HIMSS TV

Kate Birch, head of data and technology at Melbourne Genomic Health Alliance in Australia, says rare conditions have been identified and treated successfully through pediatric gene testing.

Australia's My Health Record provides more than 90% of the country's citizens with a national eHealth record that can help them improve their digital health journey, says Codesain CEO Rachel De Sain.

In Finland, where the general outlook is that data should be shared and used to improve services where possible, transparency with fair data usage is being explored, says Jaana Sinipuro, project director at Sitra.

Konstantin Hyppönen, chief architect at Kanta Services in Finland, discusses how better tools can enable patients to manage their own healthcare from home.

James Hawkins, director of strategy at NHS Digital, discusses how the NHS.UK platform provides users with an app that allows them to access their own records, book appointments, order prescriptions and do basic triage.

HIMSS CTIO Steve Wretling discusses the future of healthcare as well as the key issues, system applications and data outcomes the Health 2.0 Annual Conference brings to the forefront.

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

Data ownership, access and control are just a few of the benefits that blockchain can provide in healthcare, says Mirko De Maldè, president at Government Blockchain Association Italy.

Augmented reality and virtual reality can play an "amazing" role in surgery, helping surgeons, patients and residents, says Tristan van Doormaal, a neurosurgeon at UMC Utrecht in the Netherlands.

If personal impact and realistic processes aren't taken into account, technologies can actually be a hindrance, says HIMSS CTIO Steve Wretling.