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AlayaCare expanding AI access to disability, aged care
Canada-based aged and disability care tech company AlayaCare is working to acquire Nightingale Software, a local Australian home and disability care software provider.
The deal will widen AlayaCare’s footprint in Australia while integrating its AI-enabled care technology with Nightingale’s existing platform.
Based on a media release, Nightingale will continue operating independently, supported by AlayaCare’s resources, as the two aim to enhance digital tools and workforce efficiency across Australia’s aged care and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) sectors.
PredicTx Health bags $1m to scale chemo dosing AI
Melbourne-based startup PredicTx Health, which develops an AI for precision chemotherapy dosing, has recently raised A$1.6 million ($1 million) in investments.
The funding includes A$500,000 from the University of Melbourne's Genesis Pre-Seed Fund and contributions from angel investors.
Spun out of the University of Melbourne and Western Health, the company uses CT imaging and machine learning to analyse patients' body composition and tailor chemotherapy doses to increase accuracy and reduce side effects.
According to a media statement, the investment will support clinical app development, regulatory readiness, and upcoming trials while PredicTx works to commercialise its AI.
Tyro Health launches certified aged care payment solution ahead of reform
Healthcare payment solutions provider Tyro Health has released a new solution to help software partners and aged care providers transition to the Australian government’s new Support at Home program launching on 1 November.
Built on Tyro’s digital health payments platform, the fully certified Aged Care Solution enables compliant, secure, and integration-ready claiming and payments under the program's new funding model.
The system reportedly supports all Services Australia claiming functions, so aged care providers can remain compliant and operational as the nationwide in-home care reforms take effect.
