UK e-Health Week showcases innovation, impact of tech in healthcare

HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf discusses the organization's mission, and how the right information and technology can meet the challenges the industry faces across the globe.

Simon Eccles, chief clinical information officer at NHS England talks about the growing importance of patient access to data and the hurdles facing data sharing.

Matthew Swindells, national director of operations and information for NHS England, talks about how the UK health system is evolving in the age of technology during the UK eHealthWeek event in May.

Alan Morton, NHS Digital programme manager, explains how the new toolkit allows organisations to measure their performance against the 10 data security standards of the National Data Guardian.

Charles Alessi, MD, chief clinical officer for HIMSS International, discusses the ways HIMSS is connecting global healthcare systems through education, partnerships and adoption models to advance care globally.

Waheed Arian, founder of Arian Teleheal, discusses how specialists working for his charity use smartphones, and platforms like Skype, to connect with people in areas were conflict makes it difficult to seek medical attention.

Nick Harte, solutions director for Cambio Healthcare Systems, explains why he thinks genomics, smart systems, standardized care and the adoption of data standards have such huge potential for the sector.