Policy and Legislation
Hassan Chaudhury, digital health lead at Healthcare UK, says universal healthcare is advocated in numerous countries as a model, but UK organizations must look beyond their borders to collaborate more effectively with other systems.
TPP Healthcare International's Togio Chayanuwat discusses how Thailand's healthcare informatics system is using lessons other countries learned the hard way, particularly in terms of data privacy.
Remote patient monitoring and digital cognitive health tools are two big areas of interest in Canada as the country seeks improvements to its health system, says Di Jiang, team lead for connected health at National Research Council Canada.
Sonia Khayat, general director of International Cooperation at Ministry of Health in Tunisia, says the speed at which Turkey has transformed digitally is seen as an excellent model to learn from.
Sinikka Salo, leader of change with Finland's Permanent Secretary's Cabinet Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Government, says when it comes to using citizen data to improve health outcomes, trust and security are extremely important.
Sheba Medical Center's head of the innovation center for digital health Dr. Nathalie Bloch discusses creating the right infrastructure to implement technology solutions by partnering with startups and established companies.
Dr. Donald Rucker, chief of the Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Information Technology, discusses the rollout of the 21st Century Cures Act and the opportunities it provides for health tech startups.
Prince Court Medical Centre's Dr. Kuljit Singh discusses efforts to self-regulate drug price control with Malaysia's unique healthcare payment landscape.
Germany must focus on evolution over revolution in its efforts to advance healthcare digitally, but true value can only be realized with close stakeholder collaboration, says Armin Scheuer, HIMSS VP of international business development.
Day one of our livestream from AsiaPac19 in Bangkok, Thailand, includes interviews with healthcare IT industry luminaries, thought leaders and innovators.