National Industry Innovation Network Health Alliance
Strengthening the NIIN’s capability and impact in health and aged care
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The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the vital importance of a resilient and adaptable healthcare system, serving as a catalyst for change in care models, funding decisions, and technology adoption. With the increasing demand and complexity of healthcare operations, digital solutions and innovation have become essential tools to reduce inefficiencies, improve access, enhance patient experiences, and maintain high-quality care. Investment in innovation and digital transformation is crucial, as failing to embrace these advancements could have detrimental effects on patient outcomes and the overall resilience of the healthcare system. To address these challenges and promote effective problem-solving, the NIIN Health Alliance strives to leverage collective health innovation capacity, foster collaboration, and facilitate the exchange of ideas within the health ecosystem, including universities, industry, healthcare providers and government.
The Role of the NIIN
The NIIN is a dynamic network that brings together government, industry and university partners to drive digital technology advancements in health. With its ready-to-access capability and existing infrastructure, the NIIN provides a low-risk avenue for health agencies and hospital operators to engage in innovation activities. Its six innovation centres, eight Research Chairs, two health-focused labs, and specialised technology centres serve as a collaborative hub for industry, health agencies, hospital operators, researchers, and students tackling critical healthcare challenges collectively using digital innovation.
Establishment of the NIIN Health Alliance
The importance of scaling healthcare innovation is evident in today's dynamic and intricate healthcare landscape. To fully leverage the potential of the NIIN healthcare ecosystem, it is essential to establish a network of carefully selected partners with relevant capabilities, projects, contributions, and platforms. The NIIN Health Alliance aims to achieve three major outcomes:
Leverage collective health innovation capacity
Build critical mass activity around health priorities
Create a forum for idea exchange in the health ecosystem.
Innovation and Thought Leadership Highlights
The NIIN has delivered various instrumental projects relevant to healthcare, ranging from reports outlining opportunities to strengthen Australia’s healthcare system to in-field technology pilots addressing pressing healthcare challenges.
RMIT Health Transformation Lab
OpenLab: Digital Futures
Health Robotics demonstrations to improve clinical and social outcomes. Demonstrations combine technical and social factors to identify ways robotics can be integrated into workflows.
Transforming Aged Care
The Health Transformation Lab’s new report, Transforming Aged Care, responds directly to the recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. It contends that the deep and systemic adoption of technology presents an opportunity to transform Australia’s aged care into a respectful, responsive and high-quality system.
Static by Design: The Need for Dynamic Health Capacity
Dynamic Healthcare Whitepaper, demonstrating how spaces need to be adaptable to changing demands and how to make health systems ‘anti-fragile’
Flinders University - Digital Health Research Centre
Designing a better patient experience through information systems
We are all searching for a better, supportive, wellbeing experience for our patients and staff. The Information Infrastructure to Experience Framework (IIEF) provides a bridge where the imagination of clinical care designers and information technologists can coalesce to envision new ways of delivering physical, virtual and hybrid models of care explicitly designed around the patient experience.
Ensuring Safer Healthcare Wireless – Backed by Evidence
Ready to ensure safer wireless in your healthcare facility? Our experts share best practices and a helpful guide.
A Tipping Point for Care Virtualisation
One of the most remarkable impacts of the pandemic has been the speed with which it accelerated telehealth as a mainstream channel for clinical consultations. Read more about how the pandemic has served as a tipping point for virtual care.
Curtin University
Coming soon...
La Trobe University
Victorian Virtual Emergency Department
The Victorian Virtual ED (a Northern Health Initiative) and La Trobe partnered to use augmented reality, collaboration tech and AI to deliver emergency triage. The service can be provided direct to patients but initially focused on aged care nurses and paramedics at the roadside as a way to avoid physical ED presentations.
We would love to hear from you! Reach out to us for more information on the program, criteria and the benefits of becoming a member. We also welcome any feedback you may have or expressions of interest.