Empowering Health Through Technology: The Future of Digital Health Records (Full Transcript)

Speaker 1: More than ever, we're in charge of our own health and well-being. Many of us have devices that count our steps or tell us how we slept last night. All these pieces of data tell a holistic story about what we're experiencing and who we are. This is a moment in time when we can converge all of that from a technology perspective and empower us to be taking control of our own health. We've got a high degree of adoption of electronic health records. There's an opportunity now to weave all of that information meaningfully so that we don't have pockets of data. The best health systems are those that give the greatest visibility and access to the patient, and they're also the types of health systems that allow for the greatest inputs to add to that core set of data. One of the biggest trends we're seeing in digital health is remote monitoring. Say you were treated for a particular condition at a hospital and then you go home. 5G has the capacity to deliver continuous monitoring. Your vitals, for example, your heart rate, weight. How do you deal with points of vulnerability when you're sharing that data? In terms of providers, they're absolutely looking at technologies like blockchain. It's secure, not easily hackable, and it offers a continuous record. We can share what we need to share about what we're seeing our doctor for. From a provider perspective, it brings greater efficiency, process control, cost reduction. If I'm a mid-sized provider, I'm motivated to improve the patient health experience beginning to end, which means you're integrating all of these edge devices in an intelligent manner. What we have then is edge-to-edge intelligence, where no detail is overlooked, and the insights are so comprehensive that both provider and patient can come together collaboratively. It's really this arc of healthcare having us at the center. The future of digital health is a holistic health record, painting a picture of where we've been, providing context to where we are today, and taking us into a healthy tomorrow. Microsoft Mechanics www.microsoft.com www.microsoft.com