The Scoop: NSW Healthcare AI DailyThe day’s headlines about AI in healthcare, focused on NSW and Australia.http://localhost:4321/en-auMayo Clinic Platform launches an AI chatbot that helps clinicians with diagnosis and care decisions in 35+ specialtieshttps://www.healthcaredive.com/news/mayo-clinic-platform-launches-ai-tool-to-streamline-clinical-decision-makin/873901/https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/mayo-clinic-platform-launches-ai-tool-to-streamline-clinical-decision-makin/873901/Healthcare Dive: It answers clinicians' questions using Mayo's own medical knowledge base.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:04:39 GMTclinical-careDr Monica Trujillo argues the recent OpenAI Medicare breach shows AI governance must keep pace in healthcarehttps://www.pulseit.news/australian-digital-health/opinion-patient-care-is-changing-and-governance-must-keep-pace/https://www.pulseit.news/australian-digital-health/opinion-patient-care-is-changing-and-governance-must-keep-pace/Pulse+IT: She says oversight must become a strategic necessity as AI reaches core clinical work.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:30:37 GMTclinical-careWolters Kluwer survey: only about a quarter of consumers strongly trust automated drug-interaction checks without a clinicianhttps://hitconsultant.net/2026/11/05/wolters-kluwer-survey-ai-medication-workflows-consumer-trust-medi-span-expert-ai/https://hitconsultant.net/2026/11/05/wolters-kluwer-survey-ai-medication-workflows-consumer-trust-medi-span-expert-ai/HIT Consultant: Comfort broke down whenever automated decisions took the place of human oversight, the survey found.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:18:52 GMTclinical-careHeidi to lay off 18 per cent of staff worldwide, and CEO Dr Thomas Kelly apologiseshttps://www.pulseit.news/australian-digital-health/heidi-cuts-18-per-cent-of-global-workforce-in-restructure/https://www.pulseit.news/australian-digital-health/heidi-cuts-18-per-cent-of-global-workforce-in-restructure/Pulse+IT: The company says it will redirect spending to building its product and entering new markets.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 22:16:54 GMTvendorsA licensing dispute between Heidi and Best Practice over AI agents is a fight over who controls GP patient datahttps://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/heidi-ii-v-best-practice-explainer-what-the-ai-agent-stoush-means-for-gps-and-specialists/130659https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/heidi-ii-v-best-practice-explainer-what-the-ai-agent-stoush-means-for-gps-and-specialists/130659The Medical Republic: The Medical Republic says the stoush also covers specialists and which tools may access their data, and is far from over.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:15:29 GMTgeneral-practicevendorsclinical-careYu Liu and Waleed Mussa step back from Heidi Health weeks after it reached a $1.26 billion valuationhttps://www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/shock-leadership-shake-up-at-heidi-health/55342https://www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/shock-leadership-shake-up-at-heidi-health/55342Health Services DailyWed, 04 Nov 2026 05:49:57 GMTvendorsaustraliaThe Conversation outlines how to use ChatGPT before a medical appointment, warning chatbot advice can cause serious patient harmhttps://theconversation.com/using-chatgpt-before-a-medical-appointment-how-to-get-the-best-support-for-your-health-questions-294051https://theconversation.com/using-chatgpt-before-a-medical-appointment-how-to-get-the-best-support-for-your-health-questions-294051The Conversation (Health): It notes chatbot advice is easy to get, personalised and can be clarified with follow-up prompts.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:10:06 GMTclinical-careFDA and CMS officials work to head off a state-federal clash over regulating AI tested in clinical settingshttps://www.statnews.com/2026/10/30/fda-cms-health-ai-regulation-state-sandboxes-run-into-federal-rules/https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/30/fda-cms-health-ai-regulation-state-sandboxes-run-into-federal-rules/STAT: STAT says growing state interest in clinical AI trials risks a regulatory logjam.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:30:00 GMTregulationaustraliaunited-statesclinical-careCancer Institute NSW seeks legal advice on keeping AI mammography software in use after its ARTG listing was cancelledhttps://www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/nsw-health-seeks-legal-advice-over-axed-ai-cancer-device/55382https://www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/nsw-health-seeks-legal-advice-over-axed-ai-cancer-device/55382Health Services Daily: The TGA says it has no specific safety concerns about the software.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 04:55:22 GMTbreast-screeningtgaartgHeidi and Canva each shed roughly one in five staff a day apart, flipping Australia's health-tech talent markethttps://www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/heidi-and-canva-cuts-change-the-game-for-all-of-local-health-tech/55379https://www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/heidi-and-canva-cuts-change-the-game-for-all-of-local-health-tech/55379Health Services Daily: Health Services Daily says the cuts also shift the balance between established EMR vendors and AI newcomers.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 04:51:00 GMTvendorsaustraliaNICE drafts guidance allowing five AI prostate cancer imaging tools in the NHS during a two-year evidence periodhttps://www.pulseit.news/irish-digital-health/nice-recommends-evidence-generation-period-for-ai-imaging/https://www.pulseit.news/irish-digital-health/nice-recommends-evidence-generation-period-for-ai-imaging/Pulse+IT: Named tools include Siemens' AI-Rad Companion Prostate MR and DeepHealth Prostate.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:29:25 GMTinternationalimagingHealth New Zealand's first Clinical AI Academy brought 27 participants together for three days in Wellingtonhttps://www.pulseit.news/new-zealand-digital-health/health-nz-clinicians-explore-ai-applications/https://www.pulseit.news/new-zealand-digital-health/health-nz-clinicians-explore-ai-applications/Pulse+IT: Topics included AI in surgery prep, radiology referrals and diabetes.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:19:36 GMTnew-zealandimagingAustralian start-up Pathways builds an AI platform for pre-surgery assessments to cut hospital adminhttps://www.pulseit.news/australian-digital-health/pathways-cuts-admin-with-ai-powered-pre-surgery-assessments/https://www.pulseit.news/australian-digital-health/pathways-cuts-admin-with-ai-powered-pre-surgery-assessments/Pulse+IT: It targets repeated collection of medical histories, medications and risk details across the surgical journey.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:16:43 GMTaustraliaAustralian Healthcare Index: average national healthcare rating hits 7.4 out of 10, highest since October 2021https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/bulk-billing-is-up-but-will-cost-send-patients-to-ai/130738https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/bulk-billing-is-up-but-will-cost-send-patients-to-ai/130738The Medical RepublicThu, 05 Nov 2026 04:31:54 GMTaustralia