Melbourne, Australia
Independent · Not a clinic
An independent Australian journal of digital health
Digital DoctorExplainers on telehealth, records, medicines and the systems between Australian patients and their clinicians.
Numbers on a wrist
Consumer devices, diabetes tech, digital mental health and the difference between a pretty graph and a care plan.
Medicare’s Better Access program, telehealth psychology, and the Head to Health pathway now sit beside a crowded market of mental-health apps. This article separates rebated care from wellness marketing, and is honest about what a phone cannot do in a crisis.
Continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps and the National Diabetes Services Scheme have made diabetes one of Australia’s most digital chronic conditions. This article separates a pretty glucose graph from a care plan, and explains NDSS access in general terms.
Wrist wearables now arrive in Australian general practice as screenshots, not as a diagnosis. This guide covers atrial fibrillation claims, step counts, sleep scores, what GPs can usefully review, and how to share data without dumping a spreadsheet on the front desk.