Health 2.0
We need to learn more about the behaviors of consumers before maximizing the global potential of the human and machine collaboration in healthcare, according to Zoltan Lantos, head of Social Innovation Lab at iAsk.
Taegyun Song, director of Korea Health Industry Development Institute, says over 90% of Korean hospitals use an e-health system that tracks the patient journey, and the goal now is to develop systems outside medical institutions.
Automating some processes can increase the chance of better outcomes for patients while reducing clinicians' workloads, says Kevin Shah, head of Enterprise New Business at Fujifilm Europe.
While some German hospitals are already digitally advanced, they can still learn from the Nordic countries about improving interoperability and data exchange, says Henning Schneider, CIO of Asklepios Healthcare Group.
Dr. Johanna Mattson, director of Comprehensive Cancer Center at Helsinki University Hospital, said studies show that cancer patients using digital solutions to stay connected to their caregivers live on average 6-7 months longer.
Self-driving cars will free up time for riders who will no longer have to concentrate on driving, providing a business opportunity for digital health companies, says Dr. Markus Müschenich, MPH, managing partner at Flying Health.
Healthskouts founder Koen Kas says the aim is to "die young, but as late as possible" by utilizing digital technology to remove barriers and offer patients new experiences to make healthcare delightful.
The FHIR community has grown exponentially across the globe because of its ability to scale, while resonating across communities of interest such as patient access and genomics, says Charles Jaffe, CEO of HL7 International.
Ronald Petru, CMIO at Radboudumc in the Netherlands, says that organizations need to inform their workforce about cybersecurity risks as well as ensure that a proportional investment is made into security to ensure risks are mitigated.
UniversalDoctor CEO Jordi Serrano Pons says we need to collaborate and work with organizations such as HL7 on developing tools to ensure greater interoperability on a global level.