Financial Times Digital Health Summit speakers claim patients’ role should be the main role in designing digital processes and services for healthcare
Anna Engeorg’s article on healthcareitnews.com provided an insightful view of what happened at the FT Digital Health Summit in Berlin last month.
“The core issues analysed and discussed were how and where digital technologies, devices and applications, as well as the data generated from them, can have their greatest impact in healthcare systems, how their efficiency can be measured, and which forms of cooperation between patients, hospitals, doctors, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, innovators and investors are necessary in order to implement integrated care for the benefit of patients in a sustainable manner,” stated Engberg in her article.
Doctor Discussing Records With Patient Using Digital Tablet
Many notable speeches were spoken by prominent speakers from all over the world at the event. A striking statement by Stephan Holzinger, the CEO and chief financial officer at the Rhön-Klinikum, resonated with many. He said while there may be plenty of ideas and products in the digital health region, about 90% of technology solutions are not tailored to the needs of patients.
Many speakers and attendees of the event agreed with Holzinger and commented on this subject.
Ilona Kickbush, the director of the Global Health Centre, claimed that personalized prevention programs could be an improved way to respond to a patients’ individualized needs.
Thomas Harte, a surgeon and NHS England clinical entrepreneur emphasized that patients need to be completely in agreement to receive the full benefits from telehealth. Patients need to be willing to share their data.
To find out more information on this event, check out this website.