Does the healthcare industry lack tech talent? Waitematā doesn't think so - Wyndham Media

TECHNOLOGIES such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), the internet of things (IoT), 5G, and robotics have plenty of potential in the healthcare space. However, most healthcare organizations are unable to leverage those technologies because they neither have the digital infrastructure nor the technology talent to turn their vision into real projects. "Health services have a lot to do before they can make the most of these opportunities," Waitematā District Health Board (DHB) Clinical Director Innovation Robyn Whittaker told Tech Wire Asia underscoring the fact that industry professionals aren't oblivious to the power that technology holds. Whittaker and her team at Waitematā DHB have just made it to the list of finalists in the talent accelerator category at the IDC Digital Transformation Awards. To prepare for the digital age, Whittaker's team is working on the foundational layers, digitizing data, and making it available for clinicians and researchers looking to make sense of that data.