Half of Australia will probably be at their polling stations chomping on a democracy sausage and voting early and often when this missive lands in your inbox, but amid all the excitement and the scent of a sausage sizzle, there's still time for our round-up of the week that was in digital health.

Earlier in the week, we had a chat with emergency department specialist Naren Gunja, who also happens to the chief medical information officer for the Western Sydney Local Health District, home to Westmead, Blacktown, Mt Druitt, Auburn and Cumberland hospitals.