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The key to making the most of blockchain technology is to address the fragmentation of data, says Abel Kho, director of the Center for Health Information Partnerships at Northwestern University and co-founder of Health Data Link.
Xuanwu Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, CIO Zhigang Liang outlines what hospitals need to understand before embarking on a journey toward Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM).
HIMSS' Chair Global Board of Directors Dr. Manish Kohli discusses the global struggles with quality, access and cost of care and how China has stepped up to those challenges with remarkable speed and level of ambition.
With 11 hospitals validated at Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics EMRAM, China has been making great strides toward digitizing healthcare. Yu Quan, CIO at China Medical University's Shengjing Hospital, which achieved Stage 7, talks about the next steps.
Hal Wolf, HIMSS President and CEO, discusses the digital healthcare market in China and how that technology can help improve access and quality of services in the country.
Protecting the NHS' national critical infrastructure against hacktivists, major crime organizations and nation states will need further collaboration between key stakeholders, says European Commission's healthcare cybersecurity expert Dr. Saif Abed.
John Brownstein, chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital, talks about the benefits and challenges with voice technologies amid the growing number of apps and interest from major companies and health systems.
Wael A. Kabli, CEO of Cura, says that patients living in rural areas and smaller cities have to travel to get to the healthcare they need, which makes telehealth more valuable.
As the population ages and there are fewer young people to help with care, the need for effective automation and artificial intelligence in healthcare is more crucial than ever, says Joe Kvedar, vice president of Connected Health, Partners HealthCare.
Pirkko Kortekangas, Chief Development Officer at UNA Plan in Finland, says that data privacy is a priority, but sharing information is vital when it comes to identifying medical solutions.