Strategic Planning
Hospital Authority Hong Kong Chief System Manager Eric Wong says successfully administering and scaling digitalisation standards across 43 hospitals and 120 clinics requires a centralised, standardised approach and flexibility.
In-Young Choi, director at Catholic Information Convergence Institute at CMC in South Korea, discusses how data from eight hospitals is converged and distributed to meet an individual department's needs, aiding in the creation of AI solutions.
Holly Miller, chief medical officer at MedAllies, discusses the Sequoia Project's Data Usability Taking Root initiative around adoption of the Data Usability Implementation Guide, which underscores interoperability of trustworthy, usable data.
Dr Yujia Gao, assistant group chief technology officer at the National University Health System, relays how mixed reality is transforming the health systems' operations, including provider workflow and surgical planning for transplants.
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital superintendent Dr Chien-Tzung Chen relays what challenges the health system overcame to achieve EMRAM Stage 7 and the benefit of embracing digital transformation to improve healthcare proficiency.
Health systems' cybersecurity infrastructure is only as strong as its weakest third-party vendor, says chief healthcare officer at Ordr Wes Wright, and government should fund cybersecurity because it requires systems to have a digital footprint.
Gajendira Sivajothi, group director of eHealth at Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara, Malaysia, relays the state of digital transformation in the country and the process of successfully implementing digital tools through stakeholder engagement.
Dr. Tamara Sunbul, medical director of clinical informatics at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, advises healthcare organizations on successfully shifting to an EMR, policies on data governance and potentials in healthcare globally.
China Medical University Hospital won the HIMSS Davies Award for refining care delivery with AI. Professor Oscar Lee, the hospital's vice superintendent, discusses the case studies submitted for award consideration and ongoing digital growth.
National Taiwan University Hospital's vice superintendent, Dr I-Rue Lai, relays the health system's ambition to be a fully value-based, data-enabled care provider, which includes interoperability, internally and with external providers.