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title: 'Artur Olesch on the use of health data, European policy and book recommendations'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/artur-olesch-on-the-use-of-health-data-european-policy-and-book-recommendations'
show: 'Faces of Digital Health'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/faces-of-digital-health'
published: '2024-08-03'
audio: 'https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/DHT7127767538.mp3?updated=1723010822'
---

# Artur Olesch on the use of health data, European policy and book recommendations

## Summary

Artur Olesch is Berlin-based journalist specializing in digital health, the founder of aboutDigitalHealth.com, and the editor-in-chief of ICT&Health International. In this discussion, he shares his thoughts on the European legislation of healthtech, his thoughts on most intriguing books in tech and AI, and more.

His 3 book picks:

Ray Kurzweil - Singularity is nearer

Ethan Mollick - Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI

Philip E. Tetlock, Dan Gardner - Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction

Show notes:

03:00 About Ray Kurzweil - Singularity is nearer

10:00 Ethical use of healthcare data - how sharing is connected to democratic values

14:00 Data analytics and data use examples and inspiration

17:00 DiGA in the field: do doctors know it

18:45 Approach to behavioral health improvement and the role of digital

20:00 Book 2: Ethan Mollick - Intelligence

22:58 Predicting disease - yes or no?

26:00 Best insights from conference, top topic: ambient intelligence systems

35:00 Hopes and fears about the future of healthcare digitalization

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