Healthcare in Australia: transforming for the 2020 economy

How do you empower people to lead healthier lives? And how do you do it when you’re an industry that faces some of the most complex problems in the world?

Over the past decade there has been incredible advancements across the healthcare industry with significant strides in medical research, disease treatment and improvement of patients’ quality of life.  Whether it be a change to public policy or a huge scientific undertaking, technology advances have been a key enabler in helping us deliver better healthcare today whilst preparing for the demands of the future. The move to the cloud has opened the door to new possibilities.

Together with Harvard Business Review Analytic Services (HBR-AS), Microsoft explored how the Australian healthcare sector is approaching digital transformation. Our report Embracing the change mandate: The 2020 digital transformation agenda for Australia’s healthcare sector, sheds light on the progress that is being made in digital-enabled healthcare, the barriers to progress, and how a digitally augmented system can improve the lives of all Australians.

Leading Australian health experts share some of their insights on the progress, challenges and opportunities in using digital technology to support the needs of the Australian healthcare system now and into the future:

  • Andrew Hugman, Physician Informaticist & Practising Emergency Physician, South East Sydney Local Health District, part of NSW Health
  • Chris Pearce, GP & President of the Australasian College of Health Informatics
  • Richard Royle, National Digital Health Leader, PriceWaterHouseCoopers Australia
  • Zoe Wainer, Head of Public Health, Bupa Australia & New Zealand
  • Professor Johanna Westbrook, Director of the Centre for Health Systems & Safety Research (CHSSR), Macquarie University

Download: Harvard Business Review Analytic Services Report Embracing the change mandate: The 2020 digital transformation agenda for Australia’s healthcare sector