Navigating the Galaxy of Health with Halaxy: August 2024

Alison Hardacre -

Welcome to the August edition of our Navigating the Galaxy of Health with Halaxy newsletter. As part of this monthly newsletter, we’re committed to bringing you some of the biggest developments in Australian healthcare, including top research, news, and the inside take of what’s been happening at Halaxy.

🌌 Inside Halaxy

  • Discover the benefits of our payments plan feature, which allows you to split invoices into smaller amounts of your choosing, which can then be paid by your patients at a scheduled frequency of your choosing (weekly or monthly). 
  • Learn how our new patient surveys feature can help you improve patient care and lead to making better, more informed decisions about how to run your practice, including the products and services you offer. 

In the last month we also explored how Halaxy’s security features help protect your data, including why we strongly recommend enabling multiple two-factor authentication (2FA) methods on your Halaxy account.

🗂️ Research That Caught Our Eye

Halaxy's mission is to make healthcare better, for everyone, everywhere.

New research from the Australian Government’s Productivity Commission recently estimated the positive impact that digital health solutions such as Halaxy can have on Australians, arguing that they are a key driver of consumer choice and convenience.

For telehealth alone, researchers estimate that these services save the Australian consumer $480 million in travel time and approximately $415 million "in time that would have been spent in GP and specialist waiting room".

Not only does Halaxy help save individuals time and make healthcare more accessible, but smart automations also help practitioners save up to an hour a day. Features like Halaxy's SMS reminders and auto payments processing – help save you time and reduce no shows, so you can focus on patient care – whether that’s via Halaxy Telehealth or a face-to-face consultation.

Discover the full research for yourself.

📰 What We’ve Been Reading

Check out the healthcare news that we’ve been reading: 

  • A new calculator helps Australian GPs better diagnose the risk of long covid (RACGP)  
  • Wegovy launches in Australia, but concerns remain over its availability (RACGP)  
  • What role should mental health screening plans play for men diagnosed with cancer? (RACGP)   
  • Australia's federal Government is investing over $19 million into research for the technology behind the Pfizer and Moderna covid vaccines. (Australian Government)  
  • What is the outlook for aged care in Australia? (Allied Health Professions Australia) 
  • How APHRA and other key bodies think health professionals should approach virtual care, including telehealth (Physiotherapy Board) 

🗣️ Top Help Guide Articles

Discover some of the most talked about Halaxy Help Guide articles in the last month: 

  • How you can quickly and easily create an invoice payment plan Read now. 
  • How to update the status for multiple patients. Read now.  
  • How to create and send surveys in Halaxy. Read now.  
  • How to enable clinical note locking. Read now.  

If you have any questions about our latest newsletter or anything else at Halaxy, send us an email at community@halaxy.com.