the country move to IBM Cloud

DHBs are set to introduce new IT infrastructure that will increase security, reliability, and service levels, and reduce the risk of critical outages.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2015
Local IT provider partners with Maori tribe to improve healthcare services
Health Technologies

Local IT provider partners with Maori tribe to improve healthcare services

K&L partners with Ngati Porou to boost East Coast health services, bringing local IT solutions and 24/7 support to Maori healthcare.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Nov 2014