To me, biomedical and health informatics (BMHI) has always been an exciting field to work in, where I met excellent colleagues who are driven by the desire to improve health for all. BMHI is evolving rapidly, and new technological developments provide us with improved tools for better clinical problem solving and elicitation of new knowledge. New challenges arise all the time, whereof some challenges are solved by informatics, and some challenges (aka interoperability) seem to stay forever. Around the world, healthcare and health policy decision makers’ consciousness about informatics as a key enabler for the future of healthcare and healthcare research increases steadily. Nevertheless, I never experienced such an enormous pull for informatics solutions in the healthcare field as it has been this year, since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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