Health 2.0: Why I ’m (Freaking) Excited…and a (Bit) Concerned
By DAVE LEVIN, MD
The 2019 Health 2.0 conference just wrapped up
after several days of compelling presentations, panels, and networking. As in
the past, attendees were a cross section of the industry: providers, payers,
health IT (HIT) companies, investors, and others who are passionate about
innovation in healthcare.
Tech-enabled Services
One of the more refreshing themes of the
conference was an emphasis on how health IT can enable the delivery of
services. This is a welcome perspective as too often organizations believe that
simply deploying technology will solve their problems. In my 30+ years in
healthcare, I’ve never seen that work. What does work is careful attention to
the iron triad of people, process, and technology. Neglect one of these and you
will fall short of your goals. Framing opportunities as services that are
enabled and enhanced by technology helps us avoid the common pitfall of
believing “Tech = Solution” and forces us to account for process and people.
Provider Burn-out and Health IT
Several sessions focused on the impact
technology is having on end-users, especially clinicians. One session featured
a “reverse-pitch” where practicing physicians “pitched” to health IT experts on
the challenges they face, especially with EHRs, and what they need in
order to do their job and have a life. This was summed up elegantly by a
physician participant as, “Please make all the stupid sh*t stop!” There’s
increasing evidence that the ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Data Health 2.0 Health Tech Health Technology Start-Ups Burnout Datica Dave Levin health innovation Health IT tech-enabled services Source Type: blogs
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