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11 Health Director Justine Seres says patient experience can't be overlooked when driving innovation, as her late husband, patient advocate Michael Seres, discovered – and his legacy will be continued with the HIMSS Global Patient Innovator Award.
Professor Karol Sikora, chief medical officer at Rutherford Health, discusses the most pressing needs in oncology today and how he envisages cancer treatment decision-making in the next decade.
It's important to ensure the use of digital tools is preserving compassionate connections between clinicians and patients, says Franka Cadée, president of the International Confederation of Midwives.
What still seems to be missing from the criteria is any assessment of the evidence of how well a product works and to what extent, says Prof Sam Shah, chief medical strategy officer, Numan.
Germany will soon be embarking on a national project to assess the digital maturity of its 2,000 hospitals. If it focuses on understanding the impact on clinicians and patients, it can catch up with the world’s digital health leaders, says Armin Scheuer, VP international business development, HIMSS.
Dr. Ben Maruthappu, CEO of Cera, says digital tools can help the elderly live longer and better in the home. Technology also eases pressures on various health and care systems.
Standardized datasets have required an acceleration of digital transformation and interoperable standards in particular, says Health Data Research UK Chief Data Officer Monica Jones.
Deep Dive: While COVID-19 will remain a challenge in 2021, the vaccines raise hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
We are witnessing a race in the vaccine rollout. A race towards the light at the end of a tunnel and a race which will likely define the next few years, according to Dr Charles Alessi, chief clinical officer at HIMSS.
The right to health, not just the access to healthcare, requires a holistic understanding of how we can provide a better quality of life and wellbeing for the individual and society, argues Bogi Eliasen, director of health at the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies and a member of the HIMSS Future50 Community.