With financial sustainability, care delivery, patient centricity, digital transformation, and regulatory compliance at the top of the agenda, health care sector leaders need to collaborate with all stakeholders—both within the health care ecosystem and those in converging industries—as they look to shape the future of health care and establish a sustainable smart health community.

The investments into blockchain technology in healthcare industry are growing rapidly, reaching $200M according to recent report of the major consortium R3. New blockchain developments appear weekly in different sectors: logistics, healthcare, music, and even art.

Devex, in partnership with Philips, surveyed more than 1,200 health professionals about the role of early detection and diagnosis in the fight against non-communicable diseases.

The use of artificial intelligence and big data in health care was debated at the HN (Hospodarske noviny daily) Roundtable.