Portugal punches above its weight in healthcare innovation

Joaquim Cunha, executive director of Health Cluster Portugal, explains passionately how his association coordinates multiple stakeholders to amplify the relatively smaller EU state's healthcare competitiveness and innovation.

Joaquim Cunha, executive director of Health Cluster Portugal, explains passionately how his association coordinates multiple stakeholders to amplify the relatively smaller EU state's healthcare competitiveness and innovation.

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EMRAM Stage 6 associated with improved operational efficiency and an increase in capacity

Nicholas Bunger, data engineer at Balgrist University Hospital, explains how reaching EMRAM Stage 6 improved operational efficiency and delivered an increase in capacity, which was helped by the staff's appetite to embrace change and innovation.

EMRAM Stage 6 associated with improved operational efficiency and an increase in capacity

Nicholas Bunger, data engineer at Balgrist University Hospital, explains how reaching EMRAM Stage 6 improved operational efficiency and delivered an increase in capacity, which was helped by the staff's appetite to embrace change and innovation.

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Healthcare startups need to raise enough capital and act commercially to be successful

Anca del Rio, a leader in Basel's health tech arena, talks about judging the Startup PitchFest at HIMSS23 Europe in Lisbon, sharing thoughts on success factors for health tech startups.

Healthcare startups need to raise enough capital and act commercially to be successful

Anca del Rio, a leader in Basel's health tech arena, talks about judging the Startup PitchFest at HIMSS23 Europe in Lisbon, sharing thoughts on success factors for health tech startups.

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Zimam promotes digital health by building a professional community across GCC

Osama El-Hassan from the Dubai Health Authority describes how GCC countries needed to develop a local digital health workforce by upskilling existing healthcare professionals. The next phase is to promote innovation.

Zimam promotes digital health by building a professional community across GCC

Osama El-Hassan from the Dubai Health Authority describes how GCC countries needed to develop a local digital health workforce by upskilling existing healthcare professionals. The next phase is to promote innovation.

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AICEP stimulates investment in Portugal, prioritising the healthcare and life science sectors

Filipe Santos Costa, chairman and CEO of AICEP highlights the attractiveness of Portugal to health sector companies, including tech startups and particularly pharma, by optimising infrastructure, licensing and financial incentives.

AICEP stimulates investment in Portugal, prioritising the healthcare and life science sectors

Filipe Santos Costa, chairman and CEO of AICEP highlights the attractiveness of Portugal to health sector companies, including tech startups and particularly pharma, by optimising infrastructure, licensing and financial incentives.

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Embracing more flexible career paths will keep clinicians fresh and improve retention

Dr Shafi Ahmed explains that better workforce planning, radical changes in training, and flexible career paths that allow for periods outside clinical practice are essential to meet the squeeze on workforce.

Embracing more flexible career paths will keep clinicians fresh and improve retention

Dr Shafi Ahmed explains that better workforce planning, radical changes in training, and flexible career paths that allow for periods outside clinical practice are essential to meet the squeeze on workforce.

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Healthcare policy needs input both from patients and from healthy citizens

Abigail Norville from the Netherlands Ministry of Health Welfare and Sport explains that healthcare needs to evolve and we will need to foster and train our existing healthcare workforce to work in new ways.

Healthcare policy needs input both from patients and from healthy citizens

Abigail Norville from the Netherlands Ministry of Health Welfare and Sport explains that healthcare needs to evolve and we will need to foster and train our existing healthcare workforce to work in new ways.

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WHO-Europe supports digital health for about 900 million people across 53 countries

David Novillo Ortiz of WHO-Europe discusses addressing workforce and health equity challenges across the region by driving e-health with four key strategies (tech guidance, enhancing capacity, knowledge exchange and by scaling up things that work).

WHO-Europe supports digital health for about 900 million people across 53 countries

David Novillo Ortiz of WHO-Europe discusses addressing workforce and health equity challenges across the region by driving e-health with four key strategies (tech guidance, enhancing capacity, knowledge exchange and by scaling up things that work).

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Having a blueprint is key to improving patient outcomes and accelerating digital transformation

Raed Alhamze of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs shares the patient outcome impact and efficiency impact of achieving HIMSS stage 7 recognition in a record-breaking four models concurrently.

Having a blueprint is key to improving patient outcomes and accelerating digital transformation

Raed Alhamze of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs shares the patient outcome impact and efficiency impact of achieving HIMSS stage 7 recognition in a record-breaking four models concurrently.

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Label2Enable addresses demand for apps that have been officially filtered and recommended

Petra Hoogendoorn from EU project Label2Enable explains how patients and doctors want their governments to take responsibility for filtering and recommending healthcare related apps.

Label2Enable addresses demand for apps that have been officially filtered and recommended

Petra Hoogendoorn from EU project Label2Enable explains how patients and doctors want their governments to take responsibility for filtering and recommending healthcare related apps.

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Health equity needs pragmatic data protection

Hal Wolf, HIMSS president and CEO, says health equity requires pragmatic designs that balance off data access versus data protection and designs that are tolerant of more basic infrastructure.

Health equity needs pragmatic data protection

Hal Wolf, HIMSS president and CEO, says health equity requires pragmatic designs that balance off data access versus data protection and designs that are tolerant of more basic infrastructure.

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Large language models in healthcare need training and results need checking

Harvey Castro, author of "ChatGPT and Healthcare" explains how large language models trained mainly on healthcare content could potentially give better results than general purpose models, but still need human intervention to double-check results.

Large language models in healthcare need training and results need checking

Harvey Castro, author of "ChatGPT and Healthcare" explains how large language models trained mainly on healthcare content could potentially give better results than general purpose models, but still need human intervention to double-check results.

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