HIMSS TV
The high-tech innovation center includes startups with a mission to improve healthcare around the world, says Konstantin Parshin, vice president of the Skolkovo Foundation.
Health data that has been collected securely is being used to improve life for Finland's population, creating trust between the government and its citizens, says the country's Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Päivi Sillanaukee, MD, PhD.
Philippe Kolh, CIO at University Hospital of Liège, a Stage 6 EMRAM hospital, says physicians and nurses need to be part of any planned digital implementations to ensure successful digital transformation.
Saif Abed, MD, founding partner of AbedGraham Healthcare Strategies, says all stakeholders, including government agencies and suppliers, need to help ensure that cybersecurity is taken seriously and acknowledge potential risks to outcomes.
The Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, a Global Digital Exemplar in the UK, uses EMRAM as a benchmarking tool to help drive its digital transformation strategy and improve patient outcomes.
Jeff Coughlin, senior director of Federal and State Affairs at HIMSS, discusses information-blocking, interoperability, social determinants and recently proposed rules from CMS and ONC.
Connected Health
Driving better outcomes for Health Innovation Manchester's population is at the heart of the organization's mission – while setting up new products to maximize the benefits of technology is a priority, says CEO Ben Bridgewater.
Daniel Zamora, Health 2.0 Manchester Chapter lead, says the NHS is traditionally a tough market for innovation, but that reality is changing.
Ana Prado, CMIO at Hospital de Cascais in Portugal, says EMRAM emphasized the need for leadership to drive digital transformation and engage clinical champions across the team to ensure data is used effectively to improve patient care.
Will Smart, CIO for Health and Social Care in England, says measuring digital maturity using tools such as EMRAM helps the NHS track progress of the global digital exemplars against international standards.