The digitization of health data and the need for Digital Trust in HealthTech

Record date: 27 July 2023

The effective management of digital health data, including PHI, offers numerous benefits in terms of improving healthcare efficiency and flexibility. How can we build trust to enable this new era to be realized?

In this masterclass webinar, experts from the front line of clinical delivery, alongside those from key digital healthcare support technologies, and security and privacy specialists from BSI will come together to discuss the opportunities and challenges related to trust in digital health data management. The discussions will cover various aspects of building trust, and ultimately, will summarize the crucial next steps that all stakeholders can take to foster trust in this domain.

Record date: 7 September 2023

Against the backdrop of ongoing developments in privacy, security, and now artificial intelligence regulations worldwide, both challenges and opportunities arise. The HealthTech industry is well positioned to exploit these opportunities.

In this masterclass webinar, a panel of experts, including clinical, legal, and technical professionals, will delve into the key priorities that organizations should focus on to maximize benefits and mitigate risks in the face of these challenges. They will address the difficulties associated with establishing and upholding security and privacy measures within organizations that are both compliant with regulations and effective in practice, all while building trust among stakeholders.

Record date: 12 October 2023

The digital and information supply chain has emerged as a major vulnerability that cyber attackers have been exploiting with great success. Addressing this often-neglected aspect of the supply chain requires dedicated efforts, effective governance, and purposeful action-oriented activities.

In this masterclass webinar, our team of experts shifts their focus to providing practical and tactical guidance on how to design, construct, maintain, and demonstrate trust in your digital supply chain. This approach will aid in establishing trust among suppliers, partners, and customers by ensuring the efficient and compliant management of security and privacy protection measures.

David is responsible for BSI's portfolio of Digital Trust services across all Assurance business lines. He builds solutions for Digital Trust Assurance including cybersecurity, privacy, IT governance and risk, supply chain, data management and Artificial Intelligence (AI). He supports BSIs clients across the key sectors of Healthcare, Built Environment, Food, Transport and Mobility in the safe and effective adoption of disruptive digital technologies.

Conor oversees our global practice team of data protection and privacy professionals, along with an expert eDiscovery and digital forensics team. His teams support clients from across the world to meet the evolving challenges of privacy and data protection compliance. As an outsourced DPO, Conor and his team advise on complex operational and strategic privacy challenges. Conor supports BSI’s clients to embed privacy and data protection into the fabric of their operations in a proactive and pragmatic manner.

Paving the way for healthy futures through scaling digital trust solutions across the globe, Jeanne is passionate to work with key clients and industry partners to develop holistic solutions, strategies, and programs in digital health. She has worked with the MedTech and Life Sciences industry for over 15 years to accelerate client and healthcare ecosystem innovation, with the goal of improving patients’ and consumers’ quality of life.

Paving the way for healthy futures through scaling digital trust solutions across the globe, Jeanne is passionate to work with key clients and industry partners to develop holistic solutions, strategies, and programs in digital health. She has worked with the MedTech and Life Sciences industry for over 15 years to accelerate client and healthcare ecosystem innovation, with the goal of improving patients’ and consumers’ quality of life.

Andrew is Head of Clinical Innovation at Amazon Web Services and also the Director of Innovation at the UCL Centre for Digital Innovation powered by AWS. He is a physician by background with 20 years’ experience of working in the NHS. Over the past 15 years he has worked in a variety of Health Technology roles including on the UK National Programme for IT, BMJ, Hearst Health and DXC Technology. He helps healthcare organisations progress at all stages of their digital transformation journey. In his current role, he supports customers and partners to build healthcare solutions using AWS’ cloud services to improve patient experience and clinical outcomes.

Misty is a strategic, people-centric, and transformational coach and executive, offering extensive experience driving peak performance in companies and people. For this masterclass, Misty is sharing more about her specific experience as a senior executive during a set of fast-paced years at Apex HCM Technologies as VP of Sales, Account Management, and Implementation where she worked tirelessly to recover from an extreme ransomware attack which was to be followed by the unexpected shutdown of COVID-19. During this time, she focused on retaining as much of the client base as possible, rebuilding the new sales pipeline that was decimated, and rebuilding the sales team after facing 100% turnover.

Capitalizing on curiosity, Kristy spearheads innovation by leveraging market insights, consumer feedback and business intelligence to identify strategic product roadmaps that solve validated problems thus transforming the market. She has over 15 years’ experience contributing to biotech start-ups, which have excelled in their respective strategies. In her current role, she supports teams to embrace the “art of possible” in developing solutions current market challenges.

Ali is a highly skilled professional with expertise in information security, privacy management, governance, risk compliance, and audit. With over 15 years of industry experience, he has successfully led large-scale global teams and possesses a deep understanding of certifications such as ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 27017, HITRUST, PCI DSS, ISO 45001, ISO 45003, SOC 2, SOC 3, GxP compliances, and more.

Gerard is the Head of Health and a partner in Brown Jacobson, specialising in advising organisations in the health sector on their public law obligations and issues. His work covers interpreting statute, supporting system re-organisations, advising on governance, supporting health regulators, providing advice on information law matters and, when necessary, defending challenges to decisions made. He is also recognised as a lead inquiries lawyer for health public bodies.

Eilís McDonald is a commercial technology lawyer, specializing in data protection, privacy and cyber security. Eilís advises clients in the technology, industrial, financial services, life sciences and consumer goods sectors on a broad range of data protection matters including privacy governance, compliance frameworks and processes, ePrivacy and digital marketing, AI product launch and IT transformation. Eilís also advises on complex outsourcing and technology transactions mainly in the financial services sector. Eilís is qualified in Scots law and recently passed the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test examinations in Ireland. Eilís was recognised as a key lawyer in Data Protection in this year’s The Legal 500 (Legalease) Europe directory. She has coordinated the DLA Piper European Cookies Guide, has featured as a guest lecturer on the Law Society of Ireland’s Technology Diploma. Eilís co-leads the Dublin branch of DLA Piper's Leadership Alliance for Women network and is actively involved with campaigning and awareness raising in respect of gender equality in the legal profession.

Gerry Andrady serves as the CEO of Hatch, a healthcare technology company that specializes in patient coordination and system optimization. He started his career as a technology consultant for Deloitte Consulting, Bank of America and HCA, where he served in a variety of engineering, architecture, and operations roles. More recently, Gerry has held senior leadership roles at multiple Nashville-based startups including Qualifacts, Shareable Ink and Medalogix, which he co-founded as CTO and helped grow from initial launch to the leading predictive analytics company in the home health space. As Chief Technology Officer at ObjectiveGI (now ObjectiveHealth), Gerry joined the two co-founders in launching the company as the first hire and releasing the initial data-driven solution to identify ideal candidates for clinical trials based on EMR data.
Gerry graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a major in Economics and minor in Information Systems. Gerry lives in Nashville with his daughter Ainsley.

Odia Kagan is a Partner and Chair of GDPR Compliance & International Privacy Practice at Fox Rothschild LLP, a US national law firm. Odia has advised more than 200 companies of varying industries and sizes on compliance with data related regulation including: AI and biometrics regulation, GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other US data protection laws. With an emphasis on assessing future trends and a pragmatic, risk based approach, Odia provides clients with practical advice on how to design and implement their products and services in a compliant manner. Odia holds 3 law degrees, 5 bar admissions and 7 privacy certifications (CIPP/US/E, CIPM, CDPO, C-GDPR/P, FIP, PLS). 

Misty is a strategic, people-centric, and transformational coach and executive, offering extensive experience driving peak performance in companies and people. For this masterclass, Misty is sharing more about her specific experience as a senior executive during a set of fast-paced years at Apex HCM Technologies as VP of Sales, Account Management, and Implementation where she worked tirelessly to recover from an extreme ransomware attack which was to be followed by the unexpected shutdown of COVID-19. During this time, she focused on retaining as much of the client base as possible, rebuilding the new sales pipeline that was decimated, and rebuilding the sales team after facing 100% turnover.

Dr. Yasir Khan is a distinguished physician with over 20 years of expertise in health informatics. Based in the Middle East, he has held influential leadership roles in medium to large healthcare systems. Notably, he played a key advisory role in Qatar's E-health program and has since contributed his expertise to public health organizations in Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. Currently serving as Lead Physician Executive for Oracle Health (Middle East), Dr. Khan is a strong advocate of "informatics driven clinical excellence." His unique background in clinical training, software engineering, and a master's in health policy and economics has led to the development of award-winning programs with proven patient outcomes through information system (IS) transformations. Dr. Yasir Khan has a proven track record of enhancing quality healthcare delivery, safety, and efficiency through technology. His contributions have left an enduring impact on healthcare and informatics, making him a prominent figure in the field.