Quality and Safety

Natalia Polushkina, vice president and CEO at Biomedical Technologies Cluster of the Skolkovo Foundation, says the Skolkovo region has been strengthened by the experience of COVID-19 as regulation changes helped accelerate innovation.

Mark O'Herlihy, VP at IBM Watson Health & Watson Health Consulting, says using new, fast and frequently changing technology such as a COVID-19 chatbot can help in the pandemic response.

Dr. David Nace, chief medical officer at Innovaccer, discusses the ONC's ruling and the changing landscape of health data and information sharing.

To ensure effective adoption, health data systems must be based on infrastructure and mechanisms that people can trust, says Dr. Ceri Thompson, deputy head of the eHealth, Wellbeing and Ageing unit at the European Commission.

Daniel Forslund, chairman of the Innovation and Development Committee in Region Stockholm, says providers and citizens have an open mindset, which has enabled rapid digital transformation to take place effectively during COVID-19.

Vision 2035, a plan to transform Kuwait, aims to strengthen investment in high-quality healthcare, which has already led to increased efficiency, use of innovative technology and a changing culture.

David Champeaux, chief growth officer at Cherish Health and a member of the HIMSS UK Advisory Council, says not only is it important to design innovation into care ecosystems, but we must be able to ensure sustained adoption.

Alexander Ryan, Healthcare Alliances and Net New Sales Manager, EMEA, at Hyland, says many countries in Europe are investing heavily in transformation, while organizations are accelerating their implementation strategy due to COVID-19.

Dr. Bridget Duffy, former chief experience officer at the Cleveland Clinic and CMO at Vocera, talks about burnout during COVID-19, how to protect the healthcare workforce, and how technology can help and hurt with burnout.

In the midst of the pandemic, Ochsner Health organized, formatted and shared data for a "never again" scenario, says Amy Trainor, VP of IS clinical systems.