Healthcare Redefined is a new podcast series from Economist Impact, commissioned by Philips. The digital transformation of health and healthcare systems in the Asia Pacific region will be explored with an imperative for actionable insights to build sustainable systems. Listen to the leaders, policymakers and executives who are anticipating this digital journey.
No planet, no patient: healthcare going green
Our final podcast of the series addresses the opportunities for building an environmentally sustainable and climate friendly healthcare sector. What is driving green house gas emissions in the hospital sector and what mitigation and adaptation efforts need to be taken? And can digital health offer low-carbon solutions? Speakers include: Robert Metzke, global head of sustainability, PhilipsDr Renard Siew, Climate Reality Leader for the Climate Reality ProjectDr. Renzo Guinto, chief planetary health scientist, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Malaysia and director, Planetary and Global Health Program, St. Luke's Medical Center, Philippines Moderated by Elizabeth Sukkar, senior research manager, global health, Policy and Insights, Economist Impact For more Healthcare Redefined content, please visit: healthcareredefinedapac.com -- Relevant content from Philips: Global Future Health Index report: bit.ly/FutureHealthIndexAU
9/21/2022 • 36 minutes, 5 seconds
What works in healthcare? Value, value, value
In this podcast episode, we will look at how ready the Asia Pacific region is for value-based healthcare and what role digital transformation and data can play in this. This concept was envisioned as a structure for rebuilding global healthcare systems with the goal of creating value for patients, but is it being addressed sufficiently in the Asia Pacific region?Speakers include: Dr Kyung Woo Park, president of the Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Centre in South KoreaDr Jean-Frederic Levesque, CEO of the New South Wales Agency for Clinical InnovationDr Snehal Patel, director and co-founder of MyDocModerated by Elizabeth Sukkar, senior research manager, global health, Policy and Insights, Economist ImpactFor more Healthcare Redefined content, please visit: healthcareredefinedapac.com -- Relevant content from Philips: Global Future Health Index report: bit.ly/FutureHealthIndexAU
9/7/2022 • 34 minutes, 56 seconds
Redefining the patient journey: the role of hospitals in the future
Care in the Asia Pacific region is still widely hospital dependent, based on the premise of a one-place-serves-all model. In this podcast episode, we will explore what hospitals will look like in the future, and what it may mean for patients, providers and clinicians.Speakers include: Dr Zubin Daruwalla, Health Industries Leader at PwC SingaporeDr Harish Pillai, Chief Executive Officer at Metro Pacific Hospital Holdings in the PhilippinesDr Shez Partovi, Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer at Royal PhilipsModerated by Rob Cook, Clinical Director, Health Policy, Policy and Insights, Economist ImpactFor more Healthcare Redefined content, please visit: healthcareredefinedapac.com -- Relevant content from Philips: Global Future Health Index report: bit.ly/FutureHealthIndexAU
8/24/2022 • 34 minutes, 2 seconds
Knowledge boost: rewiring the healthcare workforce
In this episode we will explore workforce shortages and to what extent staff have the necessary digital literacy skills to support the adoption of digital technologies in managing the growing demand for healthcare in the region. Digital technologies have the potential to relieve the strain on the workforce by streamlining services, increasing efficiency and strengthening primary healthcare.Speakers include: Kylie Woolcock, Chief Executive of the Australian Healthcare and Hospital AssociationKwang Cheak Tan, CEO of the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC)Fabian Bigar, CEO, MyDigital, MalaysiaModerated by Elizabeth Sukkar, senior research manager, global health, Policy and Insights, Economist ImpactFor more Healthcare Redefined content, please visit: healthcareredefinedapac.com -- Relevant content from Philips: Global Future Health Index report: bit.ly/FutureHealthIndexAU
8/10/2022 • 33 minutes, 9 seconds
The right care at the right time: getting serious about virtual healthcare
In this episode, we will explore what virtual and remote care means in the Asia Pacific region and what challenges lie ahead if hospitals and healthcare systems are to enable this new model of care.Speakers include: Dr Louise Schaper, CEO of the Australasian Institute of Digital HealthDr Ben Widaja, President Director of Mandaya Hospital Group in Jakarta, IndonesiaMr Benedict Tan, Group Chief Digital Strategy Officer & Chief Data Officer for Singapore Health ServicesModerated by Rob Cook, Clinical Director, Health Policy, Policy and Insights, Economist ImpactFor more Healthcare Redefined content, please visit: healthcareredefinedapac.com -- Relevant content from Philips: Global Future Health Index report: https://www.philips.com.au/a-w/about/news/future-health-index/reports/2022/healthcare-hits-reset
7/27/2022 • 27 minutes, 3 seconds
Connecting the dots: unlocking insights from data in healthcare
In this episode, we the explore the evolving use of data and its management in the Asia Pacific healthcare sector. What are the opportunities and barriers? And why are equity and security urgent issues if systems are to fully enable the better use of data.Speakers include:Professor Tim Shaw, Professor of Digital Health and Director of the Research in Implementation Science and eHealth Group (RISe) at the University of Sydney, AustraliaDr Boonchai Kijsanayotin, chair of the Asia eHealth Information Network, a collaboration created by the World Health Organization to help Asian countries with digital health developmentDr Samira Asma, Assistant Director-General for Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact, World Health OrganisationModerated by Elizabeth Sukkar, senior research manager, global health, Policy and Insights, Economist ImpactFor more Healthcare Redefined content, please visit: https://healthcareredefinedapac.com-- Relevant content from Philips: Global Future Health Index report: https://www.philips.com.au/a-w/about/news/future-health-index/reports/2022/healthcare-hits-reset
7/13/2022 • 32 minutes, 19 seconds
Precise and predictive: the coming of age of artificial intelligence in healthcare
In this episode, we will explore the role of AI and predictive analytics, and how this innovation is resonating in the Asia Pacific region. What is the current state and what are the challenges now and into the future?Speakers include: Dr Kee Yuan Ngiam, group CTO and deputy chief medical information officer at the National University of Health Systems in SingaporeDr. Denis Bauer, bioinformatics team leader at Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and associate professor at Macquarie University's Department of Biomedical ScienceDr Hananiel Widjaja, director and co-founder of Kortex Indonesia and previous chief executive officer at the National Hospital in SurabayaModerated by Rob Cook, clinical director, Health Policy and insights at Economist ImpactFor more Healthcare Redefined content, please visit: https://healthcareredefinedapac.com -- Relevant content from Philips: Global Future Health Index report: https://www.philips.com.au/a-w/about/news/future-health-index/reports/2022/healthcare-hits-reset
6/29/2022 • 30 minutes, 55 seconds
Focus on what matters: patient centred care through digital transformation
In this first episode, we explore how two advanced healthcare systems in the Asia Pacific region, Australia and Singapore, are driving digital transformation to ensure patient centred care is at the heart of the healthcare services. Speakers include: Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite, the founding director of the Australian Institute of Health Innovation and director of the Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science at Macquarie University in SydneyDr Loke Wai Chiong, head of integrated health promotion and clinical director of programmes, MOH Office of Healthcare Transformation, SingaporeAiling Sim Devadas, founding co- chair of the SingHealth Patient Advocacy Network, a patient group in SingaporeModerated by Elizabeth Sukkar, senior research manager, global health, Policy and Insights, Economist ImpactFor more Healthcare Redefined content, please visit: https://healthcareredefinedapac.com--Relevant content from Philips: Global Future Health Index report: https://www.philips.com.au/a-w/about/news/future-health-index/reports/2022/healthcare-hits-reset