Celebrating women leaders: A Q&A with the CEO of Australia’s Digital Health Agency

This article is a Q&A with Amanda Cattermole, CEO of the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA). It celebrates her leadership in transforming healthcare through technology and empowering women in the field.

Specifically, the article covers:

• Challenges and opportunities for women pursuing leadership roles in healthcare, including persisting gender biases and the need for more female role models
• Cattermole's vision as ADHA CEO to transform healthcare through technology, such as enabling seamless data flow, digitizing the sector, and empowering patients with control over their health information
• How technology like MyHealth Record can give consumers control over their health data and improve information sharing across the healthcare ecosystem
• The role of ADHA in stewarding increased empowerment for healthcare consumers through improved health literacy, data sharing, and technology adoption