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Start with engaging the clinicians and have a team to standardize care to reduce variation for measurable changes, says Srinivasan Suresh, MD, VP at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Paula Cobb, head of Global Strategic Marketing for Healthcare Informatics at Philips, says the Future Health Index report focuses on how digital health technology can improve the clinician and patient experience across the globe.

Day 2 of our event in Helsinki included experts, startups and thought leaders discussing such pressing issues as interoperability and EHRs. Watch the stream in its entirety.

Watch the stream of the event's first day in its entirety, with discussions on hot topics including blockchain, cybersecurity and patient advocacy.

Physicians and nurses need to be part of any planned digital implementations to ensure a successful digital transformation, says Philippe Kolh, CIO at University Hospital of Liège, a Stage 6 EMRAM hospital.

It’s necessary to get clinicians interested in cybersecurity because of the potential risks to outcomes, says Saif Abed, MD, founding partner of AbedGraham Healthcare Strategies.

Both companies are ramping up the pace of their FDA clearances. 

Michael Schwarz, executive director of IS at Indiana University Health System, says you don’t just jump into advanced analytics and machine learning. There’s a natural process.

One misconception is that machine intelligence will replace human clinicians; AI and ML, in fact,  will actually make the field a more attractive career choice for physicians and radiologists, says CHOC Children's CIO Anthony Chang, MD.

The companies pitched the upcoming service as a convenient in-home option for Medicare Advantage patients overwhelmed by digital apps.