Is Healthcare Ready for AI? Anne Snowden on the Global Digital Health Gap

Are we overhyping AI in healthcare before building the foundations? In this interview from the HIMSS Global Conference, Anne Snowden (Chief Scientific Research Officer, HIMSS) breaks down the latest data on global digital health maturity. We discuss why "Person-Enabled Health" is lagging, how countries like Germany are using data to transform their hospital systems, and why the shift from disease management to proactive prevention is the only way to save our healthcare economy. Topics covered: - The 4 dimensions of digital health transformation. - Why AI requires better data governance and interoperability. - Comparing digital progress in Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific. - The role of "Agentic AI" in supporting patients at home. Video: Newsletter:

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Is Healthcare Ready for AI? Anne Snowden on the Global Digital Health Gap is an episode from Faces of Digital Health by Tjasa Zajc.

This episode is 25:44 long.

This episode was published on Mar 10, 2026.

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