JULY 2018CIOAPPLICATIONSEUROPE.COM6JULY - 2018HEALTHCARE TECH SPECIALEditorialMaking Healthcare SmarterThe rapid advancements in technology have made it inevitable for healthcare professionals and the health systems to stay up to date on the developments. Focusing on patient-centric services improves user empowerment and engagement, strengthening health technology and digital experience. This has driven healthcare tech companies to develop more user-friendly healthcare platforms for data collection, cyber-attack protection and increased efficiency in patient care. With the healthcare platforms becoming increasingly easy to use, patients value a ready engagement while making healthcare decisions and following treatment plans.The advancements in digital services have bolstered patient engagement with the introduction of mobile apps for monitoring health and telemedicine. Digital health bridges the communication gap between the medical world and mobile apps, enabling easy access to medical information by patients and doctors. With a data-oriented strategy, healthcare organisations can enhance the collection and analysis of medical information, obtaining valuable insights to deliver a more accurate, individualised diagnosis and treatment. The increasing exchange of medical information between organisations requires utmost efficiency and accuracy, and with it, a prominent security strategy to stay on top of the risks posed by cyber-attacks.While artificial intelligence (AI) has already begun to influence the market, healthcare facilities can adopt AI to learn the medical information and personalise experience for an individual patient. AI-based enhancements to electronic healthcare technology will pave way for predictive analysis and image recognition, enabling an efficient diagnosis of diseases and special health conditions.With one eye for efficiency and the other on future enhancements, a distinguished panel of CEOs, analysts and CIOs, including CIOApplications Europe's editorial board has produced a list of the top healthcare technology companies, ensuring innovative and prominent tech in the field of healthcare.Joe PhillipManaging Editoreditor@cioapplicationseurope.comJoe PhillipCopyright © 2018 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffVolume 02 - 12Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to CIO ApplicationsEuropeVisit www.cioapplicationseurope.com Contact UsManaging EditorJoe PhillipGraphics & ArtDeclan Cole John ConnorNitya SAssistant Managing EditorSophie JacobsEditorial StaffBen JacksonDaniel HolmesEzra BenjaminJames SmithNaomi DaleRachel ClarkSalesAnnie Mathewsannie@cioapplicationseurope.com 510.996.5125Emailsales@cioapplicationseurope.comeditor@cioapplicationseurope.commarketing@cioapplicationseurope.comPh:510.757.1040
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