Health 2.0
The NHS.UK platform provides users with an app that allows them to access their own records, book appointments, order prescriptions and do basic triage, says James Hawkins, director of strategy at NHS Digital.
Liz Ashall-Payne, co-founder and CEO of ORCHA, discusses the push to use health data to support care and improve remote monitoring.
The value of blockchain in healthcare goes beyond data ownership, access and control, as well as consent management, says Mirko De Maldè, president at Government Blockchain Association Italy.
Not only can augmented reality and virtual reality help patients better understand their condition, but the technologies can help train residents in different approaches to surgery, says Tristan van Doormaal, a neurosurgeon at UMC Utrecht in the Netherlands.
Thomas Grandell, CEO and co-founder of Etsimo, says his company's platform can help increase patient empathy by freeing up doctors' time while ensuring patients stay healthier longer.
Ver2 Digital Medicine aims to connect refugees with doctors via a ubiquitous telehealth platform, says CEO Brian de Francesca.
Cambio Healthcare Systems SVP Jan E. Larsson says with the maturity of the Nordic healthcare model, the time is ripe to focus on predictive care, while lowering the costs to patients and improving efficiency for providers.
Toni Suihko, CIO at South Karelia Social and Health Care District, discusses how integrating data is at the heart of digital transformation in healthcare and how Finland's collaborative culture contributes to the country's rapid progress in the area.
Julio Vivero, business partner at GMV, says the healthcare industry must identify and address cybersecurity issues it will be facing in the future, but a one-size-fits-all approach is not the solution.
Kaija Saranto, professor in Health and Human Services Informatics at the University of Eastern Finland, says it's crucial to ensure that the workforce is involved in the design process if you want to develop an effective digital health system.