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Legislation expectations for the European health data space and the AI Act as well as discussions on the practical implementation of AI will be featured at HIMSS24 Europe, says HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf.
Digital health courses need to be embedded into existing curricula, either as extended certifications to micro-content pieces, says Dr Georgi Chaltikyan of Germany's Deggendorf Institute of Technology.
In 2024, Denmark plans to enable patients to record outcomes through their national health portal, says Mette Maria Skjøth, RN, department head at the Dermatology and Allergy Centre of Odense University Hospital.
Open Source development of AI in healthcare should be embraced because it’s transparent and peer reviewed, it’s widely available, creates equity and encourages collaboration in innovation, says Bart de Witte, Founder of Hippo AI.
The country is introducing AI in primary care to assist physicians in analyzing large volumes of clinical data from digital applications and medical devices, says Marco Marchetti, head of the HTA operational unit at AGENAS.
Abigail Norville, deputy secretary general of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport in the Netherlands, says her government is interested in how Europe and the U.S. are addressing their diverse populations' needs with healthcare legislation.
Alfredo Almerares, clinical executive manager at InterSystems, believes that understanding regional differences in clinical communication and workflows can determine the success of healthcare technology providers’ global expansion.
Sarah Wamala Andersson, professor of health and welfare technology at Sweden's Mälardalen University, says 40% of Europeans can't understand or use digital health tools, leading to a project that is testing approaches to close the gap.
Emphasizing the positive aspects and benefits of a nursing career could attract more individuals to choose healthcare as their profession, says former Danish education minister Christine Antorini, who started her nursing career at the age of 58.
Traditional healthcare plans focus on treatment once patients become ill. Eduardo Iglesias, founder and CEO of VivaWell, discusses how VivaWell’s affordable, mostly employer-sponsored plans emphasize preventative care to keep people healthy.
Gustavo Adolfo Torres Becerra, healthcare manager at Minsait, an Indra company, discusses how gathering residents’ socioeconomic and clinical data will help healthcare agencies create health programs tailored to their needs.
Wagner Amaral, growth markets health industry lead at Avanade, discusses how Avanade solutions support the entire healthcare ecosystem by increasing cost efficiency for providers, giving payers better data insights and uplifting patient experiences.