Technology

New national digital health standards aim to strengthen care in rural and remote Australia, but for many providers, the challenge isn’t knowing what good looks like. It’s having the capacity to deliver it.

AI scribes that can “see” as well as hear are delivering significant gains in clinical documentation accuracy, but their real impact will depend on how they are implemented. As multimodal AI enters healthcare workflows, aged care providers face new opportunities alongside new risks.

A new Australian wellbeing app, NowNext, is helping midlife Australians build small, sustainable habits designed for real life rather than unrealistic lifestyle goals.

Australian experts urge caution over AI promises to ‘fix’ aged care. Extensive review into “agetech” companies and marketing message finds troubling results.

AlayaCare will unveil AlayaFlow, its new Agentic AI workflow platform, at Better Outcomes 2026 in Sydney. Designed for aged care and disability providers across Australia and New Zealand, AlayaFlow automates administrative tasks such as vacant visit scheduling, visit verification and care plan recommendations, with early adopters reporting up to 20% reductions in documentation time.

BESTMED is proud to announce the return of the highly anticipated Beyond the Chart 2026 Conference, taking place on Tuesday, 10 March 2026 at the Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney.

Setting out to create a humanoid companion with real empathy is one thing – to watch that empathy actually flow throughout a home, sparking joy and creating connections, is another. And with Andromeda’s newest humanoid companion, Genesis Abi, that flow has become a tide.

As Australia’s new IAT assessment system goes live, assessors report being overruled by rigid algorithms and left questioning their professional judgement – and their future in the sector. With older Australians being under-classified and under-supported, leaders are asking: Has efficiency trumped clinical care?

Clean air is becoming a cornerstone of safer aged care. With airborne transmission driving outbreaks, improving indoor air quality is one of the most effective ways to protect residents, support staff health and meet strengthened compliance requirements.

Aged care providers face a choice: all-in-one platforms promise simplicity, but best-of-breed systems deliver agility, security and sector-specific strength.