What is HealthPathways?
HealthPathways is a dynamic, online clinical manual that helps clinicians navigate the local health system with confidence.
It provides localised guidance tailored to specific geographic regions so that you know exactly where to refer patients, which diagnostic tests are available nearby, and which protocols are currently in effect for your community.
In this blog, we will discuss what the partnership between Heidi Evidence and HealthPathways means for your practice.
What the HealthPathways and Heidi Evidence Partnership Means for Your Practice
Clinical decision-making is demanding enough without having to switch between portals mid-consultation. This partnership brings localised, evidence-based guidance directly into your workflow, helping you access the right information at the right moment.
Localised Precision
Independent practitioners often juggle multiple roles at once. Heidi and HealthPathways’ partnership ensures your local clinical practices stay aligned with regional standards and up to date. The result is clearer access to the guidance you need, without disrupting your workflow.
Clinical Rigour Over Commercial Bias
Heidi’s approach to clinical independence informs its new Heidi Evidence launch. Heidi and HealthPathways both share a commitment to reducing clinician burden and enhancing the quality of patient care.
The information you receive from Heidi Evidence is built on legitimate medical sources and regional consensus, so that your decisions stay grounded in patient outcomes.
Seamless Integration for Small Teams
Smaller practices rarely have the benefit of dedicated administrative support. This partnership brings the expertise of a regional health network directly into the Heidi interface, making high-level clinical coordination for smaller teams feel like a natural part of every consultation and enhancing care quality.
HealthPathways has always focused on delivering localized, practical clinical guidance. Heidi Evidence brings our pathways directly into the consultation room, enabling New Zealand clinicians to access region-specific care protocols seamlessly. This integration strengthens our shared mission of improving patient outcomes through better clinical decisions built on pure clinical rigor, not commercial influence.
Explore how the Heidi Evidence partner supports clinicians with real-time, verifiable evidence from independent medical sources.
How Heidi Evidence Works with HealthPathways
Heidi Evidence connects you to the HealthPathways database by putting the right information in your hands; the final clinical call stays yours. It operates as a clinical assistant and search and retrieval tool by searching across curated guidelines, medicines references, and published research, then surfacing cited answers you can open and verify on the spot.
Heidi Evidence does not record conversations or generate documentation from what is said in the room. Instead, it supports clinician-initiated questions by surfacing relevant, citation-backed guidance when you need it, whether between sessions or during a consult through Ask Heidi.
Contextual Discovery
As you document a patient visit, Heidi Evidence analyses the clinical context of your session. When a specific condition or referral need is identified, the relevant HealthPathways protocol surfaces instantly, saving you minutes of manual searching, consultation after consultation.
Automated Pathway Alignment
Staying current with changing local referral criteria can be a genuine burden for independent doctors. Heidi automatically aligns your documentation with the latest HealthPathways updates, ensuring your referrals are right the first time.
Closing the Loop in Care
By integrating these pathways, Heidi helps you deliver a consistent standard of care that matches larger hospital networks. You gain the benefits of a comprehensive clinical knowledge base whilst maintaining the autonomy of your own practice.
“Helpful for real-time clinical thinking. The citations add a level of reassurance I do not get elsewhere,” Dr. Elysia Harrsch, ND, shares.
Point of Care Precision with Evidence
Heidi’s new Evidence feature helps by acting as your fast, citation-backed starting point. You can especially use it for pre-clinic prep, post-session learning and reflection, teaching, and reviewing areas where evidence is nuanced or evolving.
Access region-specific clinical pathways and gold-standard medical data directly during your consultation without breaking your flow.
Our numbers reflect our dedication to precise care, with:
- 2.4 million consults supported weekly
- 37 million hours returned to clinicians since launch
- Over 200 specialties served
