Risk Management
We need to look at other ways to treat patients' pain without exposing them to high-risk medications, says Dr. James Hellewell, medical director of Care Transformation Information Systems at Intermountain.
The healthcare industry must identify and address cybersecurity issues it will be facing in the future, but a one-size-fits-all approach is not the solution, says Julio Vivero, business partner at GMV.
Dr. Abdullah Albeyatti, CEO and co-founder at Medicalchain, says blockchain technology can be a game-changer, but it's still in its infancy, so expectations should be managed accordingly.
Petteri Kivimäki, CTO for Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions, details how Finland and Estonia use X-Road to enable the secure exchange of data, with opportunities to expand to the rest of Europe.
Simer Sodhi, director of data management & analytics at Westchester Medical Center, details how integrating data from the EHR using a machine learning algorithm connects patients to the right sources of care.
Ronald Petru, CMIO at Radboudumc in the Netherlands, says that organizations need to change the workforce culture, while also ensuring that a proportional investment is made into security to ensure risks are mitigated.
Day 1 of of our event in Helsinki included discussions of hot topics including blockchain, cybersecurity and patient advocacy. Watch the stream in its entirety.
All stakeholders need to help ensure that cybersecurity is taken seriously and acknowledge risks to outcomes, says Saif Abed, MD, founding partner of AbedGraham Healthcare Strategies.
SVP of Operations Wael Alkhalidi says startup Medicalchain is using distributed ledger technology to enable patients to find all their medical data in one place.
Richard Staynings, an independent executive security leader, says protecting patients' data from security breaches needs to be a big part of keeping patients safe.