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Patients are concerned that healthcare's digital transformation could worsen existing health inequalities, especially the digital divide, says Gözde Susuzlu Briggs, programme manager for the European Patients' Forum.
Bart de Witte, founder of Hippo AI Foundation, says open source AI is transparent, peer reviewed, widely available, creates equity and encourages collaboration in innovation, but challenges remain.
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.
Dr. Tamara Sunbul, medical director of Clinical Informatics at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare KSA and chair of the HIMSS ME Community Steering Committee, discusses regional updates and the HIMSS network's role in enhancing the healthcare ecosystem.
Dr. Khalid Alyafei, senior attending physician of emergency medicine at Sidra Medicine in Qatar, details the advantages of reaching the highest stage of O-EMRAM and the positive outcomes for both healthcare professionals and patients.