Is Healthcare Ready for AI? Anne Snowden on the Global Digital Health Gap

About this episode

Anne Snowden discusses the global digital health gap and the readiness of healthcare for AI.

Are we overhyping AI in healthcare before building the foundations? In this interview from the HIMSS Global Conference, Anne Snowden (Chief Scientific Research Officer, HIMSS) breaks down the latest data on global digital health maturity. We discuss why "Person-Enabled Health" is lagging, how countries like Germany are using data to transform their hospital systems, and why the shift from disease management to proactive prevention is the only way to save our healthcare economy. Topics covered: - The 4 dimensions of digital health transformation. - Why AI requires better data governance and interoperability. - Comparing digital progress in Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific. - The role of "Agentic AI" in supporting patients at home. Video: https://youtu.be/6e8pzH_VslE?si=y6b6y89IoTgtw5at www.facesofdigitalhealth.com Newsletter: www.facesofdigitalhealth.com

People in this episode

Host: Tjasa Zajc

Guest: Anne Snowden

Topics covered

• AI in healthcare
• digital health maturity
• data governance
• interoperability
• proactive prevention
• healthcare economy

Keywords

• AI
• healthcare
• digital health
• data governance
• interoperability
• preventive care
• hospital systems

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HIMSS, Germany

Places: Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific

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