Richard Corbridge, first Chief Information Officer of the Health Service Executive (HSE) and CEO of the newly created eHealth Ireland, discusses Ireland’s ambitious plan to construct a new digital health fabric for the country, its nine-year strategy with the aim of achieving something tangible each year, his plans for dealing with privacy concerns, and his thoughts on the role of the CIO.
You were brought in to set up Ireland’s digital health infrastructure at the HSE. Can you first introduce yourself to our international audience?
"Fundamentally, we wanted to be sure that the e-health agenda was clinician-driven rather than technology-driven."
