consumers and providers alike, health care, delivered with the right balance of
systems need to transform into digitally humanity, compassion, expertise, analytics
savvy, tech-enabled businesses, or risk and technology, are vital in providing a
being left behind. personalized healthcare experience that
Ultimately, he said we want to meet
builds trust and confidence.
people where they are—making it simple
for patients to connect with their health Lastly, Steve Jobs reminded us of our
Letter from
the President provider by using their communication humanness, writing the following before
method of choice—whether online, by he succumbed to pancreatic cancer
phone or mobile app. By engaging early, in 2011. With all due respect to my many
often and over time, we build trust and physician friends…
At our February advisory board meeting, healthy and get on the right care path. “The best six doctors in the world
we were fortunate to get an overview Additionally, he suggested that artificial are sunlight, rest, exercise, diet,
of some of the exciting technological intelligence has the potential to accelerate self-confidence, and friends.
changes underway in healthcare from a provider’s ability to identify, diagnose Nick Reddy, the chief digital officer at and treat high-risk patients.
influence people to take the steps to stay
Maintain them in all stages
Partnering tech-enabled medical
Baylor Scott & White Health.
He reminded us that with products
and enjoy a healthy life.”
solutions with healthcare providers
and services like telemedicine, electronic allows for a step-wise improvement that
health records and wearables on the rise, will deliver value for the patient and the
the healthcare workforce must develop healthcare system for years to come—
and deploy new skill sets and products and can allow caregivers to better deliver
that address both the industry’s escalating efficient care, when and where our
digital capabilities and its move toward patients need it.
value-based care. As these technologies
become more widely available to
Rowland K. Robinson
We at Baylor Scott & White Health
President, Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation
are reminded daily that new models of
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