Coming from a laggard position , Ireland ’ s healthcare system now has a rapid digital improvement trajectory steered by a unique leadership initiative
HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE
Coming from a laggard position , Ireland ’ s healthcare system now has a rapid digital improvement trajectory steered by a unique leadership initiative
The Irish Digital Health Leadership Steering Group ( IDHLSG ) is a community of over 65 Irish and international leaders ( clinicians , patients , CEOs , Academics , policy makers ) who have joined together to help lead the transformation of Ireland ’ s Health system through digital .
Recognising that the Health Service Executive , or HSE , as the Republic of Ireland ' s publicly funded healthcare system – which employs over 110,000 staff – and the Department of Health could not transform the health system on their own , a collaborative ecosystem-wide approach was created that has resulted in fast , cohesive and radical results .
Dr John Sheehan , radiology director at the Hermitage Clinic in Dublin and clinical vice-chair of the IDHLSG says : “ I really think aligned public private healthcare and health tech , med tech , big tech and industry working together is such an exciting opportunity with so many benefits ….. not reinventing the wheel , economies of scale etc … it completely gets you out of bed in the morning .”
In a country that has failed to deliver a national electronic health record in over a decade despite having an explicit strategy and the funding to do so , a unique , almost covert public / private collaboration has developed an architecture that could underpin the future digital health system of Ireland .
314 June 2022