Key Topics from the Conference:
Digitalizing Health Systems: The integration of electronic health records, telehealth, and AI-based decision support systems aims to improve efficiency in healthcare delivery.
Ethics and Data Security: Alongside digitalization, issues of patient privacy and data protection are expanding the scope of responsibilities for health managers.
Access and Equity: Telemedicine applications are improving access to healthcare in rural areas, underlining the importance of social justice in health services.
Personalized Medicine: Big data and genetic analysis are enabling individualized treatment plans, offering new opportunities for cost-effectiveness and resource planning in health management.
Digital Competencies of Health Professionals: For digital transformation to succeed, not only technology but also the training and adaptation of health professionals are considered critical.
What Does This Mean for Health Management?
Res. Asst. Semanur OKTAY from Istanbul Gelişim University’s Department of Health Management evaluated the conference from a health management perspective. OKTAY emphasized that digital transformation in healthcare institutions should not be seen merely as a technological investment, but also addressed through the lenses of ethics, cost, accessibility, and human resource management.
These developments highlight that, for students of the Department of Health Management, digital solutions offer opportunities to enhance quality and efficiency in the healthcare institutions they will manage in the future.
