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05-Oct-17 Health expenditure in Australia exceeded 10% of GDP for the first time in 2015-16. AUD170 bn (USD132 bn) was spent on health, 3.6% more in than in 2014–15, a slower increase than previous years. [image: Alamy Stock Photo / The Guardian]

15-Sep-17 New Zealand health software developer Orion Health will deliver its Healthcare Enterprise Service to Singapore's Integrated Health Information Systems in a new five-year deal, to deliver services and infrastructure for public hospitals using the National Electronic Health Record. [image: Reseller News]

13-Sep-17 US IT company UST Global has made a strategic investment in MyDoc, a Singapore-based digital disease management and health data tracking company, to expand its digital offerings in the healthcare sector, primarily in Asian and European markets. [image: EFC Ink]

05-Sep-17 Elsevier recognized MacKay Hospital in Taiwan for its mHealth program, and India's Aravind Eye Hospital for its 'Fundus on Phone'. "We are seeing an increasing trend of mHealth and telehealth submissions," said Dr Peter Edelstein, CMO for Elsevier. [image: HIMSS AsiaPac17]