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Going digital: taking healthcare in Ireland to the next level

The country’s digital health ambitions have lagged far behind many countries, but progress has been made and the room for improvement is creating an optimistic future

From left: Lorraine Smyth, MSc, IIPMM, e-Enabler, Scheduled Care Transformation Office of the National Director – Change and Innovation Acute Strategy, HSE; Shona D’arcy, founder, Kids Speech Labs; Dr John O’Shea, chief digital transformation officer at Dell Technologies; Declan Murphy, founder and chief executive, Isaac Care; Linda Vernon, acting digital culture and transformation clinical lead, Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, UK; and Sonia Neary, chief executive and co-founder, Wellola

This year’s Smart Health Summit 2022, which took place last Wednesday, covered many topics and discussion points in the field. With attendance full, those attending heard from experts covering many areas including value-based care, security, and patient experience management.

As Johnathan Healy, the summit chair, mentioned at the beginning of what was a filled-to-the-brim agenda: “One thing that is very obvious is this is a topic we talk about a lot, but when that change ...