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Editor’s Welcome
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Healthcare World Sarah Cartledge Group Editor
This month brings HIMSS22 Europe in Helsinki, one of the most beautiful cities in the region. Hundreds of healthcare delegates will making their way to the Finnish capital to debate the way that technology can aid the sector to reform and reinvigorate itself.
Finland is the perfect setting for such a theme. According to Armin Scheuer, VP and Executive Director EMEA for HIMMS, data has already transformed many parts of Finnish society, and the Finns are happy to part with their information to reap the rewards. All health records are digitised and most of the population, minus 210 people, are willing to share their information with Findata for the benefit of everyone else.
As he outlines in his informative opinion article on page 9, data is the lifeblood of healthcare. By empowering and engaging the patient, there will be huge strides forward in the way we approach our own personal health. The sector has benefitted hugely from the telemedicine revolution as a result of the pandemic, and now citizens are becoming used to the idea of digitised patient records they can carry with them on their phone, as Lyniate’s Royston AdamsonGreen observes.
But, as he goes on to say, there will have to be a seamless experience for the patient to embrace digital healthcare. Equally, they will have to trust that their information is held securely, and by putting them in charge of their consent and privacy settings.
And once there is a smooth transfer of information across the healthcare sphere, innovation can really flourish. Currently, many digital providers are finding that partnering is the way forward, either working with similar project or by finding a home on other platforms. Vincent Buscemi of Bevan Brittan gives a broad overview of the issues that companies should take into account when considering such a partnership, and discusses how legal advice is key from the beginning.
Elliott Engers of Infinity outlines his view that the future of healthcare is beyond the walls of the hospital. The creation of virtual wards will help reduce the backlog of patients and will enable them to manage their own health from home, thanks to digital options. It will also increase efficiency in hospitals by freeing up staff and beds. SMEs can often go overlooked in big projects. PatientSource has experience of being chosen as a partner by a big hospital and it has worked for both parties successfully, as they reveal on pages 76 and 77. Similarly, innovator and Drill Surgeries founder Moises Ramos Barbera tells us on pages 68 and 69 how he came up with a revolutionary concept to enable better patient care in orthopaedics.
If our homes are adapted for old age, then the chances are that we will be able to stay in them longer. Richard Mazuch, Director of Design, Research and Innovation at IBI Group, shows how small changes can improve home life for the elderly, such as sensory bedheads, LED lighting and smart floors. If we begin to plan now, we can manage as we grow frailer.
Our expert panel for the Healthcare World Series on healthcare infrastructure delivered varying solutions for the hospitals of the future, moving away from the hospital-centric systems of today towards the hospitals at home of tomorrow. Their in-depth analysis is on pages 32 to 35.
Whatever your areas of interest, you’ll find a wealth of fascinating information in this issue. We look forward to seeing you in Helsinki.
The Healthcare World team
Steve Gardner Managing Director
Ritu Chopra Operations Director Andrew Goldsmith Finance Director
Joe Everley Art Director Sarah Cartledge Group Editor
Emma Williams Operations Manager Emma Sheldon MBE COO
Fabian Sutch-Daggett Website Editor
Contents
Healthcare World Magazine | Issue Five
3 Editor’s Welcome 7 The next generation of health and care technology: HIMSS22 Europe
The HIMSS22 Europe conference is set to be a landmark of innovation and collaboration, writes Healthcare World’s Fabian Sutch-Daggett
9 HIMSS 2022 Europe - Leading the digital health debate
Armin Scheuer, VP and Executive Director EMEA for HIMSS, details the importance of digital health and how HIMSS22 Europe can be a crucial venue for innovation
12 Building intelligent hospitals
Digital technology can help hospitals manage patient care more e iciently inside and outside their walls, Abhi Shekar, Digital Healthcare Lead at Mott MacDonald, explains
14 Radar Healthcare rolled out across the UAE in 90 locations
Earlier this year the Emirates Health Services (EHS) partnered with Radar Healthcare to deliver its quality and compliance so ware to 17 hospitals and 73 primary care centres across the region. The system is currently supporting them in delivering clinical incident reporting and patient safety outcomes
16 Finding hidden value in the data
Mat Oram CEO and Co-founder of AdviseInc outlines how to improve procurement in hospital systems through the use of data
18 Patient identity management and the future of consumer-driven healthcare
Healthcare must embrace ways to collect, verify, and share digital patient identities to deliver a better patient experience, says Lyniate’s Royston Adamson-Green, Director, Channel Sales UK, EMEA & APAC
22 The ultimate end-to-end pathway
Mona Hayat, CEO and Founder of Nexus Digital Technology, speaks to Healthcare World’s Sarah Cartledge about how patient pathways can be revolutionised in the UK
24 Collaborating for Digital Solutions
Vincent Buscemi, Partner and Head of Independent Health and Social Care for Bevan Brittan LLP, outlines the key legal and commercial issues behind collaborations
26 The need for standardising healthcare recruitment in the digital age
Jim Campbell, Director of Health Workforce at the World Health Organization, speaks to Sarah Cartledge about the need for an international healthcare workforce register in the current climate
28 The International Affiliate Network –
a pathway to better patient care Sarah Cartledge speaks to Alistair Russell, Head of Business Development at Imperial Private Healthcare about their latest venture to ensure better patient experience
30 Time to consult
Emma Sheldon MBE
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32 The Evolution of Healthcare Infrastructure
Healthcare World’s expert panel delivers a vision for the future
36 Can digital really solve the workforce problem?
Jyoti Mehan of Health Care First considers how digital can tackle the workforce issue within healthcare
38 Breaking the mould
The future of healthcare is beyond the walls of the hospital, says Elliott Engers, CEO, Infinity Health
40 News
45 Ensuring clinical excellence
Josie Winter, Clinical Operations Director of Advanced Clinical Solutions, explains how to help hospitals reach and secure clinical excellence
48 Delivering capacity through digital
Health Education England’s action learning programme enables individuals to consider workforce planning issues, say Partnerships Managers Finola Preston and Aleksandra Conversano
50 A digital prescription for making healthcare better
Digitalisation is key to unlocking a more holistic systems approach and the delivery of better health services and patient outcomes, write Mott MaDonald’s Digital Healthcare Lead Abhi Shekar and Global Lead for Social Outcomes Kerry Scott
53 The global language of healthcare
SNOMED International CEO, Don Sweete talks to Healthcare World about SNOMED CT, SNOMED International and its global, thriving community
56 Changing times
Healthcare can be transformed through change management, says Linea CEO Ian Chambers
58 Notes from a Modern GP
The NHS sta ing crisis is not insurmountable, says Dr Patrick Wynn of Health Care First
60 UAE health data localisation in 2022
Al Tamimi’s Andrea Tithecott, Partner and Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice, and Andrew Fawcett, Partner, Digital & Data consider the application of the new ICT Health Law and Resolution 51
64 The value of patient feedback
Dr Tom Palser, Consultant Surgeon and Clinical Lead at Methods Analytics and Simon Swi , Managing Director at Methods Analytics examine the need for utilising patient feedback
66 Telemedicine, connectivity and the fly in the ointment
Simon Hill, Chief Technical O icer for connectivity specialist Excelerate Technology, discusses the challenges of performing diagnostics in areas with compromised phone reception
68 Fixing the little things
Healthcare World’s Sarah Cartledge speaks to Moises Barbera Ramos, CEO and Co-Founder of DrillSurgeries, about his revolutionary solution enabling better patient care in orthopaedics
70 What’s your score?
Romano Toscano, CEO and Founder of MyLifeKit discusses the launch of VioScore
72 How AI is transforming procurement in healthcare
Vamstar CEO Praful Mehta explains how AI is altering the procurement process for the better
74 Tomorrow’s Home: A Salutogenic Role in Health Management
By 2050 nearly one in five people in rapidly developing countries will be over 60. Richard Mazuch, Director of Design Research and Innovation with IBI Group, asks how we can support the wellbeing of this growing population
76 Putting faith in an SME
Toby Roberts, Associate Director of Information and Technology at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN), discusses his decision to procure an EPR system from an SME as opposed to a big-name solution
