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Patients must be involved and integrated in the treatment process, which will help drive personalized medicine, says Dr. Risto Miettunen, president of the International Hospital Federation.
(Sponsored) Abbott has worked with many governments to understand the value of different types of testing and aims to help build awareness of the benefits that digital health provides, according to Florian Lange, director of AlinIQ EMEA.
The Indian government has advocated the use of digital tools to accelerate virtual care, including telehealth, and address the shortage of hospital beds, says professor Krishnan Ganapathy, director of Apollo Telehealth Services, India.
(Sponsored) Transformation in telemedicine, AI diagnosis and AI-enabled medical devices have been accelerated during the pandemic, while innovative digital tools can now help in everyday life for South Koreans, says Yuri Jung, manager, F&D Partners.
(Sponsored) Data and workflows around patient care are at the heart of improving the patient journey, while reducing pressure on hospital systems, says Roy Jakobs, chief business leader of connected care at Royal Philips.
Patient experience cannot be overlooked when driving innovation, as global patient advocate Michael Seres discovered – and his legacy will be continued with the HIMSS Global Patient Innovator Award, says his wife, Justine Seres, director, 11 Health.
New variants highlight the need for genomic surveillance and sequencing across the globe and reinforce the importance of collaboration in the fight against COVID-19, says Christine Czerniak, technical officer, WHO Health Emergencies Programme.
Digital infrastructure and interoperability have been key to Germany making significant progress in digital health and being recognized as a global leader in digitizing the patient journey, says Jörg Debatin, chairman of the Health Innovation Hub.
Innovation and data have been instrumental in enabling Israel to tackle challenges posed by the pandemic and improve patient outcomes, according to professor Ran Balicer, chief innovation officer, Clalit Health Services, Israel.
The elderly can be empowered by digital tools to live longer and better lives at home, while technology can also alleviate pressures on other areas of the health and care systems, says Dr. Ben Maruthappu, CEO, Cera.
Standardized datasets have required an acceleration of digital transformation and interoperable standards in particular, says Monica Jones, chief data officer for Health Data Research UK and executive lead for Yorkshire and Humber Care Record.
Sharing data with local public health authorities will help us manage future pandemics more effectively, while also reducing health inequalities, says professor Claudia Pagliari, director of global eHealth at the University of Edinburgh.