Patient Engagement

Yun Hong, Global Business Manager, Samsung SDS, says his company's wearable S-Patch ECG monitor collects and automatically uploads data to the cloud, which makes it is easier to use than conventional technology deployed for the same purpose.

Startups should work closely with their target audiences in the product-creation phase when they can ask for advice to help shape the offering before it's released, says Karolina Korth, founder of the Kuala Lumpur Health 2.0 chapter.

With more than 160 hospitals validated at Stage 6 of EMRAM, it's clear that Turkey has been making huge strides in digitizing healthcare. Aniventi co-founder Nejat Unsal discusses how his company is supporting the country's ongoing mission.

PHR Subject Matter Expert with NHS Digital Andy Payne says using digital tools helps free up clinic time, makes it easier for patients to access care while improving patient outcomes.

HIMSS' Chair Global Board of Directors Dr. Manish Kohli discusses the global struggles with quality, access and cost of care and how China has stepped up to those challenges with remarkable speed and level of ambition.

John Brownstein, chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital, talks about the benefits and challenges with voice technologies amid the growing number of apps and interest from major companies and health systems.

Wael A. Kabli, CEO of Cura, says that patients living in rural areas and smaller cities have to travel to get to the healthcare they need, which makes telehealth more valuable.

Providing the patient with control of their data is essential and that smartphones are an indispensable tool for empowering the patient, says Dr. Shafi Ahmed, CMO, Medical Realities.

The UK's University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust CIO Adrian Byrne, outlines his organization's path toward developing an electronic patient record (EPR), which involved an integration engine and standard messaging.

Ali Slimani, Cerner's general manager of strategic partnerships for Middle East sales, says Cerner is aligned with IHI's "Quadruple Aim," which includes improving patient and clinician experience, creating better healthcare outcomes well as lowering overall cost of care.