Why is making more and better use of digital technologies one of the five ‘system shifts’ the New Zealand government is emphasising in the healthcare system?

Digital technologies have the power to improve accessibility to healthcare, help people live healthier lives, overcome cultural and linguistic barriers, cut down on administration, aid diagnosis, improve workforce development and advance medical research.

NIHI aims to lead the continuous use of digital technologies to address healthcare, with several evidence based digital programmes and tools available for our communities in Aotearoa.

Read this article, 'Digital Technologies Enabling Equity and Scale in Healthcare', to find out about the future of digital tech in healthcare.

https://www.uniservices.co.nz/digital-technologies-enabling-equity-and-scale-healthcare