Asia

St. Marianna University School of Medicine in Japan used a "go slow, but go steady" strategy to make small, incremental changes to overcome resistance to moving from paper to digital systems, says Director Shinji Yamamoto.

The patient-centered care delivery model is now a necessity, claims Jennifer Tan, director of technology solutions at IQVIA Asia Pacific, who discusses the healthcare challenges and inefficiencies in the region. 

Biorithm co-founder and CEO Amrish Nair describes how his company's sensors take care out of the hospital to wherever the expectant mom is.

Efforts are underway to self-regulate drug price control with Malaysia's unique healthcare payment landscape, says Dr. Kuljit Singh of Prince Court Medical Centre.

CliniVantage co-founder and Managing Director Nilesh Jain discusses ongoing trends in population health and chronic care management at HIMSS AsiaPac19.

Armin Scheuer, HIMSS VP of international business development, says evolution over revolution should be the focus for Germany in its efforts to advance healthcare digitally, but true value can only be realized with close stakeholder collaboration.

LogixLab's AI-powered diagnostic tool is helping innovate approaches to medical imaging, says Dr. Mohd Hanif Abdul Gaus, the company's director of health technology.

Wellysis' device can provide data to can help patients and doctors make better healthcare decisions, says co-founder and CEO Young Juhn.

Aakash Ganju, MD, CEO of Saathealth, says consumers from all over the world are used to choice and autonomy on their phones, and there's an opportunity to apply that mindset to managing healthcare.

Many health systems are living with feet in both worlds, but diverse incentives will eventually force a reckoning, says Health Catalyst's Holly Rimmasch.