Digital Health

The rise of fitness wearables with patients managing their own health to a much greater degree is expected in the future, says Rajendra Pratap Gupta, board member at the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH).

See how Cambridge University Hospitals are delivering safe, equitable and sustainable healthcare, while ensuring that the patient is placed at the center, in this tour of a leading EMRAM Stage 6 NHS trust in the UK.

The key to being able to deliver the right care, at the right time and with the right information is interoperability, says Stephen Bromhall, CIO at East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

Reducing the rate of healthcare-associated infections and securing patient information are key when aiming to achieve high quality patient care, says Benjamin Philippe, EMEA Healthcare Sales and Business Development Lead at HP Inc.

JoAnn Difede, professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, discusses how her early work on a simulated digital therapy for PTSD patients led to her current work on VR therapeutics.

BroadReach co-founder and co-CEO Dr. John Sargent says to improve outcomes, management decision making and its implementation must be addressed on a global level.

Mark Hutchinson, chief digital officer at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the UK, says the clinical workforce plays a major role in successfully embedding a digital strategy to improve the patient experience.

Yauheni Solad, medical director of digital health at Yale New Haven Health, says creating a robust API infrastructure - a living system where everything is connected so data is available for decision-making – is the current goal.

To achieve this scale of change, it has to be part of the board agenda and led by all departments, including technology and clinical, says Dr. Simon Eccles, national CCIO and deputy CEO at NHSX.

Jeremy Kagan, CEO of CardioLync, says his company is breaking down information silos to help clinicians and patients make informed decisions for better outcomes and minimize potential for harm.