Session 121: Building a Smarter, Connected Future for Digital Health Through Structured Data and Interoperability
Track 2
| Monday, August 18, 2025 |
| 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Meeting Room 110 |
Overview
- Interoperability
Speaker
Michael Wang
CEO | GM | MD
Telecare Australia
RxPad-HDA Integration – Pioneering interoperable e-prescribing in telehealth
1:45 PM - 2:00 PMBiography
Michael is the CEO and a co-founder at Telecare. He has 15 years of marketing and advertising experience successfully launching marketing campaigns in Asia and Australia. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science and Music with a major in Genetics and Operatic Performance from the University of Melbourne. At Telecare Michael oversees Product in addition to his CEO role.
Liesel Higgins
Project Manager | Project Officer
Csiro
Aged Care Data Landscape Project
2:00 PM - 2:15 PMBiography
Liesel is a Team Leader and Project Manager working in the AEHRC at CSIRO. Liesel has a clinical background in allied health and has worked in digital health research for the past 6 years. Liesel has worked extensively across aged care and digital technologies, and also in the areas of acute and chronic care, and disability services. Liesel is passionate about using research to improve the experience of those accessing health and social welfare services within Australia.
Dr Melinda Wassell
CCIO | CMIO | CNIO | CXIO
Frame | RMIT
What happens to EHR data entry when we mandate structured data sharing?
2:15 PM - 2:30 PMBiography
Mel is currently completing her PhD in the reuse of EHR data to improve clinical outcomes. She is vice-chair at the Australian Institute of Digital Health, amongst other roles, and building a digital health start-up. Mel works with sports teams and in private practice. Mel is passionate about improving clinician outcomes through the use of digital tools.
Keith Kranz
Manager | Head of Department
SA Pathology
Enhancing e-Requests with Smart Connect and HealthCloud Integration – Lessons learnt in achieving interoperability
2:30 PM - 2:45 PMBiography
Keith Kranz is SA Patholgy’s Manager of ICT and is passionate about how digital transformation can drive the delivery of healthcare and contribute to greater patient involvement.
Over his career, he has worked in several public and private healthcare roles, was a founding member of the Federal Government's National Electronic Health Records Taskforce, developed a Seamless Healthcare Strategy for Microsoft and was awarded an Order of Australia (OAM) for services to the community and Alzheimer's.
He has a pivotal role in delivering Digital Transformation to the business that included transition of LIMS to the cloud.
Marvin Malcolm
Consultant
Telstra Health
Enhancing e-Requests with Smart Connect and HealthCloud Integration – Lessons learnt in achieving interoperability
2:30 PM - 2:45 PMBiography
Marvin Malcolm is a Lead Architect at Telstra Health. With over a decade of experience in healthcare and more than 20 years delivering complex integration solutions, Marvin has been instrumental in advancing FHIR-based interoperability in Australia.
As a co-chair of the Sparked Technical Design Group FHIR Accelerator, he plays a key role in shaping national FHIR implementation guides, including AU Core and AU Patient Summary.
