{"id":10973,"date":"2024-03-21T10:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/?p=10973"},"modified":"2024-03-28T09:03:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T09:03:17","slug":"transforming-healthcare-together-trends-challenges-and-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/future-of-healthcare\/transforming-healthcare-together-trends-challenges-and-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming healthcare together: trends, challenges and solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box round ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-14 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-10974\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/03\/07205918\/Susan-Treacy-Headshot-final.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/03\/07205918\/Susan-Treacy-Headshot-final.jpg 400w, https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/03\/07205918\/Susan-Treacy-Headshot-final-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Susan Treacy<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Chief Executive Officer, HealthTech Ireland<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box right round ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-14 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-11030\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/03\/07205907\/Elaine-Murray.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/03\/07205907\/Elaine-Murray.jpg 400w, https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/03\/07205907\/Elaine-Murray-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><strong>Elaine Murray<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Public Affairs Lead, EIT Health Ireland-UK<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Addressing Ireland&#8217;s healthcare challenges through innovation, collaboration and data privacy, with a focus on solutions and collective action.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Ireland\u2019s healthcare challenges are daunting but solvable, with issues like waiting lists, trolleys and staff recruitment. Additionally, there are underlying trends and policy shifts, such as the move towards community care under Sl\u00e1intecare, an ageing population and the imperative for equitable healthcare access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the health technology sector can\u2019t solve all of these problems, it has been proven to mitigate many of them and increasingly plays a critical role in shaping our response to problems it cannot directly address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-unlocking-the-potential-of-big-data-and-your-data\"><strong>Unlocking the potential of big data and your data<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Utilising big data is crucial for governments and organisations to effectively target support, identify emerging disease trends and comprehend chronic conditions. Importantly, data should stay private and still have the capability to accompany you as you engage with healthcare providers. It must be safeguarded to ensure your protection, with oversight to guarantee ethical and proper usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial foundations to make sure both happen are in motion. Elaine Murray, EIT Health and HealthTech Ireland member, supports this work locally and with the EU Commission. \u201cIn Ireland health information policies are undergoing rapid change,\u201d says Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Utilising big data is crucial for governments <br>and organisations to effectively target support, <br>identify emerging disease trends and <br>comprehend chronic conditions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Health Information Bill provides a legislative framework for data sharing via summary care and shared care records, as well as the establishment of a National Health Information Authority. This Bill is a stepping stone toward the EHDS (European Health Data Space) set to be voted on in 2024. This will be instrumental to further unlock the potential of data.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In parallel, after a period of consultation, with insights delivered from HealthTech Ireland members, the Department of Health\u2019s Framework and the HSE\u2019s Implementation Plan for Digital Transformation is highly anticipated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cooperating-and-collaborating-not-competing\"><strong>Cooperating and collaborating, not competing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These foundations are essential; however, it is widely acknowledged that these critical steps cannot achieve the level of transformation required in isolation. Post-Covid, we, as the trade association for healthtech, work closely with all stakeholders supporting this national effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As such, every day, we observe companies sharing insights, setting aside competition and engaging in unprecedented collaboration between the public and private sectors. This collaboration leads the way in driving pathways for adoption and accelerating transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The impact was evident at the HSE \u2018Better Together\u2019 conference, with HSE teams demonstrating the immense value realised from co-created, patient-centred solutions with industry. This collective approach, tackling common aims, will certainly deliver outcomes to our healthcare system far greater than the sum of any parts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Addressing Ireland&#8217;s healthcare challenges through innovation, collaboration and data privacy, with a focus on solutions and collective action. Ireland\u2019s healthcare challenges are daunting but solvable, with issues like waiting lists, trolleys and staff recruitment. 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