When I think about digital health, I think about technology, data, population health, AI and innovation. But arriving at Hamilton’s Claudelands Events Centre for HiNZ (Health Informatics New Zealand) Digital Health Week, little did I know the central theme would be a resounding chorus of "people, people, people". As the Māori proverb goes, ‘He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata!’ (What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people!). In his insightful keynote, Brian Biggs, director of Auckland’s InterSystems, reminded us of this theme, stressing that digital transformation is so much more than just adapting our healthcare software.
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