CATHERINE DARWEN , EDITOR

Our new magazine will celebrate healthcare across Europe , the Middle East , Africa , APAC , Latin America and North America . The industry is emerging as a future leader in technology and it can be hard for decision-makers to stay on top of it all . Intelligent Health . tech aims to offer guidance to the healthcare community and keep leaders informed with thought leadership , industry expertise and insights into the latest technologies on offer .

The pandemic threw the world into chaos as companies struggled to stay afloat and many scrambled to digitalise . Our first cover story demonstrates the success of being prepared for COVID-19 .

On page 48 , we feature the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust ( GOSH ) in London , England . At the start of 2020 , leaders at GOSH closely monitored the outbreak of COVID-19 , correctly anticipating the oncoming wave . In January 2020 , they implemented Zoom within eight days , deploying Zoom ’ s video-visit capabilities to 5,000 hospital staff and fully integrating the software into the electronic patient record . Eight weeks later , the UK went into its first lockdown and GOSH had moved completely online .

Dr Shankar Sridharan , Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist and Chief Clinical Information Officer at GOSH , tells us more about the implementation and the impacts it has had on the facility and its patients .

However , while our cover story celebrates the benefits of technology , there are downsides too . In recent years , the healthcare sector has had increasing pressure placed upon it , including its systems and technology . Over the pandemic , cybercriminals targeted system vulnerabilities in many institutions , such as hospitals and healthcare centres . This had a massive effect on patient care . Kamal Brar , Vice President and General Manager , Asia Pacific and Japan at Rubrik , provides more insight on page 29 , talking to us about cyberthreats within the sector and how organisations can tackle them .

Our Industry Investigation follows a similar theme to our cover story , analysing if telehealth is here to stay . Telehealth presents a unique opportunity to the healthcare industry – the potential is huge but it is still not being fully utilised . Somesh Chandra , Chief Health Officer – Europe & Latin America and Business

TO OUR MONTHLY MAGAZINE

Head – Digital Health , AXA Group , offers his thoughts , on page 39 .

This is only a small snippet into the wide range of content in our first issue . Sustainability within hospitals ( page 67 ) and the menopause ( page 70 ) are some examples of other content you can find in this edition . We also have a range of ‘ intelligent ’ pages , which feature the latest in Artificial Intelligence , cloud , wearable technology , robotics , security and Virtual Reality .

I hope you enjoy this issue and if you would like to contribute to any future editions then please do not hesitate to contact me by emailing catherine @ lynchpinmedia . com

Catherine Darwen , Editor

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