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(Sponsored) Kuwait's 2035 vision aims to strengthen investment in high-quality healthcare, which has already led to increased efficiency, use of innovative technology and a changing culture.
Telehealth has clearly been adopted widely during COVID-19, but digital therapeutics, diagnostics and remote patient monitoring are predicted to play a more significant role moving forward, says Liz Ashall-Payne, founder and CEO of ORCHA.
(Sponsored) The Skolkovo region has been strengthened by the experience of COVID-19 as regulation changes helped accelerate innovation, says Natalia Polushkina, vice president and CEO at Biomedical Technologies Cluster of the Skolkovo Foundation.
Shankar Sridharan, CCIO of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust, describes the large role the staff played in making the hospital the first in Europe to achieve Stage 6 of O-EMRAM and EMRAM.
Health data systems must be based on infrastructure and mechanisms that people can trust to ensure effective adoption, says Dr. Ceri Thompson, deputy head of the eHealth, Wellbeing and Ageing unit, European Commission.
Providers and citizens have an open mindset, which has enabled rapid digital transformation to take place effectively during COVID-19, says Daniel Forslund, chairman of the Innovation and Development Committee in Region Stockholm.
We must use technology to focus on improving healthcare for the whole world, rather than just the richest 10% of the population, says Bogi Eliasen, director of health at the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies.
(Sponsored) The legislation will encourage companies to develop apps that can enter standard care and present greater opportunities for digital health innovation, says Julia Pietsch, senior manager of digital health for Germany Trade & Invest.
(Sponsored) South Korea's health system and developed digital infrastructure have helped society deal with the coronavirus in an efficient and transparent way, while prioritizing the citizen, according to Frank Zhang, CEO at F&D Partners.
The NHS AI Lab will help facilitate the adoption of AI into clinical settings, but the quality of data and understanding where the technology can have a high impact is imperative, says Indra Joshi, director of AI, NHSX, UK.
Wales has benefited from being a small system and prioritized tools that have proved popular with patients, says Ifan Evans, director of technology, digital & transformation, Welsh Government Health and Social Services.
The pandemic has shown us that users across the globe are now the "change makers" in ensuring that healthcare delivery is more equitable and accessible, says digital health futurist Professor Shafi Ahmed.