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    Healthcare 4.0 (In Real Life)

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    Martin Lindner
    Published on October 11, 2017

    Management Summary

    Digital healthcare offers a new way of working.

    On the Turning Point from Hype to Reality

    Nicolaus Henke, Senior Partner at McKinsey

    New models of digital healthcare generate digital health trends.

    Is Remote Care the New Benchmark?

    Alexander Böhmcker, CEO of Telemedicine Clinic

    Technologists evolve new digital healthcare trends, calling it healthcare 4.0.

    Janne-Olli Järvenpää, CEO of the Finnish service provider and hospital operator Mehiläinen

    By Martin Lindner

    Martin Lindneris is an award-winning science writer based in Berlin, Germany. After completing his medical studies and a doctoral thesis in the history of medicine, he went into journalism. His articles have appeared in many major German and Swiss newspapers and magazines.

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    1. https://hbi2017.healthcarebusinessinternational.com (accessed 2 May 2017)
    2. McKinsey Global Institute (2016) The Age Of Analytics: Competing In A Data-Driven World. https://www.mckinsey.de/files/the-age-of-analytics-full-report.pdf (accessed 2 May 2017)
    3. Nicolaus Henke: The Impact of Digital Health on Healthcare Services. Presentation at the Healthcare Business International 2017 Conference, London, 4-5 April 2017
    4. Alexander Böhmcker: The future of remote diagnostics. Presentation at the Healthcare Business International 2017 Conference, London, 4-5 April 2017
    5. Janne-Olli Järvenpää: Building Revenue and Loyalty with Digital Health. Presentation at the Healthcare Business International 2017 Conference, London, 4-5 April 2017
    1. The statements by Siemens’ customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting. Since there is no "typical" hospital and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.