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The Big C. is a platform to connect a community that offers leadership and skill training, while transforming the patient journey, says founder Stefanie Veraghtert.

Health data that has been collected securely is being used to improve life for Finland's population, creating trust between the government and its citizens, says the country's Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Päivi Sillanaukee, MD, PhD.

FarmaTrust CEO Raja Sharif says blockchain ensures greater data integrity in areas such as AI, analytics and regulatory reporting, which can increase public confidence in the use of data.

Providence St. Joseph Health brought in a chief medical analytics officer who is a physician and data scientist, so he is able to understand clinical context as well as data structure, says CCO Amy Compton-Phillips.

Srinivasan Suresh, MD, VP at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, says start with engaging the clinicians and have a team to standardize care to reduce variation for measurable changes.

Tina Esposito, chief health information officer at Advocate Aurora Health, says her organization's data and analytics heart failure pilot realized a 23 percent reduction in utilization.

Paula Cobb, head of Global Strategic Marketing for Healthcare Informatics at Philips, discusses how digital health technology can improve the clinician and patient experience across the globe.

Watch the stream of the Helsinki event's second day in its entirety, with discussions on pressing issues including interoperability and EHRs.

Watch the stream of the first day of our event in Helsinki in its entirety: Topics include such as hot issues as blockchain, cybersecurity and patient advocacy.

Philippe Kolh, CIO at University Hospital of Liège, a Stage 6 EMRAM hospital, says physicians and nurses need to be part of any planned digital implementations to ensure successful digital transformation.