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Full coverage: HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Event 2020

Healthcare decision makers, patients, clinicians, nurses, life science professionals, innovators and many more are set to convene virtually at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Event from 7-11 September 2020. Our editors, reporters and video producers will be on hand to learn from Digital Health Futurist, Shafi Ahmed, Chief Digital Officer at HUS-Helsinki University Hospital, Visa Honkanen, HIMSS CEO and President, Hal Wolf and so many more of the brightest minds in healthcare IT during this Digital Event. Keep up with the latest coverage on this page.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

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Need for real-world data expected to grow due to pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic presents both challenges and opportunities for real-world data generation...
By HIMSS TV |
September 24, 2020
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Seniors have the potential to transform economy and the healthcare system

At HIMSS & Health 2.0 Europe 2020, panelist talk about retired individuals' role in the...
By Laura Lovett |
September 11, 2020
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How Digital Health Indicator is helping connect patient journey

The digital health indicator has enabled a more integrated, outcomes-orientated healthcare system,...
By HIMSS TV |
September 22, 2020

'Cancer treatment doesn’t suddenly stop'

Technology’s being harnessed to help patients with chronic conditions get back on track with...
September 11, 2020

Digital Care Act will accelerate healthcare digitization in Germany

Julia Pietsch, senior manager of digital health for Germany Trade & Invest, says the...
By HIMSS TV |
September 21, 2020
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Using a 'shared initiative' to activate citizens to deal with COVID-19

Managing the whole population during a global pandemic is challenging, so we need to share our...
By HIMSS TV |
September 11, 2020

South Korea has digital infrastructure in place to deal with COVID-19

South Korea's well-developed digital infrastructure is helping society deal with the...
By HIMSS TV |
September 18, 2020
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COVID-19 accelerates Wales' transformation journey

Wales is prioritizing tools that are popular with patients, says Ifan Evans, director of technology...
By HIMSS TV |
September 17, 2020
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Healthcare experts call for action on climate change and inequality

Global health leaders are calling for urgent action to help combat climate change and reduce...
By Rosy Matheson |
September 12, 2020
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Key ingredients to a robust response to COVID-19

Innovation, cultural change and redesigning healthcare strategies have been key during COVD-19,...
By HIMSS TV |
September 17, 2020
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With many regulatory barriers clear, remaining roadblocks for digital therapeutics are cultural, logistical

Provider buy-in is more important than ever, digital therapeutics stakeholders say.
By Jonah Comstock |
September 10, 2020
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Femtech's sexual health revolution

Panelists at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Conference discuss how digital health can...
By Laura Lovett |
September 10, 2020

Future Health Index insights: COVID-19 and workforce of the future

The newest generation of healthcare professionals and the impact of COVID-19 are the focuses of...
By HIMSS TV |
September 16, 2020
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Kids 2.0: ‘Involving children has been absolutely central to our approach over the last five years’

With the explosion of social media networks in the past decade, gamification has become a powerful...
By Sara Mageit |
September 10, 2020
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Using technology to democratize healthcare

We must use technology to improve healthcare for the whole world, rather than just the richest 10...
By HIMSS TV |
September 15, 2020
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'Global standards with local implementations'

Global health leaders are optimistic their new consortium can crack interoperability as the...
By Rosy Matheson |
September 10, 2020
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The value of patient input when innovating

Theo Sergiou, a patient speaker and activist, says that although progress has been made in terms of...
By HIMSS TV |
September 10, 2020
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'Focus on the patient and the rest will follow'

Leading stakeholders have called for a strategic re-orientation towards value-based care to improve...
By Rosy Matheson |
September 10, 2020
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AI beyond the buzz: 'The biggest element is the truth telling'

There have been endless claims that AI will transform patient care, freeing up clinicians to spend...
By Rosy Matheson |
September 09, 2020

How radiology is benefiting from AI

Alexander Ihls, business development manager at Healthcare DACH, InterSystems, discusses AI...
By HIMSS TV |
September 14, 2020
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Building resilient, connected and prepared health systems in the Nordics

The COVID-19 outbreak accelerated the onboarding of digital health solutions, but what happens next...
By Tammy Lovell |
September 09, 2020
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Moving from reactive to predictive, proactive and preventative care in Israel

Ran Balicer, chief innovation officer at Clalit Health Services in Israel, says innovative services...
By HIMSS TV |
September 09, 2020
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How health systems worldwide can build and benchmark their digital maturity

More than ever, the global COVID-19 crisis has shown the imperative of a connected, secure and...
By Mike Miliard |
September 09, 2020
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Why clinical engagement is key to successful digital transformation

The staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust played a large role in...
By HIMSS TV |
September 14, 2020
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AI isn't magic

However, it can augment people's routines and improve their day-to-day lives, said an expert...
By Kat Jercich |
September 09, 2020
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'New legislation needed to increase Europe’s data flow'

The law may have to change to enable a healthy flow of European data according to a former European...
By Rosy Matheson |
September 08, 2020
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'Predictive, proactive, preventive care is not just a vision; it's something that can be done'

Shifting the focus from acute to preventative health and care is the ultimate aim for the digital...
By Rosy Matheson |
September 08, 2020

COVID-19 shows the life-saving potential of working in real-time

Europe’s first GE Healthcare-powered Clinical Command Centre opened in 2019. GE Healthcare...
September 08, 2020
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COVID-19 has pushed digital health forward, but challenges still persist

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen unprecedented impact on global level, not just on an economic scale...
By Dean Koh |
September 08, 2020
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Fighting COVID-19: Collaboration, trust and standardisation

‘Critical care in critical settings – the human factor makes the difference’ was...
By Petra de Jong |
September 08, 2020

Sana Kliniken AG launched online triage tool to make care more accessible, accurate, and comfortable

The new triage tool was developed by Sana Digital, the innovation arm of Sana Kliniken AG, in...
September 04, 2020
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The post COVID Italian telehealth experience

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated telehealth development in countries around the world,...
By Tammy Lovell |
September 04, 2020

Continuity of eye care with home vision monitoring during COVID-19

Eye clinic visits have declined sharply in the COVID-19 era of social distancing, threatening the...
September 04, 2020
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High-quality data needed to build AI to scale

Indra Joshi, director of AI at the NHSX, says the NHS AI Lab will help facilitate the adoption of...
By HIMSS TV |
September 04, 2020

South Korean digital solutions to be showcased at HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Conference

Eight health tech companies, selected by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, will...
September 07, 2020
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'Femtech and women’s health issues have become more mainstream. We must do more though'

Takeaways from Alison Byrne, FGM specialised midwife at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS trust...
By Sara Mageit |
September 03, 2020
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At the heart of healthcare: User-driven innovation

Digital health futurist Shafi Ahmed says COVID-19 has shown us that users across the globe are now...
By HIMSS TV |
September 02, 2020
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Countries worldwide share perspectives on pandemic-era digital innovation

In a keynote discussion today at the HIMSS & Heath 2.0 European Digital Event , healthcare...
By Mike Miliard |
September 07, 2020

Virtual HIMSS & Health 2.0: Panel discusses Managing clinical variation in a new uncharted reality

With uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 ramifications, healthcare organisations need to establish...
September 01, 2020
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Q&A: Climate change and risks for future health crises

An interview with Prof. Jan Semenza, lead of the health determinants programme, European Centre for...
By Tammy Lovell |
September 01, 2020
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Optimizing a community-based approach to patient care

Medical professionals can make community-based patient care more personal and human, claims patient...
By HIMSS TV |
August 31, 2020

Symptom checker at Royal Marsden Hospital reduces COVID infection risk for cancer patients

The UK’s Royal Marsden Hospital in London has developed an e-form solution using Hyland...
By Hyland |
August 31, 2020
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Upping investment in social determinants of health

Professor Sam Shah, founder and director of Faculty of Future Health, says the acceleration and...
By HIMSS TV |
August 27, 2020

Virtual agents: accelerating the pace of AI adoption towards a new normal

Facing unprecedented challenges, many healthcare organisations and government institutions have...
August 31, 2020
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How UK's digital health industry is handling diversity, inclusion

The recent series of events of Black Lives Matter have revealed the vast disparities that impact UK...
By HIMSS TV |
August 25, 2020
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Q&A: 'For years nurses have been left out of the conversation'

Healthcare IT News sits down with US-based Rebecca Love – a nurse, entrepreneur, inventor,...
By Teresa Bau |
August 26, 2020

Nuance Communications addresses clinician burnout at HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Conference

Clinician burnout is a significant global challenge and healthcare technology can be both part of...
August 26, 2020

Optimised workflow and integrated data in digital ICUs support clinicians during COVID-19

Data sharing and quick, precise decision-making are critical in all health organisations,...
August 26, 2020
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Sigma partners with ORCHA to improve health app accessibility

The health app evaluation and advisor organisation will provide Sigma with review and accreditation...
By Sara Mageit |
August 12, 2020
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Health industry responds to European Innovation Partnership proposal

Industry leaders across medtech and pharmaceutical sectors applaud proposal for its forward...
By Sophie Porter |
August 04, 2020
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UK's Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS FT becomes the first hospital in Europe to attain Stage 6 of both EMRAM and O-EMRAM

The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS FT has now set its sights on achieving Stage 7 O-...
By Tammy Lovell |
July 10, 2020
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Nurses 2.0 - The digital transformation of nursing

Healthcare IT News spoke to nursing and informatics experts to find out how exactly nurses and...
By Sara Mageit |
August 20, 2020
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Project will use HIMSS Digital Health Indicator to create roadmap for health services in Queensland, Australia

The initiative aims to drive digital transformation across the state and identify services in need...
By Tammy Lovell |
August 20, 2020
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COVID-19 and the future of care delivery

It was quickly recognised that the pandemic required tools to provide safe access to health and...
By Nessa Barry |
August 18, 2020
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Public Health England’s chief executive reflects on lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis

Duncan Selbie, chief executive of Public Health England, discusses the positive outcomes from the...
By Sara Mageit |
August 17, 2020
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The age of precision in the post COVID-19 world

Health and care have been inexorably moving toward a new paradigm – one where the nature of...
By Charles Alessi |
August 12, 2020
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The current state of diversity and inclusion in digital health and steps to take towards improvement

It’s clear that empty platitudes and slogans won’t do anymore to combat inequality in...
By Sara Mageit |
August 10, 2020
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Preparing for the inevitable next wave of COVID-19

Digital tools offer huge opportunities for helping to contain the coronavirus, and IT solutions...
By HIMSS TV |
August 05, 2020
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Q&A: The Welsh digital strategy and preparing for the next wave

An interview with Ifan Evans, director of technology, digital & transformation, Welsh...
By Sara Mageit |
August 05, 2020
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Q&A: 'Digital transformation must focus on both the patient and the healthcare professional'

MobiHealthNews talks about the value of digital therapeutics, artificial intelligence and learnings...
By Aline Noizet |
April 29, 2020
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eHealth - the new way to treat mental health?

Digital health connector, Aline Noizet, takes a closer look at some of the emerging tools available...
By Aline Noizet |
June 30, 2020
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'Empower with information': How health tech is teaching women about themselves

Dr Deborah Maufi, project manager at the Health[e] Foundation, and Dominnique Karetsos, co-founder...
By Sophie Porter |
July 14, 2020
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Failing states of health - How broader collaboration can bring us closer to the future of health

Without cross-border co-operation the potential of personalised health cannot be realised,...
By Bogi Eliasen |
July 22, 2020
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Q&A: The importance of effective population health data management

An interview with Professor Mahmood Adil, medical director of Public Health Scotland and clinical...
By Sara Mageit |
July 23, 2020
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COVID-19: Lessons from the Nordics

A recent HIMSS Nordic Community webinar – moderated by Bogi Eliasen, HIMSS Future50 and...
By Sophie Porter |
May 12, 2020
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Gaming for health: How tech can help young people come to terms with illness

Dom Raban, CEO of Xploro, and Pamela Kato, former CEO of HopeLab and owner of P. M. Kato Consulting...
By Tammy Lovell |
March 02, 2020
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Medical Realities launches free online COVID-19 platform for medical workers

Covid med ed aims to train healthcare volunteers in skills to cope with the pandemic.
By Tammy Lovell |
April 29, 2020

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Enhancing the patient experience with technology

This month, our coverage will continue a special focus on the patient experience. We'll talk to...
By Healthcare IT News |
November 22, 2019