Patient Engagement
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.
The tool, called Destination: Health, was built from a collaboration with social services-focused software maker Unite Us and will roll across certain Aetna plans later this year.
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.
Patient response rates have been declining over the years; the response rate was 33% in 2008 but just 26% in 2017.
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.
In 2018, non-hospital-based provider-to-patient telehealth accounted for 84 percent of all telehealth claim lines.
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.
Providers recognize the importance of a modern, online consumer experience, but most want more control around related projects.