The topic of the meeting was AmCham’s recently published position paper on “Digital Transformation of Healthcare”.

Digital health solutions have the potential to make healthcare more equitable. However, it is important to keep in mind that digital health solutions should be adapted to the different needs and abilities of patients, not the other way around. Technology should not replace human contact in healthcare but should be a tool to improve the quality of healthcare for all patients, regardless of their socioeconomic conditions or geographic location.

After overview of the European Health Data Space and Croatian legislative framework in healthcare digitalization needing adjustment, AmCham representatives presented the importance of digital medication management and automation in healthcare institutions, active involvement of patients in measuring treatment outcomes and implementation of a preventive project. The importance of the education of healthcare professionals and patients on healthcare technologies as well as use of EU funds for the digital transformation of healthcare and the measurement of outcomes and the use of data was also discussed.

AmCham’s representatives at the meeting included Miroslav Šaban, member of the Board of Governors (Philips), Jurica Toth, Healthcare Committee Chair (Medtronic Adriatic) and Svjetlana Momčilović, Policy Manager.