Digital Health

To deliver better and more efficient patient-centered care, healthcare organizations are adopting new capabilities and technologies, says Tapan Mehta, global head of healthcare solution marketing at Nutanix.

Thanks to the ability to have an agreed data structure and content through FHIR, data being made available at the point of care and in a timely fashion is becoming a reality, says Dr. Vincent McCauley, CMO and CMIO at Telstra Health.

Dr. Meredith Makeham, chief medical adviser at the Australian Digital Health Agency, says an integral part of Australia's digital health strategy is providing its healthcare workforce with resources to understand technology to deliver better care.

Peter Weston, healthcare sales manager at Hyland Healthcare, says the company's vendor-agnostic solutions address the problem of interoperability with existing or new systems.

Rob Lieberthal, principal of health economics at Mitre, says among the biggest obstacles to reimbursement are the lack of interoperability and patients not owning their data.

Monvalee Phathanothai Guachamin, managing director of Greenline Synergy, discusses where healthcare stands when it comes to IT compared with the financial industry.

Good Doctor Technology COO Dr. Chern Chet Yong says building a community and providing safe, consistent and reliable care are key to earning patients' trust.

Di Jiang, team lead for connected health at National Research Council Canada, sees remote patient monitoring and digital cognitive health tools as two big areas of interest in Canada as it seeks improvements to its health system.

Reda Alhajj, a professor at the University of Calgary, says digital transformation has made big strides in Alberta with adoption and the implementation of technology in striving for patient-centric care.

Sonia Khayat, general director of International Cooperation at Ministry of Health in Tunisia, says countries such as Tunisia can learn a great deal from Turkey's digital transformation.