At the heart of Australia’s healthcare system lies a significant opportunity to elevate innovative pathology technology and fully realise the often overlooked value it brings. Innovation in pathology technology enables our healthcare system to become more predictive, preventative, personalised, and patient-centred –helping tackle many of Australia’s pressing health challenges.
PTA has commissioned a report in partnership with HTANALYSTS and supported by Humanise Health that highlights the pivotal role pathology technology plays in the Australian healthcare system and the actions needed to ensure improved, timely appropriate access to these vital tests. The report calls for a shift in perspective, urging a move from focusing on initial cost outlay to viewing pathology technology as an investment across the patient care spectrum. It emphasises the need for a clear policy framework that recognises the importance of pathology technology, accelerates funding and adoption processes, and ensures equity of access.
The value pathology technology brings, and the ramifications of delays in access when this technology is not readily funded, most deeply affect patients, families, and communities. You will hear their voice throughout the report, speaking to the impact pathology technology had on their lives. These patients and the wider community are often unaware of the transformative power that pathology technology offers or the costly delays and complex funding pathways navigated. We are missing an opportunity.
Download the report here Unleashing the Hiden Potential of Pathology Technology Report