Emerging Technologies

Abdulaziz Alkhlaif, CIO of Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Mishari Hospital, shares his thoughts on data transformation, artificial intelligence and the next generation of patient portals.

Pothik Chatterjee, executive director of innovation and research at LifeBridge Health, says his team responded to the COVID-19 crisis with mobile clinics, digital patient monitoring and on-site PPE production.

George Halvorson, chair and CEO of the Institute for InterGroup Understanding, explains why it's imperative to collect and share data to focus on disparities in care.

Swapna Kakani, a patient advocate, tells her story of living with a rare disease and how it has led to becoming a patient leader.

Israel is fostering innovation in life sciences, nanotechnology, material engineering and genomics, according to Anya Eldan, VP of the Startup Division of the Israel Innovation Authority.

Liz Ashall-Payne, founder and CEO of ORCHA, says COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of telehealth, but digital therapeutics, diagnostics and remote patient monitoring will play a more significant role moving forward.

Natalia Polushkina, vice president and CEO at Biomedical Technologies Cluster of the Skolkovo Foundation, says the experience of the pandemic is strengthening the Skolkovo region as regulation changes are accelerating innovation.

During the pandemic, digital tools have been widely adopted across the globe, with remote monitoring for chronic care being popular in the Nordics, says Marianne Larsson, director of new industries and innovation at Innovation Skåne.

IBM Watson Health VP Mark O'Herlihy discusses how using new, fast and frequently changing technology such as a COVID-19 chatbot can help in the pandemic response.

It's important to design innovation into care ecosystems and then ensure sustained adoption, says David Champeaux, chief growth officer at Cherish Health and a member of the HIMSS UK Advisory Council.