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The global consortium for eHealth interoperability and the digital health indicators are just two success stories that have been introduced this year by HIMSS with the aim of improving healthcare, says HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf.
(Sponsored) The investment in healthcare over the past 10 years prepared the Middle East to meet patient needs and leverage its digital transformation to help fight COVID-19, says Lina Shadid, Health Industries Lead, PwC Middle East.
(Sponsored) Healthcare recognizes that transformation is imperative, and digital tools can improve the relationship between providers and patients – which has been highlighted during COVID-19, says Majed Nasser, general manager, GE Digital, META.
A nationwide telemedicine initiative to provide teleconsultations to the whole population of Pakistan presented an opportunity to drive adoption of technology during the pandemic says Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed, CEO of Digital Care.
COVID-19 has highlighted why we must drive digital maturity with investment, while addressing data sharing models, says Ahmad AbuSalah, health informatics and intelligence officer, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, KSA.
(Sponsored) Technologies must be able to interact effectively with other technologies and thereby build on interoperability, a key consideration in any transformation strategy, says Steven Matarelli, senior clinical executive, Vocera Communications.
Government initiatives have helped to meet user demands and drive digital health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, reflected in the rise of telemedicine and e-prescriptions, says Othman Abahussein, CEO of Nala.
Digital skills should be prioritized by the workforce to help improve workflows and care pathways, says Dr. Osama Elhassan, coordinator of the ZIMAM initiative and board member of the International Society of Telemedicine & eHealth.
COVID-19 has encouraged stakeholders to collaborate more effectively on the use of data, which Bart De Witte, founder of HIPPO AI Foundation, hopes will help reduce health inequalities in a post-coronavirus world.
Behavioral, economic and movement data must be leveraged effectively to improve outcomes during future pandemics, says Dame Sally Davies, former CMO for England and current Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, UK.
Teaching online while maintaining a clinical practice has enabled Higher Colleges of Technology to make a smooth transition to a hybrid model of training, says H.E. Dr. Abdullatif Mohammed AlShamsi, president & CEO of HCT in the UAE.
The explosion of telehealth, videoconferencing and digital tools generally has been essential during COVID-19, says Dr. Jeffrey M. Hoffman, FAMIA, chief medical information officer at Nationwide Children's Hospital in the U.S.