HIMSS TV

Blockchain won’t solve every health IT problem, so WW Health Chief Health Information Security Officer at Microsoft Hector Rodriguez offers advice for figuring out where it might, and might not, be a fit for you.

The application and data storage silos built during the last few years have effectively trapped data in systems so it cannot be of value, says Josh Gluck, VP of Global Healthcare Technology Strategy at Pure Storage.

Enabling innovators starts with a framework that supports them to move new ideas forward, says Adrian Zai, director of research at Partners HealthCare.

Connecting data between the public health department and hospitals in Shanghai has resulted in improved services for patients, says Tongyu Zhu, director at the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center.

Shada AlSalamah, a visiting scholar at MIT, says blockchain technology allows for the flow of information between treatment points regardless of geographic location to ensure patients get the treatment they need and deserve.

Robert Istepanian of the Institute of Global Innovation at the UK's Imperial College sees clear evidence that mHealth is valuable in treating chronic diseases. However, standards, governance and integration still need work.

Hear healthcare entrepreneur and patient advocate Kate Milliken discuss her journey of starting a business and her experience as a patient advocate for those managing MS, as well as what she’ll be doing with HIMSS TV at HIMSS19 in Orlando.

(Sponsored) Blockchain has huge potential to ensure different parties work together and collaborate to deliver high-quality care for patients by providing the optimum platforms for care providers, says Ali Rizwan, product manager for Solve.care.

(Sponsored) The AMA's award-winning tools help alleviate the problem of physician burnout, improving clinical workflows and removing patient-care barriers, says Laurie McGraw, SVP of Health Solutions at the AMA.

Aimee van Wynsberghe, co-founder of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics, looks at what we should do with robotics to improve life for patients and caregivers.