Healthbase is a Pty Ltd company specialising in scientific and medical software. Its flagship product was Access Anaesthetics, a practice management package for medical professionals. First marketed in 1999, Access Anaesthetics gained a commanding position in the anaesthetic software market and was particularly popular among single practitioners and billing groups. In 2019, Access Anaesthetics was purchased by Cutting Edge Software, who had a competitive software product for anaesthetists and surgical assistants that ran entirely online. Over a transition period, clients using Access Anaesthetics were gradually migrated to an upgraded Cutting Edge platform, which allowed Access Anaesthetics clients to move into a completely online model.
In 2024 after a run of 25 years, all Access Anaesthetics clients were migrated to Cutting Edge, and support for Access Anaesthetics was discontinued. For all enquiries, please visit the Cutting Edge website. For historical purposes, the AA FAQ is archived on the Cutting Edge site.
From the early 1990s, Healthbase also provided a custom software development service. Clients were mainly in the health and medical fields and many custom applications were developed to collect and analyse research data. This service has now ceased.