HiNZ 2024: Tina Sun, Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora

In this conversation recorded at Digital Health Week NZ, Tina Sun, a renal physician and Clinical Informatics Lead at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, offers her perspective on the evolving role of clinical informatics in healthcare.

With over five years of experience in the field, Tina discusses how digital health initiatives are reshaping healthcare delivery in New Zealand and shares her insights on the future of clinical informatics in transforming patient care.


Key insights:

⏱️ The importance of "Release Time to Care" and addressing digital inefficiencies in clinical settings

🏥 Insights into the Tampon project and its impact on improving clinical workflows in the northern region of Health New Zealand

🔄 The groundbreaking national eMedicine program, involving coordination of 30+ clinicians across the country

📋 Success story of executing 3,200 test scripts across 10 weeks for a unified national ePrescribing solution

🌱 The significance of maintaining an adaptable mindset during healthcare transformation

This interview was recorded at Digital Health Week NZ hosted by HiNZ. For more interviews and episodes make sure you subscribe to the YouTube channel, and catch a feature episode of the Talking HealthTech Podcast featuring some of these discussi