Australia

Changes to Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme to boost medicine affordability

Safety net threshold for general patients has been decreased from $268.1 to $217.8.

Cheaper cell therapy gains ground in Australia, China, and Japan

In China, 80% of CAR-T trials are already being conducted by hospitals.

New Release of InterSystems TrakCare Offers Mobile-Enabled User Interface to All Clinical Workflows

Unified healthcare information system now built on InterSystems IRIS for Health to offer FHIR, SMART on FHIR support, and even greater scalability.

Australia's budget hits record-high of A$15.3b amidst elderly care demand

The government aims to have more seniors receive elderly care at their homes.

Medicine consumption in Australia to grow to AU$15.8b by 2022: Fitch

The country will remain one of the most attractive markets globally.

Australian health group Healius rejects $1.43b takeover proposal by Jangho Hong Kong

The Jangho Group holds 15.93% of the issued share capital of Healius.

Why increased cardiovascular incidence can be financially catastrophic for APAC

Direct and indirect costs can weigh heavily on patients’ and the economy’s wallets.

Mater Hospital wins two international awards

Sydney’s Mater Hospital excelled against some of Asia Pacific’s leading hospitals to win two major recognitions at the inaugural Healthcare Asia Awards 2018.

Healthcare breaches top Australia data offenses in April-June

Healthcare cyberincidents beat financial and education sector offenses.

The Mater's Room Service hospital food wins Healthcare Asia Awards 2018

The Mater Hospital in North Sydney has won two major awards for its outstanding levels of service, outperforming all other hospitals across the Asia Pacific region.

Australia to shell out $96.9m for elderly care

A whopping $61.2m will be for mental health services for people in residential aged care facilities.

Australia banks on healthcare innovation to push economic growth

Mining sector-driven growth is "drawing to a close".

Medical manufacturers in, miners out in Australia

Australia banks on healthcare innovation to drive economic growth.

Australia's government to invest US$7.42b on national health plan

The amount will be shelled out over a span of four years.