InterSystems Advances Borderless Healthcare with Leading Interoperability Technologies and Products
VCBeat has learned that the event is hosted by InterSystems, a global leading provider of healthcare information technology platforms, and supported by the China Hospital Information Management Association (CHIMA).2019 InterSystems China Healthcare Informatics SummitSuccessfully held in Beijing. Themed “The Fastest Path to Possible,” the summit aimed to explore the quickest route to accelerating success for healthcare institutions and partners amid the advancement of emerging technologies such as cloud computing, big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), and artificial intelligence (AI), thereby effectively unlocking infinite possibilities for the future.
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Wang Caiyou, Chairman of the Professional Committee on Information Management of the Chinese Hospital Association; Shen Jianfeng, Researcher and Medical Doctor serving as a Division-level Investigator in the Big Data Office of the Planning Department of the National Health Commission; Paul Grabscheid, Vice President of Strategic Planning at InterSystems; Gao Chuangui, Vice President of Inspur Group; Luciano Brustia (Lu Xialiang), General Manager of InterSystems Asia Pacific; Wang Lihua, Director of the Information Center at Beijing Friendship Hospital; and other distinguished guests jointly attended this summit.
Wang Caiyou, Chairman of the Professional Committee on Information Management of the Chinese Hospital Association, served as the moderator of this summit.
Opening Remarks by Luciano Brustia, General Manager of InterSystems Asia Pacific
Shen Jianfeng, Researcher and Medical Doctor serving as a Division-Level Inspector at the Big Data Office of the Department of Planning under the National Health Commission, delivered a speech titled “Strategies and Practices for Informatics Construction in Modern Hospitals.” He stated, “Against the backdrop of the new era characterized by ‘Healthy China’ and ‘Digital China,’ hospital informatics construction is becoming increasingly important. Emerging technologies such as the Internet, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, big data, and 5G provide robust technical support. Meanwhile, the modularization of industry systems, the intelligent transformation of medical services, and the mobilization of applications have significantly enhanced the overall user experience within the sector. As China’s hospitals have established a fundamental framework encompassing standards, functional technologies, data reporting, construction benchmarks, and application evaluations, future efforts must deepen advancements in clinical specialty applications, data governance, medical humanities support, cloud-based system migration, and mobile applications. These initiatives aim to infuse hospitals with greater human warmth, ensure stronger system support, and deliver an improved healthcare experience for patients.”
Shen Jianfeng, Researcher and Medical Doctor at the Big Data Office of the Department of Planning under the National Health Commission, Delivered a Keynote Speech
During this one-and-a-half-day summit, InterSystems showcased how to explore information-sharing-based healthcare innovation through its core product portfolio at the main forum, “Empowering Borderless Healthcare.” Two sub-forums—“Empowering Ultra-Fast Development” and “Empowering High-Quality Healthcare”—highlighted “the fastest development path with the InterSystems IRIS Data Platform” and demonstrated how InterSystems TrakCare empowers clinical practice and serves both providers and patients under the “patient-centric” philosophy. Together, these three forums provided a comprehensive interpretation of InterSystems’ vision for China’s healthcare informatization construction under the “Ultra-Fast · Limitless” concept, expressing the company’s commitment to working alongside Chinese partners and healthcare institutions to effectively accelerate the implementation of the Healthy China strategy.
Discussing InterSystems’ strategy and outlook in the healthcare industry, Paul Grabscheid, Vice President of Strategic Planning at InterSystems, pointed out in his keynote address: “With the continuous advancement of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, the way we use data has changed, and our approach to thinking about data is also evolving. Data interoperability and connectivity are driving the creation of a new generation of applications, thereby transforming how data is utilized. The true power of data lies in its capacity for education, predictive analytics, and enabling people to unlock greater value through data mining. A growing number of stakeholders recognize the importance of data in medical devices and leverage this data for everything from prediction to optimizing device usage. As professionals in the healthcare industry, we must harness the power of data to serve and help patients.”
Keynote Address by Paul Grabscheid, Vice President of Strategic Planning at InterSystems
Kathleen Aller, Marketing Director for the Healthcare Industry at InterSystems, delivered a presentation themed “Borderless Healthcare from a Global Perspective.” By sharing innovative case studies from around the world, she further elaborated on InterSystems’ practices in pioneering innovation, breaking down boundaries, and leveraging its technological advantages to truly deliver high-quality healthcare services to both patients and providers. In her speech, she stated, “We need to aggregate all health information, regardless of data format or source system, and create comprehensive patient records to ensure that healthcare professionals have access to all the information necessary for delivering high-quality care. For patients, this not only enables them to manage their own and their families’ health but also to connect with other healthcare institutions, thereby realizing borderless healthcare.”
Keynote Address by Kathleen Aller, Healthcare Industry Marketing Director at InterSystems)
How to effectively drive the sharing and value extraction of healthcare data through technological and model innovation has become one of the primary objectives of current medical informatization. The establishment of regional (provincial and prefecture-level) health and medical big data centers helps link and integrate various healthcare service systems within the region, enabling interoperability and sharing of diverse health and medical data, thereby offering numerous benefits.
In this regard, Gao Chuangui, Vice President of Inspur Group, which has just signed a cooperation agreement with InterSystems, stated in his summit speech: “In recent years, Inspur Group has fully transformed into a new type of internet company focused on “Cloud + Data + AI.” Leveraging its leading advantages in government cloud, big data technologies, and industry experience, the company is rapidly developing health and medical big data services, striving to become China’s leading platform service operator. Through in-depth cooperation with the government, Inspur is assisting provinces and cities such as Jinan (Shandong), Tianjin, and Inner Mongolia in building health and medical big data platforms. Under government authorization, it continuously aggregates regional data, breaks down information silos, and promotes the integration and sharing of various data resources. While ensuring data security, personal privacy, and regulatory compliance, Inspur collaborates with diverse ecosystem partners to develop big data and artificial intelligence services, unlocking data value. Adopting a “Platform + Ecosystem” model, it provides innovative internet-based medical and health services and value-added data platform services to governments, residents, enterprises, and medical institutions, thereby establishing a sustainable platform service operation model.
Inspur Group Vice President Gao Chuangui Delivers Keynote Address
In building future healthcare information systems, digital transformation is critical—only by redesigning processes, leveraging large datasets for analytics, and coordinating across the entire healthcare group can organizations increase output while reducing costs. InterSystems IRIS for Health was specifically developed to address the challenges of digital transformation in healthcare. Carlos Kühl Nogueira, General Manager of the InterSystems IRIS Data Platform, provided attendees with a detailed overview of innovative applications of the InterSystems IRIS Data Platform. “The InterSystems IRIS Data Platform can create new solutions supporting ‘Healthy China 2030,’” he stated during his presentation. “Interoperability is key to unlocking the value of healthcare data, and it also accelerates the development of next-generation applications. Take IRIS for Health as an example: it is built to help diverse healthcare institutions manage massive volumes of data, perform machine learning (ML)-based predictive analytics, and achieve seamless connectivity. It effectively provides the various technologies required to meet users’ interoperability needs, thereby enabling healthcare innovation.”
Keynote Address by Carlos Kühl Nogueira, General Manager of InterSystems IRIS Data Platform
In addition, Wang Lihua, Director of the Information Center at Beijing Friendship Hospital, and Gao Yajun from Gemflower Medical Group, along with other experts from renowned domestic medical institutions, delivered speeches on topics such as unified information architecture and the realization of data value. They engaged in sharing and discussions with attendees on hot issues including the current state of the healthcare sector, the opportunities and challenges faced, and digitalization initiatives.
“As a global leader in healthcare information technology, InterSystems has always regarded China as one of the most important strategic markets worldwide, and we will maintain unwavering confidence in the Chinese market,” said Lu Xialiang. “2019 marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, during which we witnessed tremendous achievements made by China in economy, technology, culture, and other fields. In the healthcare sector, we are committed to deepening our presence in the Chinese market, staying at the forefront of medical innovation, and pursuing boundless expansion. We aim to introduce globally leading technologies and concepts to China, collaborate with partners to actively pioneer innovations, and jointly advance the implementation of the ‘Healthy China’ national strategy, striving to make greater contributions to China’s future development.”