Digital Health

Rob Lieberthal, principal of health economics at Mitre, says among the biggest obstacles to reimbursement are the lack of interoperability and patients not owning their data.

MobiHealthNews compiled a list of new digital health products and other announcements being unveiled this week in Las Vegas.

Monvalee Phathanothai Guachamin, managing director of Greenline Synergy, discusses where healthcare stands when it comes to IT compared with the financial industry.

Good Doctor Technology COO Dr. Chern Chet Yong says building a community and providing safe, consistent and reliable care are key to earning patients' trust.

Also: Travel medicine company launches telemedicine offering for low-cost international care.

Di Jiang, team lead for connected health at National Research Council Canada, sees remote patient monitoring and digital cognitive health tools as two big areas of interest in Canada as it seeks improvements to its health system.

This year, providers have continued to ink deals with big names in tech including Google, Amazon and Apple. The conversation around patient-centered care and technology is also picking up steam. 

Reda Alhajj, a professor at the University of Calgary, says digital transformation has made big strides in Alberta with adoption and the implementation of technology in striving for patient-centric care.

Sonia Khayat, general director of International Cooperation at Ministry of Health in Tunisia, says countries such as Tunisia can learn a great deal from Turkey's digital transformation.