Euractiv: Unlocking data and embracing digital technologies to transform citizens’ health and wellbeing

Nigel Hughes is Scientific Director at Janssen Research and Development (Johnson & Johnson), a Corporate Knowledge Partner of All Policies for a Healthy Europe, authored an op-ed on Euractiv, titled “Unlocking data and embracing digital technologies to transform citizens’ health and wellbeing,” published on December 18, 2020.

“Digital health can have a transformational impact on the well-being of EU citizens: from telemedicine enabling safe remote treatment of patients, to health data access allowing tracking and treatment of diseases, and Artificial Intelligence enhancing clinical decision-making.

In April 2018, a European Commission Communication on the Transformation of Digital Health and Care stated the following: “Digital solutions for health and care can increase the wellbeing of millions of citizens and radically change the way health and care services are delivered to patients, if designed purposefully and implemented in a cost effective way.”

Read the op-ed on Euractiv.com