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HEALTH - The Digital Leaders

Germany needs interoperability based on international standards

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At HEALTH - The Digital Leaders event, Helene Lengler of InterSystems, talks about the engagement with university hospitals within SMITH consortium to harness data stocks for research and the potential for international standards in Germany.

 

Digitization can be faster in Germany

There is progress in Germany with digital health, but the digitization process needs to speed up in order to keep up with the rest of Europe, says Peter Vullinghs, CEO of Philips Market DACH.
 

Beyond knowledge in silos

At HEALTH - The Digital Leaders event, Christoph Herborn, chairman and CMO at Asklepios, pictures digitization from the perspective of doctors: The implementation of EHR is a meaningful step, while other innovations remain field tests, for now.
 

Why cultural change is needed in digital transformation

We must prepare our workforce for cultural change and ensure we learn to fail fast in our global digital transformation projects, says HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf.

 

Finnish citizens demand that their healthcare data is utilized

Trust and security are extremely important when it comes to using citizen data to improve health outcomes, explains Sinikka Salo, leader of change with Finland's Permanent Secretary's Cabinet Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Government.