Digital healthcare across Oceania

MANY NATIONS HAVE begun a serious exploration of digital health (DH)(16,17) to address the pressures oil their healthcare systems.(1,2,9,12) Citizens and technologists arc also driving related changes that facilitate growth in DH-for example, through the greater use of mobile technologies, sensors, extended reality, and artificial intelligence (AI).These technologies are part of DH as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO),(14) enabling new care paradigms that are distinguishable from older technologies like electronic medical records (EMRs). The impact of these DH technologies in healthcare each country is captured through the concept of Digitally Enabled Healthcare Ecosystems (DEHEs).In this article, we address three questions in several national settings in Oceania (Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia). These key questions are:What is the current state of progress of DH?What is the apparent social license for DH? (for example, given concerns about privacy).In the next 10 years, is DH likely to fully take hold? (for example, as evidenced by major disruption of traditional healthcare).Here, we explore these questions based on local expert opinion in the case of Malaysia and Singapore cross-referencing with publicly available information. Let's start by considering Malaysia.