Medical Devices

NIST's Sokwoo Rhee says, from healthcare to emergency response to broadband, "virtually every stakeholder" will need to play a role in transforming urban areas into smart communities.

Liz Ashall-Payne, founder and CEO of ORCHA, says telehealth has clearly been adopted widely during COVID-19, but digital therapeutics, diagnostics and remote patient monitoring are predicted to play a more significant role moving forward.

Natalia Polushkina, vice president and CEO at Biomedical Technologies Cluster of the Skolkovo Foundation, says the Skolkovo region has been strengthened by the experience of COVID-19 as regulation changes helped accelerate innovation.

Marianne Larsson, director of new industries and innovation at Innovation Skåne, says digital tools have been widely adopted across the globe during COVID-19, with remote monitoring for chronic care being popular in the Nordics.

The system's dashboard has resulted in a rolling two-week forecast that has closely mirrored caseload to date.

David Champeaux, chief growth officer at Cherish Health and a member of the HIMSS UK Advisory Council, says not only is it important to design innovation into care ecosystems, but we must be able to ensure sustained adoption.

Computer systems began to fail over the weekend, forcing some hospitals to file information with pen and paper.

Piotr Orzechowski, CEO at Infermedica, says the increased adoption of technology such as telemedicine has helped open up innovation opportunities.

Because the process is so simple, it may be possible to automate so hospitals can stretch existing supplies.

In addition to the patient care benefits, integration of virtual technology in mental healthcare can boost cost savings and efficiency.