Medical Devices

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.

The healthcare industry must identify and address cybersecurity issues it will be facing in the future, but a one-size-fits-all approach is not the solution, says Julio Vivero, business partner at GMV.

Two benefits of using digital tools to help improve people's mental well-being are anonymity and remote access, says Victoria Betton, mHabitat founder and director and HIMSS UK Advisory Council member.

We need to learn more about consumers' behaviors before we maximize the global potential of the human and machine collaboration in healthcare, says Zoltan Lantos, head of Social Innovation Lab at iAsk.

Dr. Markus Müschenich, MPH, managing partner at Flying Health, says 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.

We need to collaborate and work with organizations such as HL7 on developing tools to ensure greater interoperability on a global level, says UniversalDoctor CEO Jordi Serrano Pons.

HIMSS TV goes on a tour of Kotona At Home, a remote delivery care treatment that is a model of the future of digital healthcare.

Philips' Future Health Index report focuses on how digital health technology can improve the clinician and patient experience across the globe, says Paula Cobb, head of Global Strategic Marketing for Healthcare Informatics at the company.

StethoMe CEO and co-founder Wojciech Radomski discusses the use of AI with his company's EC2VC-winning smart stethoscope and why AI is crucial in an era where more and more digital health devices are found in the home.