Workforce
The drive to continually improve remains firmly on the agenda of EMRAM Stage 7 hospital St Jansdal, according to its Chief Pharmacy Informatics Officer Pieter Helmons.
To achieve this scale of change, it has to be part of the board agenda, with all departments, including technology and clinical, coming together, says Dr. Simon Eccles, national CCIO and deputy CEO at NHSX.
Dr. Ali Abdulkarim Al Obaidli, group chief academic affairs officer at Abu Dhabi Health Services, says all stakeholders must work collaboratively to provide optimum and personalized patient care.
HCSC also plans to add about 1,000 new jobs this year, primarily in customer and provider service, technology and digital capabilities.
The health industry should be excited about the advancements in EHR technologies, says Dr. Larry Allen, the medical director of advanced heart failure at University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Deep Dive: The number of women in leadership roles in the health industry continues to grow; however, equal representation in the field still has a long way to go.
Dr. Korpong Rookkapan and Dr. Achirawin Jirakamolchaisiri from Bumrungrad International Hospital discuss how the entire ecosystem is ready for innovation.
What was particularly troubling is that the trend appears to be getting worse, with the salary gap widening over time.
Under his leadership, Cleveland Clinic's revenues grew from $3.7 billion in 2004 to $8.5 billion in 2016.
Dr. Mohammad Al Redha, director of health data and information analysis at Dubai Health Authority, says the human impact must not be forgotten when driving digital transformation in the clinical workforce.