3t Healthcare Panel Discussion

On June 6, 2012, we had the privilege of hosting 3t Systems Healthcare Panel Discussion on "Executing Healthcare Strategies in an Unpredictable Future." The audience of fifty consisted of distinguished leaders in the healthcare industry and panelists from across the country included:
William Lindsey
Mark Rangell
Howard Diamond
Arlen Myers, MD

, President and CEO at Society of Physician Entrepreneurs. A practicing physician, Dr. Myers is also a professor at the University of Colorado Denver. Last year he was named by Modern Healthcare as one of the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives of 2011., Chairman and CEO of Aventura, a Denver-based software company focused on clinician workflow solutions for hospitals. Diamond has worked to improve healthcare by allowing the access of information when and where clinicians need it to make critical care decisions. , COO of Applied Pathways. Applied Pathways offers a cloud-based visual development platform for clinical innovation, quality management and process improvement in healthcare. , III, President of Lockton Benefits Group. Among his many accomplishments during his distinguished career is regular testimony before congress on healthcare reform. With all the combined years of knowledge and experience sitting on the panel, discussion moderator Jan Rutherford started with one, simple question, "What is right in healthcare today?" The question sparked a lively and insightful discourse on a variety of topics including government reform, consumerism, digital healthcare, data analytics, competing incentives in the payer system, challenges with medical education, caregivers altruism, and how technology is enabling positive changes in clinician workflow and patient care.
 
Through active participation, and practical perspectives from the panel, audience participants were able to gain practical perspectives across the healthcare continuum for executing their own healthcare strategies. The discussion kept coming back to one thing, and it was the answer all four gave to the first question of the day, "What is right in healthcare today?" The answer "The people." What makes healthcare unique is that the caregivers and others involved in the delivery of healthcare do so with the motivation to make a positive difference in the quality of others' lives.

While the entire discussion made plain that virtually every segment of healthcare needs to be interconnected, each panelist expressed a few primary aspirations: People need to take responsibility for their own health; technology needs to enhance, not hinder, clinical workflow; and future strategy needs to reflect the values of the people by which clinical and financial goals align.

And I have to agree. As a company, 3t Systems is optimistic that the solutions we provide our healthcare clients will enable efficient workflows and better patient care. We're committed to being part of what's right with healthcare today and tomorrow!

To join the discussion and be included in future events, please request to join the 3t Executive Healthcare Forum.

For additional perspectives and to enhance your healthcare knowledge, we recommend the following reading list based on Dr. Meyers' recommendations:
Herzlinger, Regina. Who Killed Healthcare? New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007.
Meyers, Arlen. The Life Science Innovation Roadmap. Moscow: Logos Press, 2008.
Topol, Eric. The Creative Destruction of Medicine. New York: Basic Books, 2012.