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Mycroft is pitching its new platform as more secure and customizable than voice assistants currently on the market.

The platform will now let users share health records with pharma companies, health systems and insurers for remuneration. 

Video visits will be available at no cost for urgent care and behavioral health services.

With an aging population, disconnected health information systems and a rising consumer, Hal Wolf, HIMSS President and CEO, says that sharing of best practices across borders will result in delivery of better services, information and technology.

Dr. Manish Kohli, HIMSS Enterprise Board Chair, discusses clinician burn-out and delivering insights for better clinical decision making, adding that success will come when the technology becomes invisible while patients are in front of doctors and nurses.

Cerner is aligned with IHI's "Quadruple Aim," which includes improving patient and clinician experience well as lowering overall cost of care, says Ali Slimani, Cerner's general manager of strategic partnerships for Middle East sales.

Hazel Jones, NHS Digital's Apps & Wearables program director, talks about the wide range of healthcare apps that were put through a stringent assessment process before being showcased in the UK's NHS apps library.

Dr. Shafi Ahmed, CMO, Medical Realities, says that clinicians can be inventors and embrace change by ensuring the patient voice remains prominent when developing innovative strategies at a leadership level.

The platform, which allows users to redeem tokens for fitness classes, previously was only available to employers.

Advice for hospitals: Making inroads on blockchain now, with smaller projects that don't involve patient data, can help prepare them for larger opportunities ahead.