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Darine Ghanem, global head of personalized healthcare and patient access, global medical affairs, at Roche, shares why patient care virtualization is in urgent need and how her company is supporting the sector using digital technology.

Patient speaker Monica Evason discusses the benefits of making community-based patient care more personal and human.

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See how Cambridge University Hospitals are delivering safe, equitable and sustainable healthcare, while ensuring that the patient is placed at the center, in this tour of a leading EMRAM Stage 6 NHS trust in the UK.

All stakeholders must work collaboratively in order to provide customized patient care, says Dr. Ali Abdulkarim Al Obaidli, group chief academic affairs officer at Abu Dhabi Health Services.

The entire ecosystem is ready for innovation, according to Dr. Korpong Rookkapan and Dr. Achirawin Jirakamolchaisiri from Bumrungrad International Hospital, which won the Asia Pacific HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award.

Also: NHS partners with Amazon; McKesson UK acquires prescription app; Phillips and Teletracking co-sponsor summit.

Healthskouts founder Koen Kas says the aim is to "die young, but as late as possible" by utilizing digital technology to remove barriers and offer patients new experiences to make healthcare delightful.

b.well Connected Health founder and CEO Kristen Valdes shares how her company is bringing disparate health data – clinical, financial, biometric, genomic, social determinant and more – into one accessible place.

Hospitals are deploying the tools in patient rooms for such tasks as turning on the TV or closing shades so clinicians can focus on patient care, says Brian Eastwood, content strategist at ReviveHealth and a HIMSS19 social media ambassador.