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Companies Expand Partnership to Help Meet Customers’ Data Sovereignty and Interoperability Needs, and Align with Gaia-X Principles

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PARIS, France and PALO ALTO, Calif., USA (4 May 2022) - Atos and VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced an extension of the companies’ <a href="https://atos.net/en/about-us/partners-and-alliances/vmware" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">strategic partnership</a> by working to deliver an integrated set of capabilities to help speed up the development of “Data Spaces”. Data Spaces are platforms that allow for greater exchange, collaboration, and monetization of data between organizations or industries, independently of the underlying infrastructure, whilst enabling data sovereignty and interoperability.

With the VMware and Atos collaboration effort on Data Space development, the companies plan to deliver an integrated set of capabilities that help enable data and industry applications to be used and shared more strategically to boost national and regional digital economies. The expanded collaboration will deliver capabilities aligned to the <a href="https://www.gaia-x.eu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gaia-X</a> architecture and serve as a key enabler and booster of the Gaia-X initiative, which seeks to accelerate the exchange of data through new digital platforms that comply with common rules.

Atos and VMware plan to combine VMware’s multi-cloud and app modernization capabilities with the Atos cloud, as well as cybersecurity expertise and technology integration from Atos. The capabilities are designed to provide businesses and industries with the key building blocks to rapidly design, develop, deploy, better secure, and manage Data Spaces that are compliant with jurisdictional data governance requirements. Organizations can also utilize and monetize existing data to create machine learning and artificial intelligence services, and enable new industry-specific services for:

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“With a comprehensive set of data space capabilities from VMware and Atos, organisations will gain access to a viable and rapid way to more securely share, manage and monetize their data,” said Laurent Allard, Head of Sovereign Cloud EMEA, VMware. “Today’s world is multi-cloud. Aligned to the principles of Gaia-X, the suite of capabilities will be designed to deliver the interoperability, reversibility and security required for European businesses and industries to create value from data and drive their digital ambitions faster.”

“VMware and Atos are long-term partners and share a commitment to helping organisations drive value from data,” said Frédéric Malicki, CTO, Southern Europe, Atos.  “By supporting the acceleration of Data Space development and data sovereignty with the capabilities from VMware and Atos, we expect to give customers the tools to drive value not just from their own data, but also from federated data, collaboratively with partners and peers. Organizations can transform existing data into new services that, for example, could help farmers better predict the weather or human health organizations improve living conditions for the elderly with automated energy management.” 

The capabilities provided by VMware and Atos are expected to include:

These capabilities will be supported by the reversibility, interoperability, and portability VMware’s cloud partners deliver. With data hosted on a common peer-to-peer framework to ensure the compatibility of architecture between cloud providers, organisations can place their data with any of the participating cloud providers to take full advantage of the services they offer, while retaining the ability to move apps or federate data on other cloud provider platforms as required.

For more information on the VMware and Atos Data Space Development Suite please contact <a href="mailto:gaia-x@vmware.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">gaia-x@vmware.com</a>

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Atos is a global leader in digital transformation with 111,000 employees and annual revenue of c. € 11 billion. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high-performance computing, the Group provides tailored end-to-end solutions for all industries in 71 countries. A pioneer in decarbonization services and products, Atos is committed to a secure and decarbonized digital for its clients. Atos is an SE (Societas Europaea), listed on Euronext Paris and included in the CAC 40 ESG and Next 20 indexes. The <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=m1nofXTYD1NcguvRHtee6anbEw7WDHXH-ZnB559sOBGAT3tlWKIWLSlG-asSy-ZgwFpAIIXlyBmiz-UILfwnEkRHHl_moyNl7ZU15IqdMKA=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">purpose of Atos</a> is to help design the future of the information space. Its expertise and services support the development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural approach and contribute to the development of scientific and technological excellence. Across the world, the Group enables its customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live, work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information space.

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Today at the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, VMware will showcase the latest solutions to help healthcare organizations around the world enable smart, connected, patient-centered care in <a href="https://himss22.mapyourshow.com/8_0/exhibitor/exhibitor-details.cfm?exhid=21770">booth #2121</a>. VMware powers healthcare leaders like Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sentara and University Hospital Essen to build, run, manage, and better secure all apps across clouds.

“On the frontline of the pandemic, healthcare organizations have had to make tough decisions very quickly to maintain patient-centered care across the continuum,” said Enrique Estrada, senior director, healthcare industry solutions. “As CIOs and IT leaders continue to accelerate their digital transformation timelines, innovation is driving a new standard of care that extends beyond the four walls of a hospital system. We are helping our customers and partners along this journey and giving them the power to innovate faster and build resilient patient-centered operations on a trusted digital foundation.”

VMware Named Innovation Leader in Enterprise Health Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Service by Frost & Sullivan

VMware today announced it has been named an Innovation Leader in the Frost Radar™: Enterprise Health Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Service Providers by Frost and Sullivan. VMware was recognized for delivering a digital foundation that helps healthcare providers boost real-time, connected care with support for any health apps, from any device with anytime access to patient health data. The study credits VMware’s top position to the breadth of its product portfolio across cloud, apps, workspace and security, empowering care teams. 

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“The COVID-19 pandemic has shown healthcare organizations the importance of agility and business continuity,” said Dr. Rishi Pathak, industry principal-digital health transformation, Frost & Sullivan. “The cloud is more critical than ever in helping healthcare providers respond to the pandemic and prepare for future disruptions. VMware’s multi-cloud-focused strategy puts it in a strong position in the competitive enterprise health cloud industry to help providers and payers build resiliency and better, connected patient care.”

The Frost Radar is a robust analytical tool that evaluates companies across two key indices: their focus on continuous innovation and their ability to translate their innovations into consistent growth. Companies plotted on the Frost Radar are the leaders in the industry for growth and innovation, and instrumental in advancing the industry into the future.

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Improving Patient Outcomes with Innovation

More than ever before, innovation is at the heart of healthcare. Providers, care teams, and staff are now relying heavily on digital technologies to communicate, diagnose, treat, and stand-up new services at a moment’s notice. In January, VMware found that 93% of healthcare executives reported that their organization would pursue app modernization in the first half of 2022, with “increased deployment options” named as the leading driver behind this goal.1 Cloud and modern app strategies will continue to be driven by demands for high-quality care, and organizations are moving quickly to define cloud architecture, operations, security, and processes.

The focus on innovation is also being driven by the future of work. Healthcare organizations quickly transitioned to empower and scale remote care teams and staff. And the ‘work from anywhere’ model is expected to expand this year. More than half of healthcare executives (61%) expect that their hybrid workforce will grow in 2022 and 60% are investing in infrastructure capabilities to improve remote bandwidth issues.1 Additionally, 56% of healthcare executives are devising new work models and processes to support distributed teams, and 48% are rethinking security models for their changing workforce.1

As patient care expectations continue to evolve, VMware is helping healthcare organizations increase staff and clinician flexibility, efficiency, and response along with the improving the user experience. All on a trusted digital foundation that enables more secure access to patient data and clinical health systems from any device and location.

Healthcare Leaders Power Smart, Connected Patient-Centered Care with VMware

University Hospital Essen, today the largest hub-centric hospital in Germany’s Ruhr region, employing over 10,000 people and treating more than 300,000 patients a year.

“The kind of digitalized and personalized medicine everyone is calling for today would not be possible without a partner like VMware,” said Armin de Greiff, technical director, University Hospital Essen.

University Hospital Essen leverages VMware NSX, VMware Workspace ONE and VMware Cloud Foundation with Tanzu Kubernetes to better secure its critical infrastructure and enable innovative AI-driven activities in the hospital. For more on the University Hospital Essen innovation story, please visit: <a href="https://blogs.vmware.com/emea/en/2021/11/essen-university-hospital-becomes-digital-pioneer-with-vmware-by-its-side/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThanks%20to%20VMware%20Cloud%20Foundation,says%20de%20Greiff%2C%20summing%20up.">Essen University Hospital becomes digital pioneer – with VMware by its side</a>.

Sentara is an integrated, not-for-profit system of 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina.

“Our IT team at Sentara must quickly adapt to the changing healthcare industry, while ensuring critical technologies are always available,” said Matthew Douglas, chief enterprise architect, Sentara Healthcare. “With VMware, we are able to get data where patients and doctors need it, accelerate the time to diagnosis with customized apps and secure remote work.”

Sentara leverages VMware Horizon, VMware vSAN HCI and VMware NSX. For more on how VMware is innovating, visit: <a href="https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/sentara-healthcare-manages-demands-epic-ehr-remote-hosting">Sentara Healthcare manages demands of Epic EHR with remote hosting</a>.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides high-quality healthcare for the entire population of Gloucestershire.

“VMware Cloud Foundation provided the platform to enable home working during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Tim Mullan, IT Transformation Program Lead, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation. “We had over 2,000 staff logging on remotely each day, which was previously unthinkable.”

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust leverages VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware vSAN, VMware NSX Data Center and VMware vRealize Suite. To learn more about the migration to the cloud at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, visit: <a href="https://roi.roinnovation.com/Clients/vmware/77865.fil?response-content-disposition=inline%3bfilename%3d%22VMware-GloucestershireNHS-20Q4-EN-Summary.pdf%22&response-content-type=application%2fpdf&Expires=1646870806&Signature=kGLYokmBuVfGqbn08ps--fSicjWiU9smVasu7BKhZ~Q8AebHP1L~wPoRo7NVpDdxJuMvpuOENPjMoc6SvixpfbBl3DxlGjUNAYtDB8XBvMRNi8ZvlXoUPT~zZxb2oM3Re5cqYeOpK2QK3eWe7DZ-JO92VSE8b2HRW~DXl8pkOIGlI1GQ9Wu3C-LC0bVImenoQuRAxIs6btHqkr-y5TbsIC4oKCrlEB2ENFhV68CDWNiSNxdxBogCYjn6dSL9VI9XQsRIoHuuxmY~WDLe7OabFbPJOfwQRVXVP7RNqTiuoXYngDK924e2QxdPdgpIekSP1~IKAfJ62PvbwaAl3sfimw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJRMHILL4YKBTPPRQ">Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Migrates to the Cloud with VMware Cloud Foundation</a>.

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Enabling Patient-Centered Care through Partnerships

Through a strategic partner ecosystem, VMware is focused on delivering healthcare IT infrastructure that supports any application, any cloud, and any device. At HIMSS 2022, VMware will highlight its longstanding partnership with IGEL showcasing how the together they are helping improve the healthcare user experience. VMware and IGEL will feature the following joint customers in the VMware booth (#2121):

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For more information on the <a href="https://www.vmware.com/solutions/industry/healthcare-it-solutions.html">VMware solutions</a> being showcased during the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, please visit <a href="https://himss22.mapyourshow.com/8_0/exhibitor/exhibitor-details.cfm?exhid=21770">Booth #2121</a>, and follow <a href="https://twitter.com/VMwareHIT">@VMwareHIT</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/vmwarenews">@VMwareNews</a> for updates throughout the event.

Catch live recordings of <a href="https://www.thisweekhealth.com/">This Week in Health IT</a> with host Bill Russell in the VMware booth, Tuesday, March 15 at 11 a.m. ET and Wednesday, March 16 at 10 a.m. ET.

To learn more about how VMware is helping healthcare organizations innovate and transform, check out:

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VMware conducted online surveys with healthcare executives exploring recent trends. In January 2022, 97 global healthcare executives participated in the executive pulse survey. 

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VMware announced it has been named an Innovation Leader in the Frost Radar™: Enterprise Health Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Service Providers by Frost and Sullivan.

Today at the HIMSS 2022, VMware showcases the latest solutions to help healthcare organizations around the world enable smart, connected, patient-centered care. Learn more:

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To say we’re going through a “difficult time” is the understatement of the century. Thankfully, digital technologies and innovative service providers are helping us stay grounded during this tumultuous time.

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Shining a Light on Mental Health Struggles & Digital Services

In contrast to localized disasters, the pandemic has impacted nearly everyone in the world. And that collective experience has empowered people to voice feelings that typically go unshared. Emotions ranging from isolation and loneliness to anxiousness and worry.

Today, not only friends and family but increasingly business leaders, politicians and sports champions—of note, former McKinsey senior partner and former chief economic and business advisor to the California governor, <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare-systems-and-services/our-insights/mental-health-in-the-workplace-the-coming-revolution" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lenny Mendonca</a>, highly decorated Olympic swimmer <a href="https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-news/pages/shrm21-annual-conference-michael-phelps-mental-health.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Michael Phelps</a>, tennis star Naomi Osaka and gymnastic great Simone Biles—speak publicly about mental health.

“There has never been a time in our history where mental health has been so prominent as a part of the collective conversation as it is now,” said Dr. Joe Grasso, clinical psychologist and senior director of Workforce Mental Health at <a href="https://www.lyrahealth.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lyra Health</a>.

“And there is fortunately some silver lining to come from COVID-19 in the form of de-stigmatizing (the) mental health struggle,” Grasso said.

From Empathy to Widely Available Services

Discussion around <a href="https://news.vmware.com/dei/empathy-leadership-trait" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">empathy as a critical leadership skill</a> has risen. So, too, has action by company leaders to promote mental health benefits and get employees who want help, the care they need. When leaders address the subject, it gives others permission to join the conversation.

“The most powerful testimonials come from leaders who speak up and say, ‘I’ve used this benefit. I find it valuable because I also struggle.’ That really shifts a work culture,” said Dr. Grasso.

What successful people coming forward shows, Dr. Grasso found, is that “any of us might struggle, but all of us should consider mental health support from a professional.”

Although attitudes are changing, there are still both financial and physical boundaries employees seeking care must overcome:

“Both of these things can keep people from getting the care they need,” according to Dr. Grasso.

Companies like Lyra work hard to combat both concerns by teaming with organizations to offer mental health benefits to employees. And during COVID-19, this has included becoming even more digitally friendly.

Human-to-human connection is the foundation for quality mental health care. Technology can simplify the process of making connections and facilitating on-going care.

Machine learning in the Lyra platform, for example, complements a self-completed care questionnaire to help match people seeking support to a subset of providers that are a best possible fit. It then goes a step further to offer employees a way to connect with providers—virtually or in person.

“What Lyra is trying to do is enhance the care experience with technology; not replace that human relationship,” according to Dr. Grasso.

Hands-on approaches also are helping people heal and thrive. Husband and wife Joanie and Scott Kriens established the <a href="https://www.1440foundation.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">1440 Foundation</a> and 1440 Multiversity as a way of creating hope for living well.

Yet the idea’s seed was planted much earlier. During Scott’s tenure as chairman and CEO of Juniper Networks, his father passed away, “bringing to light the question of what really matters,” Kriens said.

Today, the 1440 Foundation helps people connect their passions and life’s work—in real, practical, felt experiences that people can carry back with them into the world.

“There is great beauty in being of service others,” Kriens said. “Yet I’ve learned that in service to others, it will be best done by also doing that which one is passionate about themselves.”

One of those areas for him is technology. During the pandemic, technology—even digital face-to-face communication—has proven critical for basic exchanges of information, he said. “Yet, it has also exposed the difference between that and what it means to share in-person energy. And when we do, don’t waste it,” he continued.

<a href="https://soundcloud.com/pop-culture-tech-podcast/24-heart-mind-soul" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tune into the “Heart, Mind, Soul” episode</a> of the Pop Culture Tech podcast for more insights.

Listen to the Pop Culture Tech wellness episode, featuring insights from Joe Grasso of Lyra Health and Scott Kriens of the 1440 Foundation.

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It’s no surprise that COVID-19 changed—and accelerated—most organizations’ IT plans. As a result, technology executives are increasing their investments in digital technologies. They’re also speeding up what were once multi-year technology plans.
Conducted by MIT Technology Review Insights in association with VMware, <a href="https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/microsites/cio-vantage/vmware-global-mit-executive-study.pdf">Digital Acceleration in the Time of Coronavirus</a>1 reveals how technology strategy contributed to business resiliency and growth. The survey showed that companies ahead of the digital curve were best positioned for success at the onset of the pandemic and in the uncertain times ahead.
In one of the first signs of changing priorities resulting from the crisis, companies quickly shifted to accommodate a surge in the remote workforce. Before COVID-19, on average, only 8% of workforces regularly worked remotely. During the pandemic, this shot up to an average of 27%.
Globally, 75% of respondents believe digital transformation efforts were accelerated by the pandemic. One-third anticipate budget increases for digital investments. Now, IT teams plan to address the shortcomings exposed during the pandemic by prioritizing:
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<li>Cloud.</li>
<li>Modern apps and infrastructure.</li>
<li>Cybersecurity.</li>
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For many, COVID-19 challenged existing business continuity plans. Nearly two-thirds (63%) indicate they had business-continuity plans in place prior to the crisis. However, for many, these were oriented toward traditional disaster recovery. Fewer than half (46%) felt their plans were effective when attempting to cope with the shutdowns.
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<h2>Global Industry Priorities</h2>
Industry-specific themes also emerged across regions. Removing decades-long barriers, healthcare—more than any other industry—is accelerating digital transformation in response to COVID-19. In financial services, there’s evidence that mobile applications are becoming the foremost destination for customer service. Nearly all surveyed financial services leaders (98%) said they’re increasing or maintaining focus on digital-first customer experiences within applications.
<h3>Healthcare</h3>
More than half of healthcare organizations surveyed (51%) are increasing patient experience investments. The most critical is telehealth services worldwide, filling a much-needed gap in serving healthy populations as they care for the sick. Popular solutions include virtual desktops and wearables that can enhance care provider engagement and patient outcomes. To learn more, read the <a href="http://blogs.vmware.com/industry-solutions/2020/12/15/mit-technology-review-8-trends-shaping-health-it/">healthcare insights blog</a>.
<h3>Financial Services</h3>
Almost two-thirds of financial services organizations (65%) said they’ve expanded agile practices and continuous delivery (CD) methods in response to new modern app demands. Securing those apps is also being prioritized. More than half (53%) instituted “secure-by-design” application development. Both initiatives are critical to enabling apps to become the main customer experience destination for banking services. To learn more, read the <a href="https://blogs.vmware.com/industry-solutions/2020/12/15/mit-technology-review-impact-of-digital-investments-on-financial-services-organizations-throughout-pandemic/">financial services insights blog</a>.
<h3>Government</h3>
For government leaders, the number one priority and challenge is protecting against cyberattacks and securing data and information. Close to half of respondents indicate they’re allocating a “significant” share (defined as more than 25%) of their IT budgets to security and threat management.
Many are choosing solutions that build in security, rather than bolt it on, from data centers to multi-cloud and endpoint devices. At the same time, agencies increasingly look to boost agility and efficiency with public cloud and FedRamp Authorized cloud services that power and secure enterprise infrastructure and apps. To learn more, read the <a href="http://blogs.vmware.com/industry-solutions/2020/12/15/mit-technology-review-8-government-it-trends/">government insights blog</a>. 
<h3>Telecommunications Providers</h3>
Services delivered across networks will drive a more fully connected world. Telecommunications providers are enabling customers across all industries to reimagine application development and delivery. To help consumers and enterprises alike realize the potential of 5G, telco providers must first continue to invest in their own digital transformation—from core to edge.
<h3>Retail</h3>
During the pandemic, distributed work capabilities quickly turned into business continuity must-haves. When asked about the greatest employee experience challenge, most retail leaders cited providing employees with the physical equipment necessary to be productive remotely. This includes capabilities provided by the combination of personal devices and secure digital workspaces.
<h3>Manufacturing</h3>
Nearly three-quarters of manufacturing IT and business technology decision makers (73%) placed employee efficiency and workflow automation as the highest priorities. By achieving efficiency gains through modernizing infrastructure, cost-conscious manufacturers can keep improving IT operations.
<h2>Becoming Future Ready</h2>
COVID-19 work-from-home orders and shutdowns provided sudden, dramatic proof of the value of digital technologies. Now facing new business pressures, new enterprise technology priorities are emerging.
Future-ready organizations possess technologies that are highly flexible and capable of supporting remote operations and distributed workforces. And in these uncertain times, these enterprises are best positioned to succeed.
To learn more, download “Digital Acceleration in the Time of Coronavirus”:
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<li><a href="https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/microsites/cio-vantage/vmware-digital-acceleration-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-north-america.pdf">Outlook North America</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/microsites/cio-vantage/vmware-digital-acceleration-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-europe.pdf">Outlook Europe</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/microsites/cio-vantage/vmware-digital-acceleration-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-asia-pacific.pdf">Outlook Asia-Pacific</a></li>
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And be sure to check out the <a href="https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/microsites/cio-vantage/vmware-global-mit-executive-study.pdf">Top 10 Trends Shaping IT Resilience</a> for a roundup of the most salient global insights from the study.
1. Global survey of 600 C-level and IT executives, as well as in-depth interviews from public- and private-sector organizations in three regions—Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America—conducted between June-August 2020.

Global report shows that IT organizations with an existing digital-first operating model proved to be best-prepared for disruption. Explore the findings.

IT organizations with an existing digital-first operating model proved to be best-prepared for disruption. Explore the findings.

Global Survey Ties Digital Investments to Growth, Business Resiliency

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Survey Ties Digital Investments to COVID-19 Business Resiliency, Growth

Mark Hutchinson knew he was taking on a big challenge when he joined Gloucestershire NHS Trust in 2018. IT infrastructure was in desperate need of modernization. Six-year-old PCs without anti-virus protection and 16-year-old networking equipment were commonplace. At the same time, IT budgets were limited as the Trust addressed significant financial debt.
<div id="attachment_23432" style="width: 2570px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://news.vmware.com/c/agents-of-change/"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-23432" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-23432 size-full" src="https://news-editor.vmware.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AoC-Quote-Card-Gloucestershire-Hospitals-NHS-meme-1-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1340" srcset="https://news-editor.vmware.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AoC-Quote-Card-Gloucestershire-Hospitals-NHS-meme-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://news-editor.vmware.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AoC-Quote-Card-Gloucestershire-Hospitals-NHS-meme-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https://news-editor.vmware.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AoC-Quote-Card-Gloucestershire-Hospitals-NHS-meme-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https://news-editor.vmware.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AoC-Quote-Card-Gloucestershire-Hospitals-NHS-meme-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w, https://news-editor.vmware.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AoC-Quote-Card-Gloucestershire-Hospitals-NHS-meme-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536,804 1536w, https://news-editor.vmware.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AoC-Quote-Card-Gloucestershire-Hospitals-NHS-meme-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048,1072 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a>VMware’s <a href="https://news.vmware.com/c/agents-of-change/">Agents of Change</a> initiative celebrates technology leaders who challenge the status quo. By harnessing the power of digital transformation, they create unlimited possibilities for their businesses. Here’s the next leader in the Agents of Change series: Mark Hutchinson, chief digital and information officer at Gloucestershire NHS Trust.</div>
<h2>Proven Ability to Drive Change</h2>
Appointing Hutchinson as chief digital and information officer was a smart move. With two decades of experience in the NHS, he’s proven his ability to bring about significant transformation. He set up the first telemedicine service in England. Then, he set up Salford Royal NHS Trust’s electronic patient records system in 2013, earning it recognition as the NHS’s most digitally mature hospital.
“When I arrived at Gloucestershire NHS Trust, we had a myriad of problems,” Hutchinson said. “We quickly put in place an ambitious five-year plan to address the digital deficit and bring about improvements for our clinicians and patients.”
<h2>Justifying Digital Investments</h2>
With the Trust under financial strain, technology investments underwent close scrutiny.
“Healthcare is getting more expensive over time, and hospitals need to treat more people. So when it comes to spending, the focus is quite rightly on patient care. Every time we invest in digital solutions, it’s seen in the context of the cost of a doctor or nurse on a ward. So, it’s really important to engage with clinicians and to engage with the board to ensure a shared understanding of how these investments will create tangible improvements in patient care—from both a quality perspective and also the financial benefit it will bring,” he said.
A key part of Hutchinson’s strategy was rolling out an electronic patient records system. Clinicians can now securely access patient records from anywhere and from any device. This innovation gives staff more time to focus on patient care.
“I think this job is the best in the hospital,” he said. “I have powerful digital tools that have the capability to make care better for every patient every day. For so many people working in a hospital, their day is consumed with patient care. To be somebody who can focus on imagining a different future and then make it happen for the clinical teams is really exciting.”
 
COVID-19 Accelerates Change
Like healthcare organizations across the world, the COVID-19 pandemic increased pressure. And hospitals rallied to the cause.
“The pandemic has been a phenomenally, powerful agent for change. In some cases, we did nine months of work in nine days in order to get people working from home, for example, enabling clinicians to be at home providing care to patients, who are also at home,” Hutchinson said. “Digital solutions that would have taken us years to persuade people to use are now commonplace. It’s really brought about change at a much faster pace than ever before.”
The organization also has a culture of constant improvement and innovation. Examples include its Quality Improvement Academy and recruiting talent from outside the industry to bring new perspectives. Hutchinson also believes successful transformation comes down to leadership.
“Constantly encouraging teams to look for ways in which they can improve the service they provide is really important. In an organization of 8,000 people, if everybody just spends a small proportion of their week looking for small improvements, we can make really big changes together,” he said.
When asked about the secret to leading big, successful digital transformation initiatives, Hutchinson points to three factors.
“You need technical solutions that you are really confident in. You need clinicians who are willing to champion change. And you need enthusiastic people in your digital team who will really push and drive the best solutions possible,” he said.

This article is the latest in the Agents of Change series, a look at how technology leaders challenge the status quo to discover new possibilities for their organizations.

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The CD&IO at Gloucestershire NHS Trust on the importance of building a shared vision with clinicians and the board.

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How American Hospital Dubai’s agile response to the COVID-19 pandemic helped saved lives—and the innovative healthcare IT that made it all possible.

Tourism fuels much of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) economy. The federation of seven emirates in the Middle East is well known for its <a href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/dubai-best-beaches/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ultra-luxury beaches</a> and bustling commerce. Recently, the emirate of Dubai <a href="https://gulfnews.com/business/tourism/dubai-ranked-9th-globally-in-cities-with-highest-hotel-rooms-1.2000521" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ranked ninth globally</a> in a list of cities with the largest number of hotel rooms—more than 100,000 rooms housing more than <a href="https://www.globalmediainsight.com/blog/dubai-tourism-statistics/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">16 million</a> international visitors a year.

That was before COVID-19. As the pandemic accelerated around the globe, hospital beds filled, instead.

<a href="https://www.ahdubai.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">American Hospital Dubai</a> would soon be challenged by shortages of medical staff, personal protective equipment (PPE) and space. Owning both healthcare and hospitality real estate in Dubai, the Mohamed and Obaid Al Mulla Group had an opportunity to improve lives and health outcomes by reimagining its resources.

To support its community during the global health crisis, the group quickly converted a hotel into a hospital. Not in a year or a few months—but in 72 hours.

This decision would prove lifesaving in the care of some of the more than 91,000 people in the UAE that tested positive for COVID-19.

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Like many other countries, the UAE moved as quickly as it could to enforce strict measures on its 10 million residents—nearly three in 10 of whom live in the emirate of Dubai—to curb the spread of COVID-19. Dubai locked down all tourism for a month and established an evening curfew. Still, the outbreak kept coming and continued to infect citizens.

“Every day is an unknown,” explains Ahmad Yahya, chief information officer at American Hospital Dubai in the UAE.

To meet its own high-quality standards and patient expectations, the healthcare organization quickly got to work. They rapidly transformed a hotel into a full-service field hospital to treat COVID-19 patients. A tall order—but achievable—because of its ownership group’s commitment to both corporate social responsibility and modern IT.

Being agile—in mindsets, performance and actions—was critical to the aggressive plan. And digital technology would make all the difference.

Infrastructure security, reliability and performance were top of mind as IT readied the new facility. Yet, hospital staff had to deal with supply-chain interruptions. This challenge proved significant. Peaks in short-term demand for devices and IT hardware revealed international logistics breakdowns.

“We had to source hardware from different suppliers, purchasing channels and reallocate hardware and equipment from our satellite clinics,” explains Yahya.

As resources arrived, American Hospital Dubai quickly worked to “secure the hotel’s network, extend our main campus network to the facility and insure proper remote access was provided to clinical and admin staff,” <a href="https://blogs.vmware.com/emea/en/2020/04/cio-ahmad-yahya-on-how-covid-19-has-changed-it-priorities-at-american-hospital-dubai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Yahya says</a>.

The team bolstered IT security measures, too. They needed to quickly minimize the exposure of patient data at a much higher standard than guest room security needs. That included reconfiguring the network, implementing firewalls and securing the computing environment to extend the hospital’s main campus network to the field hospital.

The healthcare organization benefitted from the seamless access and agility enabled by its software-defined digital foundation. “<a href="https://www.vmware.com/products/hyper-converged-infrastructure.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hyper-converged infrastructure</a> is the key to faster time to market and really helps us in our next phase of deployment or transformation,” says Yahya.

At the same time, UAE became an active member of the <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/a-live-digital-platform-behind-the-scenes-for-more-effective-and-transparent-country-response" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">World Health Organization’s (WHO) Partners Platform</a> in response to COVID-19. It was one of the first in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to upload its response plan.

The WHO Partners Platform is a source for all countries to:

The end result is greater transparency than the world had during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak.

Patients in need keep doctors, nurses and staff persevering through challenges.

One patient, in particular, stands out for Semeh Abu Arqoub, the hospital’s chief nursing officer. The patient spent three months at American Hospital Dubai fighting COVID-19—two months in the ICU, one month on another floor. Now, he’s fully recovered and back home with his family.

“After discharge, he said, ‘First, I have to pass by the ICU team.’ And he gave them a big thank you. And they were so happy to see him again. That makes you feel proud of what your team can accomplish,” Abu Arqoub says.

Beyond the field hospital, American Hospital Dubai strengthened its remote-work capabilities for non-essential employees in the call center, finance and HR. The organization launched new telehealth services months earlier than expected to continue to meet the needs of its healthy populations.

It was all possible because of American Hospital Dubai’s digital transformation journey—with Yahya as a key <a href="https://www.news.vmware.com/hospital-cio-reprioritizing-in-pandemic/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">change agent and champion</a>.

Setting up a field hospital in 72 hours is no small feat. And Yahya calls the effort “a really good testament to where technology really lends itself for the good of not only the city, but for the country.”

“Across the healthcare industry, the adoption of digital technology has been hugely accelerated as hospitals and healthcare authorities scrambled to deal with COVID-19,” Yahya recently told <a href="https://www.intelligentcio.com/me/2020/05/19/american-hospital-dubai-cio-on-coping-with-covid-19/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Intelligent CIO</a>. “The pivot to digital that we’re seeing is not going to stop. And these digital investments will support the transformation of medical services in the future.”

Talking about future plans, Yahya describes investing in a private clinical cloud to serve as a care institution for nearby healthcare organizations and engaging with management about revenue opportunities. Specifically, American Hospital Dubai is working with VMware to build a private cloud. The shared IT service platform will serve both the hospital and the Mohammad Obaid Al-Mulla Group.

“Within the hospital, we currently have silos of IT, for example, in bio-medical engineering and facilities management. But, migrating everything to one common platform will bring lots of benefits,” he says.

The vision is to use VMware vRealize to manage the private cloud, so he and his team “can automate a lot of IT infrastructure management, improve the ongoing management of provisioned resources and understand the consumption of resources by end users.” With a complete digital platform in place, new healthcare services will be easier to roll out, faster.

“The current situation should be an eye-opener to executive management, highlighting the need to invest more in technology,” he says. “The fact that hospitals like American Hospital Dubai have been able to adapt right away should really validate some of the business cases for the investments put forward to them.”

American Hospital Dubai rapidly responded to COVID-19 with a field hospital, remote work and telehealth services.

Digital Transformation Readies American Hospital Dubai for COVID-19

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With high transmissibility, COVID-19 indefinitely alters the way we live. Fortunately, hospitals and healthcare systems are using innovative technology to save lives.

Hospitals and healthcare systems across the world stepped up as heroes to support their communities through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hospital workers acted fast to save lives and control the outbreak. Health system leaders deployed rapid response and business continuity plans. Practitioners implemented non-contact methods of patient care during shelter-in-place orders. Radiologists and other hospital personnel transitioned to working at home, enabling first-responders with the support and information they needed in real-time.

Three threads tie all these efforts together: humanitarian commitment, agile mindsets and digital innovation.

When the pandemic reached the United Arab Emirates, American Hospital Dubai had to rapidly switch to three key priorities:

Using Technology to Track a Health Crisis

Digital health technology can facilitate pandemic strategy and response in ways that are difficult to achieve manually. Countries, such as South Korea, integrated digital technology into government-coordinated containment and mitigation processes, including:

These capabilities could help with the early flattening of their incidence curves.

The need to track COVID-19 transmission fueled global digital innovation.

One thing is clear: Patients want greater personalization in their care. During the pandemic, this is more true than ever.

Patients are looking for the same easy, remote and intuitive access to healthcare that they get from their shopping and banking experiences. This “consumerization” of healthcare drives hospitals, clinics and physician practices to find new ways to build processes and procedures around patient needs rather than traditional healthcare delivery methods.

Case Study: Braunschweig Municipal Hospital

“A hospital CIO must always remember that the primary job of the hospital is to improve the health of a patient,” says Norman Lüttgerding, CIO of Braunschweig Municipal Hospital. “Any changes the IT team makes to processes must benefit the clinician and the patient. That means we need to really understand what our clinicians do and ensure we enable them—not hinder them. This is what I mean by less technology and more humanity.”

In a time when the very safety of patients and hospital staff depends on social distancing, digital technologies are vital. One of the major trends in healthcare technology is the “digital clinical workspace.”

Digital clinical workspaces provide secure, simple access to patient information on the right device for the right task at the right time. The technology helps unify user, desktop and mobile access management for higher productivity and lower operational costs. It also helps clinicians improve healthcare outcomes across the care continuum, helping them focus on the patient—not the technology.

Case Study: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Like others in the healthcare space, Gloucestershire wants to accelerate its digital transformation. The proliferation of mobile devices, Wi-Fi-enabled medical equipment and seamless connectivity across multiple sites has the power to completely transform the way the trust delivers care.

This is not digital transformation for transformation’s sake. There are three business objectives to the program. Gloucestershire wants to improve business continuity, provide services to other healthcare providers in the region and make it faster to deploy or scale-up new digital services. Digital transformation will create a more connected, robust and dynamic healthcare environment. Now, these goals have accelerated due to rapid changes in global health needs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

<a href="https://blogs.vmware.com/emea/en/2020/07/accelerating-the-digital-transformation-of-uk-healthcare/">Read the full story</a>.

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