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While health IT is moving in the right direction in the Middle East, it still needs improved efficiency amid rising expectations and similar or shrinking budgets, says Wolters Kluwer Channel Partner and Alliances Manager Hany Rakha.

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has launched a health tech innovation hub to support startups in the country, says Dr. Yuuri Ueda, director of Health 2.0 in Japan.

Fortune Magazine Senior Editor at Large Geoff Colvin says when members of teams have social sensitivity, they become much more efficient and that improves the patient experience a lot.

SVP of Operations Wael Alkhalidi says startup Medicalchain is using distributed ledger technology to enable patients to find all their medical data in one place.

CEO Liz Ashall-Payne says awareness, access and trust are focuses of the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Application, an accredited reviewing engine that processes app reviews and supports a streamlined process.

Carium Chief Transformation Officer Lygeia Ricciardi says technology can help extend patient connections to care teams outside the walls of healthcare.

The Boston Machine Learning & AI for Healthcare event focuses on helping healthcare organizations build data competency and acquire new AI skills.

Senior Clinical Executive Steven Matarelli says Smartbadge was born out of a need to integrate Vocera's badge technology and smartphone capabilities into a single device.

The industry has miles to go before public policies align with social determinants of health, but the increasing pace of change is encouraging, says health economist Jane Sarasohn-Kahn.

WAMBI's recognition platform is strengthening the bonds between caregivers and patients, says CEO Rebecca Metter.