Visionflex Group (ASX: VFX) has entered into a $1 million strategic partnership with Medibank’s health service delivery company Amplar Home Health to ensure older Australians have access to consistent and timely health care.

The companies are working on a pilot project focused on providing virtual nursing (or telehealth) services and personalised clinical care for up to 30 residential aged care homes (RACHs) across Australia.

The 15-month telehealth rollout will commence at five sites from July.

Resilient framework

The project aims to offer a resilient healthcare framework capable of expanding to additional aged care homes across Australia, bolstering clinical support where it is most needed.

Telehealth consultations will allow RACH residents to connect with specialist medical services from the comfort of their residence while being supported by a care provider or family member.

Visionflex will provide a comprehensive virtual care solution to participating RACHs, integrating its hardware and software platform so medical staff can virtually diagnose, monitor and treat patients.

The total contract value involves approximately $750,000 in one-off hardware revenue and $250,000 in software subscription revenue over a trial period to June 2027.

Care continuity

Visionflex chief executive officer Joshua Mundey said the company was not trying to replace face-to-face care services with telehealth but rather extend clinical expertise to RACHs in need, improving care continuity for residents.

“We are proud to partner with Amplar Health on this transformative project, which is a milestone in our mission to improve access to high-quality virtual care and represents a strong commercial opportunity for Visionflex,” he said.

“By combining Amplar’s clinical resources with our real-time virtual diagnostic technology, we can support aged care staff and aim to enhance outcomes for residents nationwide.”

Growing demand

Australia currently has around 2,700 RACHs providing care for over 190,000 residents.

Mr Mundey expressed his belief that, with growing demand for digital health solutions and an accelerating shift towards telehealth, the virtual care market could offer a compelling opportunity to modernise aged care.

The Amplar project will focus on enhancing care delivery in rural and remote areas, as well as in facilities supporting older people of First Nations and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.