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Hemas Holdings' healthcare vertical is eyeing improved patient experience, consumer digital health and an IT overhaul for its businesses, explains Chandima Cooray, chief digital officer at the conglomerate.

The NHS can learn from Middle East experiences with personal health records and health information exchange, says Sam Shah, digital health advisor and former NHSX director of digital development.

Grahame Grieve, FHIR product director for HL7 International, says not only is FHIR a standard for exchanging healthcare data, but it is also a community of people who aims to create a "public treasure" that we all own.

Peter Faulkner, CEO of Bendigo Health, says increased demand is changing the business of hospital management; tech advances around supply chain and machine learning can help.

AsiaPac19 award winners for EMRAM, the best IT solutions and innovation discuss what the recognition means to them and the larger mission of healthcare transformation of the region.

HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf says using AI infused into clinical decision support can provide healthcare professionals and patients with the information pathways and treatment plans to enable better care outcomes.

Shinji Yamamoto, director of the St. Marianna University School of Medicine in Japan, says he used a "go slow, but go steady" strategy to overcome resistance to moving from paper to digital systems.

Jennifer Tan, director of technology solutions at IQVIA Asia Pacific, discusses healthcare challenges and inefficiencies in the region as well as the need for a patient-centered care delivery model. 

Biorithm builds sensors to take care out of the hospital to wherever the expectant mom is, says co-founder and CEO Amrish Nair.

Efforts are underway to self-regulate drug price control with Malaysia's unique healthcare payment landscape, says Prince Court Medical Centre's Dr. Kuljit Singh.