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Integrating data is at the heart of digital transformation in healthcare in Finland, says Toni Suihko, CIO at South Karelia Social and Health Care District.

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.

GE Healthcare's new Edison platform will improve workflow, clinical insight and patient satisfaction, claims Karley Yoder, senior director of product, Edison AI.

Kaija Saranto, professor in Health and Human Services Informatics at the University of Eastern Finland, says when developing a digital health system, it's crucial that the workforce be involved in the design process.

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.

Norway Health Tech CEO Kathrine Myhre, winner of the HIMSS Europe Future50 award, says Norway is using lessons from oil and gas industry successes along with the country's pioneering culture to fuel the drive to maximize the healthcare system's potential.

Colin Tan, associate professor of ophthalmology at Duke NUS Medical School, says that while AI can help with recognizing patterns and diagnosis, physicians still need to use clinical judgment and manage the patient as a person.

Nearly 20% of Estonia's citizens are gene donors, giving the country a very valuable asset for implementing precision medicine, says Kalle Killar, deputy secretary general at the Ministry of Social Affairs.

Dr. Abdullah Albeyatti, CEO and co-founder at Medicalchain, says blockchain technology can be a game-changer, but it's still in its infancy, so expectations should be managed accordingly.

Petteri Kivimäki, CTO for Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions, details how Finland and Estonia use X-Road to enable the secure exchange of data, with opportunities to expand to the rest of Europe.