Telstra Health has appointed former NZ National Health IT Board director Graeme Osborne as its head of hospitals, where he will be in charge of further developing the company's electronic medical record and hospital software division.

Mr Osborne spent close to seven years leading New Zealand's extensive eHealth program before moving to a position as general manager of system transformation at the NZ Government Chief Information Office in 2016, where he was in charge of the government's digital investment strategy.