Healthcare IT News June 8, 2021
The #HIMSS21Europe Conference has been hearing how countries around the world are deploying innovative methods, such as applying gaming principles to individualised health apps, to drive public engagement.
Singapore claims to have achieved a level of public engagement which is “unheard of by most health apps” through the use of small incentives, such as earning points more usually found in electronic gaming. Over in Europe, however, it is a different story, with some countries having to overcome basic issues of trust before people will even consider getting involved.
The panel on the ‘Entering a New Era for Data Driven and Precision Health’ session consisted of Zee Yoong Kang, CEO of the Health Promotion Board Singapore, Professor Kevin Fenton, London Regional...