Australian Institute of Health Innovation

What Australian Institute of Health Innovation does

The Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI) is a university research institute within Macquarie University's Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, headquartered at Macquarie Park, Sydney. It conducts applied research across four research centres covering healthcare resilience and implementation science, health informatics, health systems and safety research, and broader health innovation. The institute addresses healthcare quality, safety, sustainability, and policy reform through longitudinal multi-site studies (CareTrack Kids, CareTrack Aged, DUQuA, MyED), implementation science, complexity science, and AI/digital health research.

AIHI's core technology portfolio includes AI tools for learning health systems that integrate genomics, clinical, and patient-reported data; AI-powered precision medicine applications (oncology imaging, multimodal liquid biopsy, synthetic PET/MRI generation); NLP/LLM applications for clinical workflows and AI/ML medical device safety analysis; and proprietary assessment tools such as the Safety-I to Safety-II framework, Clinician Experience Measure (CEM-10), Health Professional Experience of Error Questionnaire (HPEEQ), and the Audit for Consumer Engagement (ACE) Tool. It is the founding home of the Australian Alliance for AI in Healthcare (AAAiH), which convenes ~150 national and international partners and publishes the biennial National Policy Roadmap for AI in Healthcare.

AIHI does not operate a commercial product model. Revenue is sourced through competitive grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), and other national funding bodies, alongside direct government contracts (including PBAC/MSAC evaluations for the Federal Government) and partnership-based research collaborations with domestic and international healthcare organisations, universities, and industry partners such as Fujitsu. The institute's primary customers are government health departments, healthcare providers, clinicians, aged care operators, and policy makers, with major collaborations spanning nine Primary Health Networks, 32 large Australian public hospitals, and 25 residential aged care facilities.

Name

Australian Institute of Health Innovation

Legal name

Australian Institute of Health Innovation

Website

https://aihi.mq.edu.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Australian Institute of Health Innovation is a Macquarie University research institute that conducts applied health services, systems, and AI research to improve healthcare quality, safety, and policy, serving governments, hospitals, clinicians, and aged care providers across Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Services Research

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory Readiness & Audit Automation (e.g., EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001) (HDAAAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audit, Explainability & Accountability Tooling (traceability, reporting) (HDAAAKAL), Responsible AI, AI Governance & Compliance Services (BPAEAHAJ), Responsible AI, Security & Privacy Platforms (Safety, Guardrails, PII) (HDAEANAG), AI Observability, Monitoring & Evaluation Platforms (Drift, Quality, Safety) (HDAEANAF), Bias, Fairness & Non-Discrimination Testing (HDAAAMAC)

Keywords

• Health services research
• Healthcare systems innovation
• Health informatics analytics
• Implementation science research
• Healthcare policy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Macquarie Park, New South Wales

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Research Grants: Competitive grants from National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), and other national funding bodies
2. Government Contracts: Direct contracts with Australian Federal Government for evaluations (PBAC, MSAC) and policy advisory services
3. Partnership Collaborations: Collaborative research with healthcare organizations, government agencies, and international partners contributing to project funding

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI) is a university-based research institute within Macquarie University that conducts health services research across four research centres. It delivers research outputs, policy advice, evaluation studies, and freely available evidence-based tools for healthcare providers, government agencies, and academic partners. Its work spans implementation science, health informatics, AI in healthcare, patient safety, aged care quality, and genomics implementation.

Product overview

The Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI) is a research institute within Macquarie University, not a commercial product company. Its offerings consist of research programs and centres focused on healthcare innovation, along with freely available research tools and white papers. The core portfolio includes four research centres (Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science/CHRIS, Centre for Health Informatics, Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, and Australian Institute of Health Innovation itself), the Australian Alliance for AI in Healthcare (AAAiH), and major research programs such as N-PARTI (paediatric research translation), CareTrack programs (CareTrack Kids, CareTrack Aged), DUQuA (quality in hospitals), MyED (emergency department care), and the Observatory on the Future of Healthcare. These are supplemented by a library of freely available white papers and healthcare tools including the ACE Audit Tool, Clinician Experience Measure (CEM-10), and various patient engagement resources. The institute also produces national policy roadmaps for AI in healthcare.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Australian Alliance for AI in Healthcare (AAAiH) A national alliance of around 150 national and international partners from academia, government, consumer, clinical, and industry organisations working since 2018 to support and accelerate the adoption of AI-enabled healthcare in Australia. Develops national policy roadmaps for AI in healthcare.
• National Paediatric Applied Research Translation Initiative (N-PARTI) A five-year Australia-wide collaboration of researchers, clinicians and consumers working to rapidly translate research evidence into safe, feasible and acceptable practices for paediatric healthcare, targeting asthma, type 1 diabetes, and antibiotic use, funded by MRFF.
• Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science (CHRIS) A research centre delivering real-world solutions that strengthen health systems, improve care quality and support global reform through innovation, evidence and collaboration. Develops AI-powered tools for learning health systems, climate-resilient strategies, and evidence to support safe, equitable care.
• CareTrack Kids
• CareTrack Aged
• Deepening our Understanding of Quality in Australia (DUQuA)
• Improving the Health System Response to Patient Harm
• MyED
• Observatory on the Future of Healthcare
• Genomics in Primary Care
• Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research
• Centre for Health Informatics

Quantifiable outcome

• Children receive care in line with clinical practice guideline recommendations 59.8% of the time for 17 common medical conditions (CareTrack Kids)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability12 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

78 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Asthma AustraliamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024N-PARTI project collaboration for improving paediatric healthcare with focus on asthma, type 1 diabetes, and antibiotic use
• Primary Health Networks (PHNs)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Nine PHN collaborations: Central and Eastern Sydney, North Coast, South-Western Sydney, Western NSW, WA Primary Health Alliance, Western Queensland, Western Victoria PHNs supporting N-PARTI implementation across Australia
• Australian Genomics Health AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Applied implementation science methods from 2016-2020 to promote uptake of genomic testing into routine healthcare; led Disease Flagship Program exploring genomic testing for rare diseases and cancers
• Melbourne Genomics Health AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Collaborated on assessing genomic sequencing for rare diseases and cancers, identifying cost-effective service pathways
• National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHMRC Partnership Grant for improving health system response to patient harm; NHMRC Partnership Centre for Health System Sustainability; NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Digital Health (CREDiH); NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Implementation Science in Oncology (CRE-ISO); NHMRC Program Grant for quality and safety research
• Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding body for National Paediatric Applied Research Translation Initiative (N-PARTI) and genomics research in primary care
• World Health Organization (WHO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration on resilient healthcare research and climate-resilient healthcare systems
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration on healthcare systems research and reform
• International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration on healthcare quality and safety; Professor Braithwaite is a former President of ISQua
• Australian Alliance for AI in Healthcare (AAAiH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by Professor Enrico Coiera and based at AIHI, the Alliance has around 150 national and international partners including academia, government, consumer, clinical, industry organisations and peak bodies. Working since 2018 to support and accelerate AI-enabled healthcare adoption in Australia.
• Fujitsu AI Research LabmajorTechnology or IntegrationFirst Fujitsu AI Research Lab located in the Southern Hemisphere, established at AIHI
• Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in developing the third National Policy Roadmap for AI in Healthcare
• CSIRO Australian eHealth Research CentremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in developing the third National Policy Roadmap for AI in Healthcare
• RMIT UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in developing the third National Policy Roadmap for AI in Healthcare
• Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on climate-resilient healthcare systems research and climate change impact on health
• Global Green and Healthy HospitalsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network addressing environmental sustainability in healthcare
• United Nations Climate ChangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on climate-resilient healthcare aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals
• University of Stavanger (Norway)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration on resilient healthcare with Honorary Professor Karina Aase
• University of Cologne (Germany)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration with Professor Holger Pfaff
• University of Oxford (UK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration with Honorary Professor Frances Rapport
• University of Tokyo (Japan)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration with Dr Shun Takeuchi and Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology
• Deepening our Understanding of Quality in Europe (DUQuE) consortiummajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean consortium collaboration on quality management systems research; DUQuA extends the European DUQuE study to Australian hospitals
• National Stroke FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in DUQuA study examining quality and safety in Australian hospitals
• Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture RegistryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegistry collaboration in DUQuA study quality assessment
• Australian Council on Healthcare StandardsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare standards organization collaboration in quality research
• Royal Australasian College of Medical AdministratorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical leadership organization collaboration in quality research
• Australasian College for Emergency MedicineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency medicine professional body collaboration in quality research
• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health CaremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency collaboration in patient safety research; partner in NHMRC Partnership Grant and DUQuA study
• Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSW quality and safety agency partner in NHMRC Partnership Grant and patient harm improvement research
• Safer Care VictoriamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVictoria's quality and safety agency partner in NHMRC Partnership Grant
• Clinical Excellence QueenslandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQueensland quality and safety agency partner in NHMRC Partnership Grant
• ACT HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACT health authority partner in NHMRC Partnership Grant
• University of New South WalesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner in NHMRC Partnership Grant for patient harm research
• University of the Sunshine CoastmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner in NHMRC Partnership Grant
• Australian Catholic UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner in NHMRC Partnership Grant
• Flinders UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner in genomics implementation research and rare disease programs
• University of SydneymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner in CareTrack Aged, genomic medicine, and health systems research
• University of QueenslandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner in CareTrack Aged research and health systems evaluation
• University of AdelaidemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner in CareTrack Aged research
• Sax InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvidence Check rapid review broker for NSW Ministry of Health on mental health EMR effectiveness and staff wellbeing interventions
• NSW Ministry of HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment health department collaboration on mental health research, complexity science, and healthcare reform
• NSW Bureau of Health InformationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on mental health implementation science research
• Macquarie University Centre for the Health EconomyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternal university collaboration on mental health economics research
• Sydney Children's Hospitals NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor children's hospital network collaboration on CareTrack Kids landmark study
• Children's Health QueenslandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQueensland children's health service collaboration on CareTrack Kids and paediatric research
• BUPA Health FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare foundation funding partner for CareTrack Kids study
• University of Birmingham (UK)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration with Professor Richard Lilford on CareTrack Kids advisory board
• Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust (UK)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration with Dr Peter Lachman on patient safety and quality advisory boards
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS academic medical center collaboration with Associate Professor Stephen Muething on CareTrack Kids international advisory board
• Imperial College London (UK)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration with Professor Sir Liam Donaldson (WHO, Imperial College) on CareTrack Kids advisory board
• Aalborg University (Denmark)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish Center for Health Services Research collaboration on international healthcare reform evaluation models; collaboration with Professor Søren Johnsen and Professor Erik Hollnagel
• University of MelbournemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on healthcare systems research and Centre of Research Excellence in Digital Health
• University of Technology SydneymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on genomics implementation, consumer engagement, and healthcare quality research
• University of Western AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on genomics implementation research
• Murdoch Children's Research InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on genomics implementation and genetic health futures mission research
• Australian Digital Health AgencymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency collaboration on national digital health initiatives and AI policy roadmaps
• Digital Health Cooperative Research CentremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRC collaboration on digital health research and innovation
• WA Primary Health AlliancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPHN collaboration on N-PARTI and aged care research across Western Australia
• Perth Children's HospitalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital collaboration on N-PARTI paediatric research with Telethon Kids Institute
• Telethon Kids InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute collaboration on N-PARTI and child health research
• Gold Coast Hospital and Health ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital and health service collaboration on N-PARTI and patient safety research
• Darling Downs Hospital and Health ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQueensland health service collaboration on patient harm research
• South-West Hospital and Health ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQueensland health service collaboration on patient safety research
• Northern Sydney Local Health DistrictmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSW Local Health District collaboration on quality and safety research
• Canberra Health ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACT health services collaboration on patient safety research
• Hunter New England HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSW Local Health District collaboration on healthcare research
• Westmead HospitalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor NSW hospital collaboration on MyED project and genomic medicine implementation
• Blacktown and Mount Druitt HospitalsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWSLHD hospitals participating in MyED project for improving emergency department care for priority populations
• Royal Prince Alfred HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSW hospital collaboration on CareTrack Kids clinical champions network
• The Prince of Wales HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSW hospital collaboration on oncology research
• Royal North Shore HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSW hospital collaboration on student health outcomes research
• MQ HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMacquarie University Health (Australia's first fully integrated academic health sciences centre) housing AIHI and supporting integrated clinical care, teaching, and research
• NDIS Quality and Safeguards CommissionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment commission collaboration on MyED project for patients with disability
• Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal health district collaboration on MyED project for improving emergency department care across Western Sydney
• Health Consumers NSWmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsumer advocacy organization collaboration on MyED project and healthcare improvement
• NSW Agency for Clinical InnovationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSW government agency collaboration on MyED project and emergency care improvement
• Consumer Health Forum of AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsumer advocacy forum collaboration on healthcare policy and reform
• Australian Patient Safety FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatient safety organization collaboration with Professor Bill Runciman

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The George Institute for Global Health: Independent medical research institute with global offices that conducts health systems and implementation research. Directly comparable as a large, grant-funded research institute producing policy-relevant evidence on healthcare delivery, patient safety, and chronic disease — the same core mandate as AIHI.
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI): US-based non-profit focused on healthcare quality, safety, and improvement science, with a global network of partner hospitals and research collaborations. Highly comparable in mission and methodology to AIHI's Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, including the Safety-II framing and clinical guideline adherence research.
• King's Fund: UK-based independent health policy think tank producing analysis, leadership development, and policy advice for healthcare systems. Comparable in that it combines health systems research, policy advisory, and convening functions — analogous to AIHI's Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research.
• Sax Institute: Australian evidence-based health research institute that brokers research for NSW Health and other government agencies. Directly comparable to AIHI as a domestic peer that conducts health systems research, builds policy evidence, and uses rapid-review broker models (e.g., Evidence Check) — Sax Institute is named as a partner in AIHI's data.
• Telethon Kids Institute: Western Australian paediatric health research institute collaborating on N-PARTI with AIHI. Comparable as a substantial Australian paediatric research institute using implementation science, with overlapping research programs and joint hospital partnerships.
• Menzies Centre for Health Policy: Australian health policy research centre at the University of Sydney producing evidence for reform and policy evaluation. Comparable as an Australian academic health policy research centre focused on translating evidence into policy, similar in scale and methodology to AIHI.

Broad incumbents

• RAND Corporation: Large, globally distributed policy research organisation with a dedicated health division that produces evidence-based analysis for governments. Comparable as a much larger, multi-domain research institution that conducts health systems research and policy evaluation — broader than AIHI but operating in the same evidence-to-policy space.
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW): Australian government's statutory agency producing official health data, statistics, and reports. Comparable as a national health information and evidence producer; AIHI does applied research while AIHW is the national data custodian, but they overlap in informing health policy and systems analysis.

Regional players

• Grattan Institute: Australian policy think tank producing analysis on health, education, and economic reform, with a health program covering hospitals, Medicare, and preventive health. Comparable as a domestic policy research organisation focused on evidence-based health system reform, though broader in scope than AIHI.

Emerging players

• Center for Health Care Strategies: US-based non-profit policy design and implementation partner for Medicaid and health system leaders. Comparable as a smaller, focused health policy and implementation science organisation that works with government agencies on system reform — analogous to AIHI's implementation science and policy work.

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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