Germany would be a good location to establish high-quality applications in the healthcare system, said Dr. Hejja. There are numerous private insurers and private service providers who would be ready to pay for these innovative forms of information and communication. “Our plan is to develop specific services with companies whose target group is female. We’re currently looking for partners in this area”, said Dr. Hejja. Izzy wants to continue its development, becoming a market place for feminine healthcare products. Communication via Facebook Messenger would just be the first distribution path, according to Smart Health UG aka MediLad. Other messenger services such as Telegram or Kik would follow. Dr. Hejja admits that using a chatbot in the healthcare system is quite unusual at this current point in time. “However, this will change because our society is changing. This also applies to Germany".

Research knowledge is brought to the patient quicker
Services like these are a component of the digitalization craze in medicine, and the empowerment of patients that goes with it, as provided by implementation of IT in precision medicine, for example. This area also paves the way to the future. The Federal Minister for Research, Professor Johanna Wanka, recently stated that the government has provided a total of 700 million Euros for research in precision medicine in this legislative term. However, she also stated that there are still hurdles to be overcome in getting research knowledge to patients quickly. This is the main focus of Professor Erwin Böttinger’s research. The former Leader of the Berlin Institute of Health (BHI) has transferred to the Hasso-Plattner Institute (HPI) and is slated as a keynote speaker at the panel discussion “The future is digital: How data and analytics will transform the healthcare market (in the next 5 years)” at the MEDICA HEALTH IT FORUM on November 13. He doesn’t rule out the notion that the BHI and the HPI might cooperate on some projects in the future. At BHI, they’re focusing on advancing the development of clinical decision-making aids for implementation in real time at the point of care. This even includes activity in education, higher education and further training.



Precision medicine from the “Data Cloud”.
Böttinger explained his path: “Now, at HPI, I can drive precision medicine forward in a very focused way, by developing new digital solutions. That’s why I took on the position of Head of the Digital Health Center at the HPI”. The aim of the work there is to develop a “health cloud”, a comprehensive, patient-controlled health data platform that can be accessed anywhere and empowers patients and supports healthcare facilities and staff in handling chronic illnesses and providing healthcare.

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