Australia / New Zealand
• Black Book Research released a new report on New Zealand’s acute‑care EMR and digital health landscape, available for free download.
• The report highlights a consolidation phase driven by national platforms (identity, secure messaging, medicines infrastructure, shared records, APIs) and emphasizes early alignment to these standards for EMR success.
• It outlines seven trends shaping EMR decisions to 2030, including platform consolidation, FHIR/API adoption, medicines safety, cyber resilience, and rising consumer access expectations.
• A practical 18‑dimension “strategic fit” framework and procurement‑ready baseline requirements are provided to guide hospitals, vendors, and policymakers in New Zealand and the broader ANZ market.
Wearable devices/Apps
Why Simplicity Wins In Medical Technology?
• Simpler medical devices reduce regulatory burden, enabling faster FDA approval through expedited pathways and lower documentation costs.
• Minimalist designs improve reliability and patient outcomes, exemplified by glucose monitors, pacemakers, and wearable health monitors with higher accuracy and longer battery life.
• Cloud integration offloads complex data processing, delivering advanced analytics, secure storage, and remote accessibility while keeping device interfaces straightforward.
• Scalable, easy‑to‑maintain solutions lower long‑term maintenance expenses and support rapid expansion of services such as EHRs and remote patient monitoring.