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GREATER AUSTIN: SPECIAL EVENT Tee off at TopGolf A TopGolf Tournament will raise funds to support initiatives throughout the Greater Austin region. t Baylor Scott & White, we’re physicians to make better decisions about dedicated to help patients Get their care. Better: better care to help them lead better, healthier lives. That’s why we’re investing in technology and innovation. Often, finding the best treatment or method Innovation Innovation is at the forefront of Over the next 10 years, Baylor Scott & cutting-edge medicine. At Baylor Scott & White will commit more than $200 million White, we embrace innovation to discover to advanced technology in the Austin new solutions to reduce preventable and region on items like: recurrent health problems. Over the next • Devices that will share patient data 10 years, we will commit more than $50 requires looking at challenges in with providers, such as wireless scales, million to assess and adopt innovations different ways and incorporating new fitness trackers, glucose monitoring that will yield the best outcomes for our technologies or standards of care. patches, and phone cases with built-in patients. Our plans include: Over the next 10 years, Baylor Scott & White will invest more than $250 blood pressure sensors. • Innovation lab space where • Virtual reality technology for use with researchers can develop new solutions million in technology and innovation in mental health patients to create a the Austin region. calming environment, and with surgical invite startup organizations to present patients to demonstrate at-home care solutions to a given issue Technology and prevent readmission. Advanced technology can make • Innovation Challenge program will • New medication workflows to assist • Telemedicine technology to help bring pharmacists with verification and health care not only safer and more expertise to patients when and where communication with patients, and efficient, but also more convenient and it’s most convenient for them, including increase patient compliance engaging for patients. Patients who E-visits, at-home otoscopes for children feel more involved in their own health care often make healthier choices, have fewer emergency room with frequent ear infections, and an We invite you to join us in this iRobot for highly specialized physicians investment by participating in our to visit in-patients across the region. inaugural TopGolf Tournament! visits, and collaborate with Thursday, October 17, 2019 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM TopGolf Austin Enjoy dinner, drinks, a silent auction, raffle drawing, and TopGolf’s signature fun! Click here for sponsorship packages and individual tickets 6 THE COMPASS / BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CENTRAL TEXAS FOUNDATION NEWS / FALL 2019