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“In APAC’s response to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is absolutely no doubt that digitally enabled systems made for better outcomes,” said Dr Charles Alessi.   

At the HIMSS APAC Malaysia Digital Health Summit session titled “Digital Health - From Innovation to Adoption” by guest speakers Wilson Choo (Chief Executive Officer of Sunway Medical Centre Velocity) and Dr Ng Xin Jun (Manager of Sunway Group Healthcare), both shed light on the various technological healthcare advancements made at Sunway Medical Centre Velocity (SMCV) as a case study.

The new HIMSS Digital Health Indicator is a new way of thinking about system-wide insights into digital maturity, said Tim Kelsey, SVP, HIMSS Analytics International. 

The COVID-19 global crisis has undoubtedly brought about huge changes in healthcare systems all over the world.

“Countries that had the most comprehensive responses to the pandemic seem to be those that had a recent memory of an adverse event,” said Dr Charles Alessi, Chief Clinical Officer, HIMSS.

Dr Tan and Sivaramakrishnan shared their experiences in implementing new solutions and processes at their respective hospitals.

Two panelists shared their first-hand experience in exploiting technologies to battle the pandemic in China and Malaysia. 

An interview with Dr Helmi Zakariah, CEO, AIME.   

Digital health tools and investments offer great opportunity for efficiency improvements and better health outcomes in the country.

These solutions can now be commercialized and sold in 27 member states of the European Union, the Acceding countries as well as EFTA states.