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On 14 July 2026, Dalibor FRTUNIK, the chief executive officer of EHTEL member, Sorsix, joined Peter BIRCH, Australian podcast facilitator, to talk about health technologies and their future. He outlined what it takes to digitise healthcare at scale. Among topics covered were safe AI, smarter workflows, digital patient pathways, and the whole future of care.
Peter Birch and Dalibor Frtunik converse. Source: Sorsix and Talking HealthTech
Included in the podcast conversation between Australian host and guest were nine core topics:
- Building better: What national health systems teach us
- One platform: The Pinga® approach
- Smart scheduling: How context drives better delivery
- Flexibility without compromise
- From triage to prevention: Pathways that deliver in practice
- Making data work for healthcare
- AI: Practical, safe, and governed
- What the future demands: Flexible, interoperable, and patient-centred
- Beyond the quick fix: Rethinking healthcare’s digital foundations.
Here are a few clips from the conversation.
Throughout, Dalibor drew on Sorsix’s experience – whether in Australia or on a wider international scale – in delivering digital health infrastructure at national scale to explain why interoperability must go beyond connecting separate systems.
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In his words: |
Pinga®, which is the Sorsix health operating system, provides the digital foundation that organisations need to coordinate data, workflows, and patient journeys across different services and care settings.
Healthcare organisations can use AI to improve efficiency without compromising safety, compliance or clinical accountability.
Indeed, more recently, Sorsix has appeared at two imaging and screening-related events in Australia and the Netherlands to spotlight how the system can assist with breast cancer and bowel cancer screening.
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“The AI has to be very carefully controlled in healthcare,” Dalibor said. |
The reality of AI in clinical use is nuanced. Healthcare is not a single environment. While some parts are unpredictable and require adaptive thinking, others are tightly prescribed and leave little room for variation. Overall, the standards that apply to a consumer app do not translate into a clinical setting, where safety, compliance, and auditability are not negotiable.
Standardisation is therefore clearly key. Sorsix has already experienced practical use of AI in Pinga®, in operational and in clinical workflows, but this has taken place within strict and clearly defined boundaries. Sorsix is in fact certified to ISO/IEC 42001, the international standard for artificial intelligence management systems. It is one of the first European companies to be certified according to this standard. The certification supports a structured approach to AI governance, risk management, and responsible deployment.
For Sorsix, AI is not simply about introducing new technology. It is definitely about embedding useful, controlled capabilities into healthcare workflows where they can deliver measurable value.
Such technology can become a multiplier for care. As healthcare becomes more distributed and patient-centred, digitial platforms must become flexible enough to support local needs while, at the same time, they maintain consistent standards for safety and governance.
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Again, as Dalibor confirmed, “We need the ability for technology to be a force multiplier, not the thing that’s procured at the end. Policy and technology have to work together to get the right outcome.” |
The path forward in digital health is about building on the past with clarity and purpose. For health leaders who are navigating ever-shifting landscapes, the priority is clear. The future belongs to systems that can flex, connect, and scale without losing sight either of the patient or of the principles of trusted, human-centred care.
To conclude, it is surely worthwhile paying attention to companies like Sorsix, with its timely lessons which are drawn from experiences of real-world deployment.
To see more, visit Sorsix’s news and website.
It is also possible to listen to the podcast here.
Other useful materials
Sorsix has offered EHTEL other insights into its practical implementation experience at events over the past couple of years, such as:
