Quality and Safety

The right tools can enable patients to manage their own healthcare from home, says Konstantin Hyppönen, chief architect at Kanta Services in Finland.

Liz Ashall-Payne, co-founder and CEO of ORCHA, says the health apps landscape is growing beyond just wellness management.

Etsimo's platform can help increase patient empathy by freeing up doctors' time while ensuring patients stay healthier longer, says co-founder and CEO Thomas Grandell.

Taegyun Song, director of Korea Health Industry Development Institute, says over 90% of hospitals in Korea use an e-health system that tracks the patient journey, and now the aim is to develop systems outside medical institutions.

The most promising use case for blockchain in healthcare is the elimination of "redundant work, rework and reconciliation," says Tej Anand, professor of practice at the University of Texas' McCombs School of Business.

The high-tech innovation center includes startups with a mission to improve healthcare around the world, says Konstantin Parshin, vice president of the Skolkovo Foundation.

HIMSS TV will be live broadcasting from the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Conference in Helsinki June 12-13. Tune in to HIMSS.tv for in-depth interviews with the movers and shakers in digital health.

With cyberattackers aware of the opportunities business associates create for them, healthcare organizations need to assess and monitor business relationships, says BitSight Vice President Jacob Olcott.

As pilot tests move into production, healthcare organizations should rally around a use case and understand who needs to be involved to reduce redundancies and costs, says HIMSS Director of Informatics Mari Greenberger.

Will Smart, CIO for Health and Social Care in England, says measuring digital maturity using tools such as EMRAM helps the NHS track progress of the global digital exemplars against international standards.