A message from the CEO
Lukas Eksteen, CEO, Ocean Health Systems
The beginning of 2026 marked an important moment for digital health globally and here in Australia. Across our work with clinicians, health services, and international standards communities, one theme continues to stand out: meaningful progress happens when technology, governance, and collaboration move forward together.
Over the past quarter, our team has continued to contribute to the global openEHR ecosystem, advance interoperability standards, and strengthen the real-world capabilities of our products in areas such as clinical knowledge management, infection surveillance, and immunisation reporting.
With the establishment of the Australian Centre for Disease Control and ongoing international collaboration around standards such as HL7 FHIR and openEHR, the importance of trusted, interoperable data infrastructure has never been clearer.
These developments reinforce a principle that has guided Ocean Health Systems for many years: that well-structured clinical data is foundational to safer care, better decision-making, and more resilient health systems.
I’m proud of the contributions our team continues to make locally and globally, and grateful to the clinicians, partners, and community members who collaborate with us every day to move digital health forward.
