Healthcare Redefined

Sep 21 2022 10
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Healthcare Redefined is a new podcast series from Economist Impact, commissioned by Philips. The digital transformation of health and healthcare systems in the Asia Pacific region will be explored with an imperative for actionable insights to build sustainable systems. Listen to the leaders, policymakers and executives who are anticipating this digital journey.
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No planet, no patient: healthcare going green

Sep 21 2022 36 mins  
Our final podcast of the series addresses the opportunities for building an environmentally sustainable and climate friendly healthcare sector. What is driving green house gas emissions in the hospital sector and what mitigation and adaptation efforts need to be taken? And can digital health offer low-carbon solutions? Speakers include: Robert Metzke, global head of sustainabi

What works in healthcare? Value, value, value

Sep 07 2022 34 mins  
In this podcast episode, we will look at how ready the Asia Pacific region is for value-based healthcare and what role digital transformation and data can play in this. This concept was envisioned as a structure for rebuilding global healthcare systems with the goal of creating value for patients, but is it being addressed sufficiently in the Asia Pacific region?Speakers include:&n

Redefining the patient journey: the role of hospitals in the future

Aug 24 2022 34 mins  
Care in the Asia Pacific region is still widely hospital dependent, based on the premise of a one-place-serves-all model. In this podcast episode, we will explore what hospitals will look like in the future, and what it may mean for patients, providers and clinicians.Speakers include: Dr Zubin Daruwalla, Health Industries Leader at PwC SingaporeDr Harish Pillai, Chief Executiv

Knowledge boost: rewiring the healthcare workforce

Aug 10 2022 33 mins  
In this episode we will explore workforce shortages and to what extent staff have the necessary digital literacy skills to support the adoption of digital technologies in managing the growing demand for healthcare in the region. Digital technologies have the potential to relieve the strain on the workforce by streamlining services, increasing efficiency and strengthening primary he

The right care at the right time: getting serious about virtual healthcare

Jul 27 2022 27 mins  
In this episode, we will explore what virtual and remote care means in the Asia Pacific region and what challenges lie ahead if hospitals and healthcare systems are to enable this new model of care.Speakers include: Dr Louise Schaper, CEO of the Australasian Institute of Digital HealthDr Ben Widaja, President Director of Mandaya Hospital Group in Jakarta, IndonesiaMr Benedict

Connecting the dots: unlocking insights from data in healthcare

Jul 13 2022 32 mins  
In this episode, we the explore the evolving use of data and its management in the Asia Pacific healthcare sector. What are the opportunities and barriers? And why are equity and security urgent issues if systems are to fully enable the better use of data.Speakers include:Professor Tim Shaw, Professor of Digital Health and Director of the Research in Implementation Science and eHea

Precise and predictive: the coming of age of artificial intelligence in healthcare

Jun 29 2022 30 mins  
In this episode, we will explore the role of AI and predictive analytics, and how this innovation is resonating in the Asia Pacific region. What is the current state and what are the challenges now and into the future?Speakers include: Dr Kee Yuan Ngiam, group CTO and deputy chief medical information officer at the National University of Health Systems in SingaporeDr. Denis Ba

Focus on what matters: patient centred care through digital transformation

Jun 15 2022 28 mins  
In this first episode, we explore how two advanced healthcare systems in the Asia Pacific region, Australia and Singapore, are driving digital transformation to ensure patient centred care is at the heart of the healthcare services. Speakers include: Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite, the founding director of the Australian Institute of Health Innovation and director of the Centre