Healthcare IT News November 8, 2021
This HIMSS panel at HIMSS21 APAC focused on the role of digital tools in addressing issues around mental health and driving better outcomes.
The effects of lockdowns, social isolation, lack of connectivity, as well as unemployment and inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected people’s mental health. Fortunately, there have been increasing efforts to find new ways in approaching mental health.
Key stakeholders from communities to governments to investors are recognising the importance of supporting mental health through initiatives around self-health management and allotting investments in new mental health technologies.
During the Mental Health panel at HIMSS21 APAC Conference, Bruce Steinberg, managing director and EVP of HIMSS United Kingdom, spoke with Daniel Fung, CEO of the Institute of...