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Bettina McMahon

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Management Board Member at SNOMED International
📍 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Bettina McMahon is the Chief Executive Officer of Healthdirect Australia, with over 15 years of experience in digital health transformation. She is a former Board Chair of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health and holds postgraduate degrees in Public Policy and Business (IT Management).

An advocate for women and girls, she often shares insights from her own career journey to promote equality. Outside of her extensive professional commitments, she is a dedicated endurance athlete who runs marathons for fun, demonstrating a high level of personal discipline and resilience.

She once led a project that created a map visualizing every address in Australia by its distance to the nearest general practice service.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Management Board Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Priorities

Topics Bettina cares about

Digital Health Transformation
As CEO of Healthdirect and former interim CEO of the Australian Digital Health Agency, she has an extensive track record of delivering major digital reforms in complex health environments.
AI in Healthcare
She frequently speaks on using AI for patient care, referencing its use in triage and the need for outcome-focused oversight, as seen in her commentary on the EU AI Act.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Management Board Member
SNOMED International
3-2021
Chief Executive Officer
Healthdirect Australia
11-2020 - 9-2024
Chair of the Board
Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH)
2-2020 - 10-2020
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Australian Digital Health Agency
9-2017 - 2-2020
Chief Operating Officer
Australian Digital Health Agency
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Media appearances

Bettina McMahon appointed Healthdirect Australia CEO. Featured in PulseIT News
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HealthDirect Australia Customer Testimonial: Bettina …. Featured in YouTube
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Education
2002 - 2007
Master of Business (IT Management)
University of Technology Sydney
1997 - 1999
Master Public Policy
University of Sydney
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