HIMSS TV

Mark Duman, managing director of MD Healthcare Consultants and patient advocate, discusses the need to allow citizens to embrace innovation and urges all stakeholders to collaborate in order to achieve a cultural shift in the NHS.

James Freed, CIO, Health Education England, says that the NHS must ensure that it takes advantage of the opportunity that technology bestows upon it by ensuring that all stakeholders are prepared and willing to embrace innovation.

Artificial intelligence can help support and guide care providers' decision-making processes in an era of increasing volume and complexity of data in clinical situations, says Dimitri Fane, director of product management of TrakCare at InterSystems.  

Dr. William Ibbotson, a medical officer with the Royal Flying Doctors Service, discusses rolling out a light, mobile and agile EMR system in 2019 to better serve patients in rural Australia, where there may not be Internet or satellite coverage.

Those living with diabetes and other chronic health conditions should be acknowledged and respected as the experts in managing their own care, says Renza Scibilia, Manager, Type 1 Diabetes and Consumer Voice, Diabetes Australia.

Samsung's wearable S-Patch ECG monitor collects and automatically uploads data to the cloud, making it easier to use than conventional monitoring technology, says Yun Hong, Global Business Manager, Samsung SDS.

Neil Patel, president of Healthbox, which was acquired by HIMSS in March, talks about how  his company provides the platforms and opportunities for digital health startups to link up with payers and providers.

Startups should work closely with their target audiences in the product-creation phase and not wait for the feedback after the product or service is rolled out, says Karolina Korth, founder of the Kuala Lumpur Health 2.0 chapter.

Turkey has made tremendous strides in digitizing healthcare and touts more than 160 hospitals validated at Stage 6 of EMRAM. HIMSS TV spoke with Aniventi co-founder Nejat Unsal about how his company is supporting the country’s ongoing mission.

Andy Payne, PHR Subject Matter Expert, NHS Digital, says that using digital tools helps free up clinic time, makes it easier for patients to access care while improving patient outcomes.