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Roy Jakobs, chief business leader of connected care at Royal Philips, discusses why data and workflows around patient care are at the heart of improving the patient journey, while reducing pressure on hospital systems.

Kristine Sørensen, founder and director of the Global Health Literacy Academy in Denmark, discusses the importance of improving digital health literacy globally and why self-management in health is key to sustainable healthcare.

11 Health's Justine Seres says when driving innovation, patient experience can't be overlooked, as her late husband, patient advocate Michael Seres, discovered – and his legacy will be continued with the HIMSS Global Patient Innovator Award.

Dr. Deborah Maufi, chief medical officer at Babymoon Care, discusses how to tackle the inequalities in maternal health.

Franka Cadée, president of the International Confederation of Midwives, discusses the need to ensure the use of digital tools preserves compassionate connections between clinicians and patients.

The digital therapeutics company plans to expand its services in the US and Europe.

Dr. Minal Bakhai, GP and clinical director for digital-first primary care NHS England, discusses key steps to ensure best practices with video consultations.

Dr. Shera Chok, national clinical advisor for system transformation at NHS England and cofounder of the Shuri Network, says diversifying talent and having a digitally literate workforce are a must.

The elderly can use digital tools to live longer while staying at home. Technology can help providers with the effort, according Dr. Ben Maruthappu, CEO of Cera.

Monica Jones, chief data officer for Health Data Research UK and executive lead for Yorkshire and Humber Care Record, says standardized datasets have required an acceleration of digital transformation and interoperable standards in particular.