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Ronald Petru, CMIO at Radboudumc in the Netherlands, says that organizations need to inform their workforce about cybersecurity risks as well as ensure that a proportional investment is made into security to ensure risks are mitigated.

UniversalDoctor CEO Jordi Serrano Pons says we need to collaborate and work with organizations such as HL7 on developing tools to ensure greater interoperability on a global level.

Chad Konchak, assistant vice president of Clinical Analytics at NorthShore University HealthSystem, says the challenge is in the cultural maturity for people to realize what the data can do for them.

Empowering clinicians through collaboration and coordination is at the core of improving outcomes through personalized care, says Elena Bonfiglioli, Microsoft's Regional Business Leader Health and Life Sciences at EMEA.

Duke University Health System Chief Analytics Officer Stephen Blackwelder discusses what’s the next frontier of analytics.

Tom Foley, MD, senior clinical lead at NHS Digital, says the challenge for all countries is to make the data assets actionable, but trust is needed with any data sharing strategy.

Rob Wellen, regional vice president at KenSci, says one of the most common data analytics questions from providers is how to operationalize machine learning and artificial intelligence.

CEO Raja Sharif says FarmaTrust is using blockchain to ensure greater data integrity in areas such as AI, analytics and regulatory reporting, which can increase public confidence in the use of data.

Providence St. Joseph Health’s chief medical analytics officer is both a physician and a data scientist so understands clinical context as well as data structure, says CCO Amy Compton-Phillips.

Advocate Aurora Health Chief Health Information Officer Tina Esposito explains how her organization is using predictive analytics to identify high-risk patients.