John Gurnett is the General Manager UK & Europe at Innovaccer , a healthtechnology company with more than 50 health systems and hospitals . The company aims to advance innovation and digital transformation across healthcare .

Innovaccer has been rated as the # 1 Data and Analytics Platform by KLAS , a leading research organisation that recognises technology and service companies in its highly regarded yearly reports for excellence in improving healthcare . The health tech company has also been rated the # 1 population health technology platform by Black Book , another prestigious research organisation that bases its conclusions solely on client experience scores .

“ I find healthcare to be a fluid and everchanging industry , more than any other I have worked in ,” says Gurnett . “ When I started in healthcare twenty years ago , technology was just a ‘ nice to have ’. Today , most people accept that you can ’ t provide or improve healthcare without it .”

� JAPAN ’ S HEALTHCARE Japan is the top country in the world for healthcare , according to research by Radar Healthcare . Japan ’ s health-tech is credited for its 1st place position .

� IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES The implantable medical devices market is expected to soar – from breast implants to ICDs , pacemakers to dentures – advances in 3D printing have led to a new era of long-term medical solutions for a healthier population .

� CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT ( CDS ) Sepsis claims more lives each year than cancer . Clinical decision support ( CDS ) systems offer healthcare workers guidance in treating sepsis , helping them to identify suspected sepsis early and begin lifesaving treatment .

� OBESITY Obesity is expected to cost the global economy 3.3 % of GDP by 2060 , according to a study from the World Obesity Federation and RTI International .

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