Best Scott Arrol Podcasts (2024)

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EP55: This is Scott's final episode as host of this podcast show and he's joined by Christine Hall who is the CEO of Pinnacle Ventures Ltd having taken up the role in April 2020, just a handful of wee 41:18

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EP55: Originally from the UK, Christine moved to Godzone nearly 15 years ago and has continued her passion for providing quality healthcare services through Hamilton-based roles at the Waikato District Health Board, LinkPeople and now at Pinnacle Ventures. Christine talks about her journey so far, what drives her commitment to improving the health …

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EP54: Pt 05 "eMental Health Series" - Have you heard about Loffty yet? This episode features Marshall Couper who is the CEO of Loffty and tells us all about his eMental Health solution, tech innovati 53:58

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EP54: Pt 05 "eMental Health Series" - Marshall is a long time tech entrepreneur who has turned his skills towards helping to solve problems in the mental health & addiction space, a part of the health sector that he has a specific passion about. So, he's set Loffty with the goal of uplifting one million people through gold standard mental health as…

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EP53: Medtech CEO, Geoff Sayer doesn't do anything by halves and he talks with Scott about the ground-breaking launch of "ALEX" that's going to re-write the book on interoperability 40:46

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EP53: Following the recent acquisition of Medtech, Geoff has started putting into place his plans to transform the company, and along with it the primary health sector. Back in episode 39 Geoff touched on what he has up his sleeve and now we're seeing the early phases of this plan being put into action. Read more about ALEX here - https://www.nzhit…

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EP52: Webtools Health CEO, Harry Hawke, joins Scott for this episode to talk about how they've navigated the pandemic months and where things are headed for them in the future. 41:36

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EP52: Harry, and Webtools Health, bring an entrepreneurial and innovative approach to health technology in New Zealand and increasingly off-shore as well. Harry is also a NZHIT elected board member and he talks about his own experience in health and wider tech fields as well as the direction of digital health in New Zealand. Based in Christchurch, …

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EP51: NZHIT Chair, Kate Reid, takes over the mic in this episode to interview Scott Arrol about the CEO's role to get some insights as he departs and the recruitment process for a replacement begins. 37:15

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EP51: Having recently announced his resignation as the CEO of NZHIT, Scott answers questions from Kate about the key components of the role to provide insights to those who might be looking at applying for the position as the NZHIT Board commences the recruitment process to find Scott's replacement. Even if you're not wanting to be NZHIT's next CEO…

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EP50: Yah! we made it to episode 50 already and Scott's special guest for this one is Chandra Selvadurai who is the Managing Director of Pharmaco NZ and Australia. 44:28

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EP50: To mark the 50th episode Scott's special guest is Chandra Selvadurai who is the Managing Director of Pharmaco NZ and Australia (having been with the company for 24 years in total to date). He's also a past chair of the Medical Technology Association of NZ and current co-chair of the Australia NZ Leadership Group's Health Technology Working Gr…

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EP49: Pt 04 "eMental Health Series" - Lance Burdett, Founder & CEO of WARN International 55:46

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EP49: Covid-19 has been getting blamed for many things including the increase in mental health issues, depression and suicide but the fact is these were already trending at frighteningly high levels before the pandemic came upon us. In this episode, Scott talks with Lance Burdett who shares his life's journey from being a builder, reaching the top …

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EP48: Scott Herschberger, National Manager, Health Metrics talks with Scott Arrol about his move to New Zealand and the digital health solutions provided by Health Metrics in this country and Australi 38:07

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EP48: Scott Herschberger originally hails from Colorado and he shares his journey to New Zealand and discusses the solutions provided by Health Metrics to the disabilities, aged care, in-home and primary care sectors in the New Zealand and Australian health systems. Originating in Melbourne, Australia, Health Metrics has developed an impressive sta…

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EP47: "And then Covid happened....." Darren Douglass, General Manager, Digital Strategy and Investment, Data & Digital, NZ Ministry of Health 43:27

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EP47: Hot on the heels of the inaugural NZHIT Summit held on the 29th of October 2020, Darren joins Scott in this episode to talk about the disruption caused by Covid-19 especially when it comes to the plans he had for the National Health Information Platform (nHIP). Darren provides background to what happened to the nHIP business case as a result …

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EP46: Pt 10 "Virtual-Telehealth Series" - Dr Richard Medlicott 43:00

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EP46: This is the 10th episode in our virtual-telehealth series with Dr Richard Medlicott as Scott's guest where they discuss the challenges faced at primary care level in New Zealand when all GPs had to close their doors and "go virtual" almost overnight in the first Covid-19 lockdown that commenced in March 2020. Richard is a highly regarded GP w…

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EP45: Pt 09 "Virtual-Telehealth Series" - John Sinclair is the President of Novari Health Ltd, a leading provider of virtual health solutions in Canada and Australasia shares his extensive knowledge w 38:34

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EP45: Pt 09 "Virtual-Telehealth Series". This is the 9th episode in our virtual-telehealth series and John Sinclair joins us all the way from Kingston, Ontario, Canada to discuss the uptake of telehealth in that country and their growth in Australia and beyond. John has been involved with developing and implementing Novari's solutions for more than…

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EP44: Pt 08 "Virtual-Telehealth Series" - Mark Smith, General Manager of Securely a leading provider of telemonitoring and medical alarm systems and services discusses the future of healthcare with Sc 48:04

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EP44: This is the 8th episode in our telehealth series and Scott delves into Mark's extensive background and the important role Securely is playing in providing telemonitoring systems and services that enable people to live in their own homes with peace of mind for them and their family/whanau. Mark also jumps into Scott’s time machine and talks ab…

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EP43: Pt 03 "eMental Health Series" - Angela Lim, CEO & Co-founder of Clearhead talks about digital 47:36

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EP43: This is Part 3 of Scott's series on eMental health and how technology is being used to support the delivery of mental health & addiction services. Dr Angela Lim is on a mission to transform the way tech provides better access and reduces the digital divide. She talks about her passion for what she does, her vision for the future, the challeng…

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EP42: Pt 07 "Virtual-Telehealth Series" - Pat Kerr, former telehealth coordinator for the NZ Telehealth Leadership Group talks about her 35 years involvement in transformational change in New Zealand 49:21

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EP42: Pat Kerr recently finished her position as telehealth coordinator for the NZ Telehealth Leadership Group having played an influential part in its formation right through to the significant role it now plays. Pat is not only a very good friend but she is an inspirational person who has made a huge contribution to New Zealand's digital health s…

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EP41: Pt 06 "Virtual-Telehealth Series" - ED physician Dr Martyn Harvey talks about his telehealth emergency consult service based out of Hamilton, New Zealand 39:42

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EP41: This is the 6th episode in our telehealth series of interviews and today's guest is Dr Martyn Harvey. Through his experience working in busy emergency clinics and his interest in technology and telehealth, Martyn has established Emergency Consult to provide immediate access to emergency doctors who have many years’ experience caring for acute…

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EP39: Geoff Sayer, MD of Acclivis Group talks with Scott about the recent acquisition of MedTech Global and his plans for the future 38:10

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EP39: Geoff doesn't do things by halves as he believes in transformation rather than preserving the status quo. Having led the acquisition process of MedTech Global, Geoff is now leading that organisation into a new future. In this episode he shares key parts of his journey and vision for building a strong relational-based, collaborative and innova…

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EP38: Scott Arrol, CEO of NZ Health IT provides a quick update to get the week started. 9:15

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EP38: Scott shares the doubts he had when launching the Digital Health Insights podcast but got on with it anyway, announces the NZ HealthTech Opportunities Report is now fully commenced and how people can get involved, and the exciting news that the inaugural NZHIT Summit is happening on the 28th of October 2020. Don't hesitate to get in touch wit…

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EP37: Eric Peck, co-founder and CEO of Swoop Aero talks with Scott about the amazing things they're doing with healthcare logistics using drone technology 34:16

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EP37: Based out of Melbourne, Australia; Eric talks about their work in the context of a life's mission to build the future infrastructure needed to give everyone access to on-demand healthcare. He takes us from his time as a pilot in the Australian airforce through to starting up Swoop Aero and how they are truly applying an innovative and ground …

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EP36: Natalie Yeadon, entrepreneur, founder, co-owner & MD of Impetus Digital based in Toronto, Canada joins Scott for this international episode 47:55

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EP36: It was fantastic to have Natalie as Scott's guest for this episode where she was sitting at her place in Toronto, Canada and he was in Auckland's North Shore in New Zealand Aotearoa. This followed a previous invite to join Natalie in one of her very popular YouTube series called 'Fireside Chats with Impetus' and podcast show called 'Healthcar…

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EP35: Scott talks with Kathryn Jones, CEO of the Laura Ferguson Brain Injury Trust in Christchurch, 34:28

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EP35: It was such a pleasure to spend time with Kathryn doing this episode as we're ex-colleagues from Healthcare NZ days and have remained good friends ever since. Kathryn is an extraordinary health sector leader with high levels of empathy for her clients, staff and stakeholders whilst also knowing how to operate a successful business, which is n…

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EP34: "Watch this space"! James Rice, Global Sales Director for Orion Health has a 20+ year track record in digital health in New Zealand and internationally 35:49

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EP34: Orion Health is New Zealand's leading provider of digital health solutions both nationally and internationally. In this episode James Rice talks with Scott about Orion's history and what they've been doing to position for the future that is just around the corner for them, hence the "watch this space" comment!…

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EP33: Gabriella Laude and Sammy Choudhary talk about their experiences in coming to NZ as students 47:47

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EP33: Gabriella Laude and Sammy Choudhary talk about their experiences in coming to NZ as students and their drive to contribute

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EP32: A brief update from Scott Arrol about the latest Covid-19 situation 9:48

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EP32: The Covid-19 situation has changed overnight and since Scott's most recent episode #31 so he's provided this brief update on what's happening with changes to events, the official Covid-19 website details, the importance of using the NZ contact tracing app, how to make contact with him if you need assistance, staying safe and looking out for e…

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EP31: Scott Arrol, CEO of NZ Health IT talks about the election season, collaboraction, upcoming events, pivoting and more. 29:07

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EP31: As of the 10th of August the NZ election season has started with the next 6 weeks being the lead-up to the general election on the 19th of September. Scott talks about this, the development of the NZ HealthTech Opportunities Report, not to be missed events and much more.

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EP30: Kate Quirke, Managing Director of Alcidion Group. 49:01

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EP30: Scott's guest in this episode, Kate Quirke, has extensive experience in the health IT sector built over many years of hands-on work. Kate is a champion of building diversity in the workplace and shares her views on why it is important and how to achieve it. She also talks about Alcidion's global growth, their commitment to the New Zealand hea…

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EP29: Pt 02 "eMental Health Series" - Anna Elders, Clinical Lead for Justathought discusses the impo 33:54

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EP29: You'll really enjoy this episode as Anna talks about her experience in setting up Justathought, her passion for making mental health & addiction services available to as many people as possible and the fantastically collegial environment she and others work in.

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EP28: Pt 05 "Virtual-Telehealth Series" - Amio Matenga Ikihele & Robyn Whittaker talk about mHealth, the digital divide, equity and access 39:26

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EP28: Amio and Robyn are involved in significant work within the digital health and health sectors in New Zealand and offshore. Spending the next 40 minutes listening to these two special guests will be well worth it as they share pure gold when it comes to their wealth of knowledge and experience especially when it comes to the digital divide.…

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EP27: Michael Draheim & Eric Hren from Cerner Corporation talk about what's happening in Australia, population health and their thoughts on the Simpson Report 51:24

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EP27: Michael is the Chief Nursing Officer APAC for Cerner and Eric is Senior Team Lead for Australia & NZ and this episode is the first time Scott has interviewed two guests at the same time. They share their experiences from working with a large multinational that makes significant contributions globally, regionally and locally.…

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EP26: Pt 05 "Healthtech Supernode Challenge" - Rachel Wright of the University of Canterbury & delivery partner for the challenge 31:20

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EP26: Rachel Wright is the Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Canterbury and joins Scott in this episode to discuss her role in delivering the Healthtech Supernode Challenge, its importance to the university and also emphasise deadline date for getting applications lodged.…

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EP25: Scott has the tables turned on him by Professor David Parry 28:59

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EP25: Professor David Parry, HOD of Computer Sciences at AUT turns the table by becoming the interviewer and forcing Scott to talk about his thoughts when it comes to the challenges and opportunities when looking at studying for a health tech qualification.

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EP24: NZHIT CEO, Scott Arrol talks about a new way to contact him, what is collaboracting, special interest group and more 8:41

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EP24: Join Scott for this quick update as he provides a new email address for listeners to make contact, what collaborating actually means, the growing influence of NZHIT's special interest groups and the exciting event coming up on the 28th of July.

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EP23: Pt 04 "Healthtech Supernode Challenge" - Stella Ward of Canterbury DHB and their support for tech innovation 28:50

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EP23: Pt 04 Stella Ward, CDO for Canterbury and West Coast DHBs talks with Scott about their support of the healthtech supernode challenge, why it's important to enter, thoughts on what problems need solving and the benefits for everyone who enters.

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EP22: Pt 01 "eMental Health Series" interview with Anil Thapliyal, CEO HealthTRx and eMental health 30:19

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EP22: Pt 01 “eMental Health Series” Anil Thapliyal is a pioneer in the area of eMental health both in New Zealand and internationally. He wears a number of hats when it comes to the roles he holds in the eMental health sector. This episode is the first in a series focusing on this space and Anil is the perfect person to kick these off.…

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EP21: An update from NZHIT CEO, Scott Arrol - We're not out of the woods yet, looking after ourselves and each other. 8:22

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EP21: Scott reflects on how well the podcast channel is doing since starting on 1 June 2020, the feedback from listeners, answers a question about how well we're doing with the pandemic, the Healthtech Supernode Challenge and how excited he is about the NZHIT in-person networking event on the 28th of July - the first since pre-lockdown.…

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EP20: Pt 03 "Healthtech Supernode Challenge" - Rick Davies, Head of Technology & Innovation at Ryman Healthcare 26:32

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EP20: Pt 03 Rick Davies has been with Ryman Healthcare for 12 months and he talks about the fantastic work they do in caring for older people in New Zealand and Australia, their special innovation DNA and great support of the Healthtech Supernode Challenge.

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EP 19: The Healthcare Supernode Challenge - Alexandra Stuthridge, Commercialisation Manager at KiwiNet 20:35

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EP 19: Alexandra Stuthridge is the South Island Commercialisation Manager for KiwiNet and she provides fantastic insights into the work KiwiNet do to foster innovation in New Zealand, why they are a major sponsor of the Challenge and why anyone with a great idea for solving healthcare problems should definitely apply.…

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EP 18: Pt 04 Virtual-Telehealth Series interview with Dr Karl Cole, GP and practice owner and passionate about using tech to enhance healthcare services 29:02

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EP 18: Pt 04 “Virtual-Telehealth Series” Karl has an extensive background in both healthcare and technology having been a military physician through to being a GP and practice owner at Papatoetoe Family Doctors and Chief Clinical Information Officer at healthAlliance. Karl shares his hands-on experience of providing healthcare services enabled by t…

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EP 17: Pt 03 Virtual-Telehealth Series interview with Samuel Wong of Vensa Health & Chair Virtual Health Industry Group 22:09

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EP 17: Pt 03 “Virtual-Telehealth Series” Samuel Wong, VP Product Innovation, Vensa Health and recently commenced as Chair of NZHIT's Virtual Health Industry Group (VHIG). With close to 20 years’ experience in the healthcare sector including roles at St John New Zealand, ProCare, his own start-up business and now Vensa, Samuel talks about the uptake…

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EP 16: Scott spills the beans on what his big announcement is really about 7:24

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EP 16: “Scott spills the beans on what his big announcement is really about" Want to know what the big announcement is? Then listen in as Scott lets you know about his exciting news, when, where and how you can get involved.

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EP 14: Interview with Shayne Hunter, NZ Ministry of Health 36:14

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EP 14: “Interview with Shayne Hunter, NZ Ministry of Health" Shayne is the Deputy Director General for Data & Digital at the MOH. He takes some time out of his busy schedule to talk about a range of topics from the pandemic response, the H&D System Review report, the important areas to be focussing on now & his vision for the future of digital heal…

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EP 15: A big upcoming announcement, the NZ HealthTech Opportunities Report & more 7:34

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EP 15: “A big upcoming announcement, the NZ HealthTech Opportunities Report & more" CEO of NZHIT, Scott Arrol, provides an update on what's ahead including a heads-up about an exciting event coming up in July, the development of the NZ HealthTech Opportunities Report, launch of the HealthTech Supernode challenge, getting involved in the NZHIT indus…

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EP 13: The Simpson Report & much more with Lloyd McCann 31:26

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EP 13: “The H&D System Review Report & much more with Lloyd McCann" Lloyd is the CEO & Head of Digital Health at Mercy Radiology-Healthcare Holdings Ltd and was a member of the NZ H&D System Review Panel. He shares his thoughts on the recommendations from the report, the importance of digital health tech plus those things that have been keeping him…

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EP 12: Launching the HealthTech Supernode Challenge 18:35

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EP 12: “Launching the HealthTech Supernode Challenge" Marian Johnson, Chief Awesome Officer at the Ministry of Awesome announces the launch of this fantastic innovations award programme that is now open for applications from the 29th of June 2020.

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EP 11: “The week that was & the week ahead" 5:54

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EP 11: “The week that was & the week ahead" A quick update from NZHIT CEO, Scott Arrol – Scott shares news about what’s happening this week and what to look out for on the immediate horizon. Spend 5 minutes and get up to speed!

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EP 10: Kyle Ford, WellSouth Primary Health Organisation 25:38

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EP 10: Pt 02 “Virtual-Telehealth Series” Kyle Forde, Chief Information Officer, WellSouth Primary Health Organisation – Kyle shares his experiences in supporting primary health care services in the Southern Region of New Zealand particularly general practice during the Covid-19 lockdown period, his thoughts on the future of virtual healthcare and t…

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EP 09: Dr Ruth Large, NZ Telehealth Leadership Forum 24:48

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EP 09: Pt 01 “Virtual-Telehealth Series” Dr Ruth Large, Chair of the NZ Telehealth Leadership Forum, Clinical Director Information Services and Emergency Physician Waikato District Health Board – Ruth talks with Scott about the major uplift in the use of digital technology to support the ongoing provision of healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic …

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EP 08: Ben Reid, Memia 29:00

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Ep 08: “The impact of COVID-19 on New Zealand tech businesses and opportunities it creates for the future” – Ben Reid, founder and director of Memia and former executive director of the NZ AI Forum, reviews the impact of the pandemic on the local and international tech scene, especially in relation to start-ups, and the opportunities this has creat…

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EP 07: Thorsten Engel, Deloitte New Zealand 28:20

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Ep 07: “How has COVID-19 impacted digital investments in healthcare across the globe?” – Thorsten Engel, healthcare lead and partner at Deloitte New Zealand, shares his insights based on his many years in the sector and brings his global knowledge to discuss many areas such as telemedicine, analytics, AI, cognitive, contact tracing and much more.…

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EP 6: Yippee the Simpson Report is released! 7:23

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Ep 6: “A quick update from NZHIT CEO, Scott Arrol” – Scott shares news about what’s happening this week and what to look out for on the immediate horizon. Spend less than 7 minutes and get up to speed!

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EP 05: Faustin Roman, Medical IT Advisors 32:02

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Ep 5: “Cybersecurity in health; being more organised than the baddies” – Faustin Roman, founder of Medical IT Advisors and CIO at Patients First discusses the collaborative security threat platform that he has built and is gathering partners coming together to fight against online threats and attacks. The “baddies” are very well organised and it re…

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