Conference Season Opens
By Dr. Nick van Terheyden aka Dr. Nick
Twitter: @drnic1
Host of Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist – #TheIncrementalist
This month’s episode of “News you can Use” on Healthcare NOW Radio features news from the month of November 2022.
As I did last month I am talking to Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners. This week we discuss the recent spate of conferences and some of the highlights and positives from the experiences.
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We both agree that in-person reconnecting is a big plus but there were some challenges with so many people coming back to overwhelm the conference organizers and their capacity. It also added a little strain to the risks with in-person meetings requiring a little more personal masking for me at least.
We discuss some of the focus on health equity and gender equality that did shine though and I mention a couple of highlights for me at the recent show from Caption Health and Eko Health – both of whom have taken an incremental approach to improve technology for healthcare. As we discuss the use of AI to allow greater access to technology and innovation in places where there is little or none.
The exhibit floors were large at HLTH and had seating in the corners in addition to the main stage seating at least 2,000 all within easy walking distance although distances remained large because of the overall size
We discuss the recent challenges at Twitter and while Craig sees a potential demise of the platform I am not convinced – but we have both set up accounts at Mastadon. My Mastodon Address is DrNick AND Craig is CraigJoseph.
Listen in to hear our discussion on the recent announcement by the Cleveland Clinic that they will be charging for myChart messages. As we explain it is never quite as simple as this and feels like yet another layer of complexity in the administrative and billing side of healthcare.
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About the Show
For years Dr. Nick van Terheyden aka Dr. Nick, has served as a voice on the impact of new technologies on healthcare, earning a reputation as a leading authority on where the future of medicine is going. Combining powers of observation and real world experience, Dr. Nick has seen many predictions come true and makes the case that innovations in healthcare can be accomplished incrementally, not just by moonshot events. Tune in to hear Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist and his guests discuss what the future of healthcare looks like, how we will get there, and what it will take to improve healthcare for all.
This article was originally published on the Dr. Nick – The Incrementalist blog and is republished here with permission.
