HIMSS TV

Chair Global Board of Directors, HIMSS, Dr. Manish Kohli discusses 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 EMRAM, China has made great inroads with digitizing healthcare. Yu Quan, CIO at China Medical University's Shengjing Hospital, which achieved Stage 7, talks about the next steps in the country's efforts.

HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf  discusses the digital healthcare market in China and how that technology can help improve access and quality of services in the country.

To protect the NHS' national critical infrastructure against hacktivists, major crime organizations and nation states, there needs to be further collaboration between key stakeholders, says AbedGraham's healthcare cybersecurity expert Dr. Saif Abed.

John Brownstein, chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital, discusses the benefits, challenges and evolution with voice technologies amid the growing number of apps and interest from major companies and health systems today.

Telehealth should prove valuable to rural and small city-dwelling patients who have to travel to get to the healthcare they need, says Wael A. Kabli, Cura CEO.

Joe Kvedar, vice president of Connected Health, Partners HealthCare, says that 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.

Chief Development Officer at Finland’s UNA Plan Pirkko Kortekangas says that data privacy is a priority, but sharing information is key when searching for medical solutions.

Inidus CEO Ewan Davis says that patient-centered care is important, but it's also necessary to focus on how the healthcare workforce is supported to deliver that care. Additionally, he shares his predictions and hopes for the future of the NHS.  

Romanian Health Minister Sorina Pintea tells HIMSS Chief Clinical Officer Charles Alessi about digitizing primary care, plans to reform the healthcare system and the concept of a digital hospital.