Artificial intelligence, virtual and patient-centric care were among the big topics for industry leaders in health care last week.
Three from Sanford Health joined other industry experts to discuss how the business of health care is meeting the future of technology Feb. 22 to 25 at ViVE in Los Angeles, California.
Dave Newman, M.D., chief medical officer of virtual care at Sanford Health, Brian Hoerneman, M.D., president and CEO of Sanford Health Marshfield, and Brad Reimer, chief information officer at Sanford Health, helped lead a series of panels and presentations during the event.
There was a lot to be optimistic about.
“I feel like for the first time in my 20-year career, things are getting better, not only for patients but for providers,” Dr. Newman told Sanford Health News.
“Through ambient listening, doctors are going home sooner because they don’t have the burden of writing notes. My patients can walk across the street [to a satellite clinic] and get high-value subspecialty care [remotely] instead of driving hundreds of miles. We’re at an inflection point where not only are outcomes getting better for patients, but the experience that they’re having is also getting better.”
Nearly a year after Sanford Health combined with Marshfield Clinic Health System, Dr. Hoerneman shared how the partnership has expanded access, strengthened recruitment and retention, and accelerated financial turnaround.
Nearly a year after Marshfield Clinic Health System combined with Sanford Health, Dr. Hoerneman shares how this partnership has improved access to rural communities, strengthened recruitment and supported long-term sustainability.
“I think the demonstration of our two organizations coming together is really a replicable model that can be expanded, that others can take advantage of as partnering to be able to expand that access, to develop programs together and spread out some of those costs.”
Technology is a huge driver advancing patient-centric care. That’s especially true for interoperability, a term for different systems working together to improve efficiency, decision making and user experience.
“When we’re thinking about quality outcomes, especially with value-based care, it’s important to have that full breadth of information for the patient so we can be as proactive as we can for their health,” Reimer said.
“These conversations are super valuable to the future of rural care and the transformation that we know needs to happen over the coming years. There’s a lot we can bring home and apply to Sanford, put towards our strategy over the next three to five years.”
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Posted In Leadership in Health Care, Rural Health, Virtual Care
