SECTION 1 COVID-19 pandemic and preparedness for the future 1. Digital transformation of healthcare services during COVID-19: Exploring challenges of using telemedicine by patients with diabetes Fatemeh Mirasghari, Haleh Ayatollahi and Farnia Velayati 2. The use of big data for health system in handling COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia Ahmad Budi Setiawan, Ari Cahyo Nugroho, Kasmad Ariansyah, Amri Dunan and Bambang Mudjiyanto 3. Selecting of a computerized medical equipment management system for a network of public college hospitals Fernanda de Carvalho Vieira, Fotini Santos Toscas, Victor Hugo Batista Tsukahara and Ana Cristina Bottura Eboli SECTION 2 Education, healthcare workforce, and information technologies 4. Advancing healthcare digitalization through games and gamification in the Asia Brian Kee Mun Wong, Chin Ike Tan and Tatyana Bastrygina 5. Enhancing digital healthcare through gamification: Cyberpsychology advancements in the Asia Pacific Chin Ike Tan, Brian Kee Mun Wong and Andrew Campbell 6. The impact of hospitality service and facility on patient loyalty in a Gulf country Sevenpri Candra, Alex Syafei and Andri Yulianto Harde 7. Games and gamification of mental health Pragya Lodha, Ankita Gupta, Snehal Jog and Avinash DeSousa SECTION 3 Digital technologies, knowledge management, healthcare, and inclusion 8. Depression detection from wearables using machine learning techniques Rawan AlMakinah, M. Abdullah Canbaz and Abdulhamit Subasi 9. A decentralized architecture for Personal Health Records: enabling exchange and utilization of personal dental data Hugo Lebredo 10. Digital technology’s impact on knowledge management in the healthcare industry in the Middle East Saadat M. Alhashmi SECTION 4 Knowledge management, health data, and advanced data analytics for accelerating solutions in healthcare industry 11. Knowledge management, health data, and advanced data analytics to expedite solutions in the healthcare industry Saadat M. Alhashmi 12. Analysis of gene regulatory networks from gene expression using graph neural networks Hakan T. Otal, Abdulhamit Subasi, Furkan Kurt, M. Abdullah Canbaz and Yasin Uzun SECTION 5 National healthcare visions, priorities, and strategies in Asia--Pacific 13. E-catalogues: strategies for ensuring access to medicines as a vital component of universal health coverage Rini Sasanti Handayani, Harimat Hendarwan, Selma Siahaan, Telly Purnamasari, Mieska Despitasari, Aris Yulianto, Ahmad Budi Setiawan, Yuyun Yuniar, Nurhayati, Anton Suryatma, Amir Su’udi and Raharni 14. Ethical and legal considerations in digital healthcare ecosystems: The Malaysian experience Brian Kee Mun Wong, Mark Kiak Min Tan, Clarice Sze Wee Chua and Munita Kaur 15. Beyond healthcare: How Banyuwangi’s Bumil Risti program utilizes digitalization to empower rural communities Yanuar Farida Wismayanti, Dhian Kusumawardhani and Anugerah Yuka Asmara SECTION 6 National healthcare visions, priorities, and strategies in Europe 16. A methodological exploration of feature selection techniques to enhance AI-based predictive analytics in public health Ali Unlu, Pekka Hakkarainen, Karoliina Karjalainen, Tuukka Tammi and Abdulhamit Subasi 17. Harnessing digital twins and AI integration for enhanced disease prediction in the evolution of healthcare K. Indra Gandhi and N. Sai Prathyusha SECTION 7 Digital transformation of healthcare services and infrastructures in Asia--Pacific 18. Digital healthcare business ecosystems in the Asia Pacific: Transformative dynamics and strategic imperatives Brian Kee Mun Wong, Sivakumar Vengusamy and Gabriel Wei En Wee 19. Unlocking potential: Leveraging IT for technology-enhanced healthcare educationdA case study from Indonesia Inge Dhamanti SECTION 8 Digital transformation of healthcare services and infrastructures in Europe 20. Healthcare digitalization: Insights from Croatia’s experience and lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic Malesevic Anamaria and Cartolovni Anto 21. Blockchain revolution: Transforming digital health for a secure future Fatih Aydin and Cem Hakan Basaran SECTION 9 Implications for healthcare research agenda and policy 22. Digital transformations: A detailed examination of emerging solutions in the Asia--Pacific region Bader H. Shirah and Marwa O. Zakour 23. Preparing digital citizens for smart healthcare in the Asia--Pacific: Strategies, challenges, and opportunities Brian Kee Mun Wong, Mung Ling Voon and Foong Li Law 24. Telehealth evolution and policy response in Australia: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic Stefano Bruzzo-Gallardo, Mesfin G. Genie, Ryan Gallagher and Francesco Paolucci 25. Empowering age: Bridging the digital healthcare for older population Rista Fauziningtyas

Knowledge about best experiences, tools and solutions provided by IT to solve the global disruption caused the pandemic in societies, healthcare infrastructures and health workers as well as for preparedness for future pandemics and global disruption

Shows the urgent need to understand the potential of advanced IT for the healthcare sector Gives insight into the successes and failures during pandemics Exploits the potential of AI, big data, and knowledge management to provide better healthcare services and more digital inclusion of citizen Includes study cases in the field of IT and digital health during the pandemic and analyses lessons learned