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Infermedica CEO Piotr Orzechowski discusses how the increased adoption of technology such as telemedicine is helping to open up innovation opportunities.

COVID-19 is accenting the need for digital transformation in tackling complex healthcare challenges, so organizations are accelerating their implementation, says Alexander Ryan, Healthcare Alliances and Net New Sales Manager, EMEA, at Hyland.

COVID-19 is presenting challenges and opportunities for real-world data generation surrounding scale, privacy and ethics, claims Nigel Hughes, the scientific director RWD/RWE at Janssen Research and Development.

Dr. Eric J. Rubin, editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, discusses maintaining rigorous editorial and medical standards while also exploring new ideas and concepts in a time when understanding of COVID-19 is changing by the day.

Not only has the digital health indicator helped to remove care siloes, it has enabled a more integrated, outcomes-orientated healthcare system, says Vanessa Janissen, national director of strategy and service development at Calvary Health Care in Australia.

Matthew Gould, CEO of NHSx, says metrics about bed capacity, patient condition and shortages helped organize the health system during the COVID-19 pandemic.

F&D Partners CEO Frank Zhang says South Korea's health system and digital infrastructure are helping society deal with the pandemic in an efficient and transparent way, while prioritizing the citizen.

Ifan Evans, director of technology, digital & transformation for the Welsh Government Health and Social Services, says Wales has benefited from being a small system and prioritized tools that have proved popular with patients.

Digital maturity must be utilized to improve outcomes and manage the pandemic more effectively, claims HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf.

Jan Kimpen, chief medical officer at Philips, says younger healthcare professionals and the impact of COVID-19 are the focuses of the latest "Future Health Index" survey, which offers a vision into the potential of digital transformation.