2023-04-21 07:41:13
In their keynotes at the 5th PRAEVENIRE Digital Health Symposium, five prominent experts spoke about the future of the health system in Austria.
Vienna (OTS) – Prof. DI Dr. Reinhard Riedl (Bern University of Applied Sciences) and Lisa Holzgruber, MBA, MSc (rotable GmbH) met with great interest and was fully booked. In his welcome address, Riedl emphasized the “need to think through digitization to the end using concrete practical examples.”
Sword of Damocles demographics
Following on from the opening speeches, the keynotes started with the introduction to the four thematic blocks of the event, which yesterday and today are still being discussed in depth by the participants in numerous event points. dr Florian Moosbeckhofer, Head of the Innovation and Digitization Department at the WKO, warns in his keynote speech on the first program block “Intelligent Automation and Creative Digitization in Health Care” that our society is aging, which can result in problems such as a shortage of workers and ultimately a collapse in financing.
From provider to pensioner
“The healthcare system must move from being a provider to being a provider,” says Moosbeckhofer. “The health system in Austria is expensive, but we can come up with many international pioneering projects. We are currently gambling away this lead in innovation.” He goes on to say that although personalized precision medicine is the future, it is not possible without sensible use of data. He also gives an outlook on forward-looking developments – here too Austria is an innovation leader. For example, an Austrian start-up has developed a printer for bone and tissue replacement material that is already being used in hospitals around the world. Even tactile holograms are already possible. “How will AI change us? We should not only look at this in terms of risk, but also in terms of opportunity, without neglecting ethical considerations.”
ELGA is world class
private lecturer DI Dr. Günter Schreier, MSc (AIT) conducts research on data-driven healthcare. “Austrian companies are leaders in data privacy.” That should motivate us to exploit our gigantic data and knowledge potential: “Many countries envy us for ELGA, which is world class. But we have legal limits that make meaningful use impossible. One solution would be to switch from an opt-in to an opt-out, as others are doing.” It is also about making data from healthcare – de-identified – usable for research. “We need a national dHealth initiative.” Schreier also cites examples of DIGAS (digital health applications) that are already running successfully, such as the “heart mobile system” that accompanies heart failure. “Chronic diseases can be treated very well with such apps,” says Schreier.
Increase confidence in robotics
dr Rainer Hasenauer (WU Vienna) started with the sentence: “At PRAEVENIRE, implementation is a central category of thought and action.” He confirms the successful introduction of surgical robots in surgery, but there are still few satisfactory results in nursing. Overall, the trust index for robotics in healthcare is low. In fact, however, the reliability and quality of the DaVinci system, for example, is very high. “Education and enlightenment increase understanding and trust,” says Haslauer. Nursing and rehabilitation robots, so-called socially assistive robots, would relieve nursing staff and caring relatives – both physically and mentally. But much more research is needed to calibrate these systems optimally.
Legal certainty as an innovation engine
Univ.-Prof. dr Michael Mayrhofer (LIT Law Lab) leaves no doubt that the legal aspects of using robotics and especially AI must be thought through to the end and this will be an ongoing process. “Ethical principles must also be expressed in legal standards”, which also urgently requires quality assurance instruments. He is convinced that “legal certainty will not act as a brake, but rather as a driver of innovation – because a clear legal framework creates trust.” cannot create regulations that are actually finished when dealing with such complex issues. We have to consider whether we can move from classic legislation to practical testing and regulatory learning – otherwise we will end up with regulatory deficits with all the consequences.” Finally, he warns: “Developments towards self-regulation such as that of META are questionable because they lead to a privatization of the Come right.”
Safe in Cyber Space
Ing. Robert Scharinger, BSc, MSc (CIO Health Management in the Ministry for Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection) emphasizes the immense importance of the topic of cyber security in a digitized health care system in the topic block DIGITAL SECURITY AND RESILIENCE: “Cyber security is not a fun brake if it accidents prevented. Every hospital is a critical infrastructure.” That goes down to the smallest detail – pacemakers, for example, are already controlled digitally today. He concludes with the note “Cyber security is also a training task” for the citizens as well as the authorities. Therefore, the target control commission from the federal, state and local governments is currently developing a digitization strategy for the healthcare system. “Cyber security is an important part of that.”
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Ort: Seitenstetten Abbey, 3353 Seitenstetten, Lower Austria
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