Strategic Planning
Renza Scibilia, Manager, Type 1 Diabetes and Consumer Voice, Diabetes Australia, says that healthcare providers should acknowledge and respect those living with diabetes and other chronic health as experts in managing their own care.
Dr. William Ibbotson, a medical officer with the Royal Flying Doctors Service, talks about rolling out a light, mobile and agile EMR system that aims to better serve patients in areas where there may not be Internet or satellite coverage.
Healthbox, which was acquired by HIMSS in March, provides the platforms and opportunities for digital health startups to link up with payers and providers, says the company's president Neil Patel.
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.
Emily Vaughn, product development director of Change Healthcare, and Tim Dunlevy, VP of engineering at PokitDok, discuss what they believe will be the first use cases for blockchain as well as the process of going from private to public blockchain networks.
The key to making the most of blockchain technology is to address the fragmentation of data, says Abel Kho, director of the Center for Health Information Partnerships at Northwestern University and co-founder of Health Data Link.
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.
Hal Wolf, HIMSS President and CEO, discusses the digital healthcare market in China and how that technology can help improve access and quality of services in the country.
Protecting the NHS' national critical infrastructure against hacktivists, major crime organizations and nation states will need further collaboration between key stakeholders, says European Commission's healthcare cybersecurity expert Dr. Saif Abed.