Alongside patient advocacy groups, policy makers, and health tech entrepreneurs, this panel explored how health IT’s stakeholders are driving more informed, educated, and connected patients.

Miguel Cabrer is VP of Clinical Imaging & Collaboration at Best Doctors. At Health 2.0 Europe, he demonstrated the inter-consultation process and how the patient is engaged from the beginning to the end. Also collaboration environment are created to allow physicians to dicuss and share about clinical cases. All virtual and cloud based. The record collection process, connection with hospitals and remote services are also integrated.

Physicians and health professionals increasingly use web, mobile and social technologies to share medical information, teach medical students, and collaborate on research projects or patient cases. This session showcases platforms and tools that allow health professionals to tap into a global network of knowledge and ask second opinions from specialists across the globe.

BestDoctors brings physicians together to help and educate patients so they can find the right care and explore options when facing a medical decision. Eric, with a MBA and a specialization in health care, has worked for years with both pharmaceutical and healthcare companies to construct effective business and marketing strategies. He joined BestDoctors in 2011 and has since employed his knowledge of digital media to build brand awareness within the global medical community.