HIMSS Australia Digital Health Summit

Dr. Manish Kohli, managing director of Beyond Horizon Health, explains why healthcare organizations need to align technology to the end results in the innovation process.

Justin Gernot, vice president of HIMSS subsidiary Healthbox, says common pitfalls of healthcare innovation include the lack of follow-ups, the lack of an innovation strategy and an overemphasis on technology.

AI-powered early warning indicator score software developed with Philips provides insights for better patient care, says Steven Mullins, district transformation manager at NSW Health.

Farhana Nakhooda, SVP of healthcare and life sciences at Health Catalyst, shares how her company is working with healthcare systems to reduce waste using data analytics.

John McDaniel, EVP at The HCI Group, sees healthcare changing from a physical to a virtual care environment that focuses primarily on patient satisfaction and engagement with a digital front door approach.

Claire Sutton, digital transformation lead at the National Care Forum in the UK, says the Digital Social Care website provides news stories and valuable resources to engage and support adult social care providers in their digital journey.

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.