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The consulting team assesses both patientexperience and care pathways, beyond just the historical role of selling medical devices to health care providers. To give you an example of this process, here’s one of my favorite examples of Philips’ design-ful approach in a health care setting.
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A couple of intriguing examples: Ali Health, part of Alibaba (the e-commerce giant), launched a free online clinic in locked-down Hubei (whose capital is Wuhan) where in five days, 100,000 patients received remote consultations.
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Existing relationships with healthcare vendors provide established systems with streamlined access to cutting-edge medicaltechnologies and supplies. These companies are attracting significant venture capital interest by addressing niche needs and integrating patientexperience considerations with clinical care.
“We” was a trio including Antoinette Thomas (@NurseTechExec1), Chief PatientExperience Officer with Microsoft, David Ryan (@DavidPRyan), former long-time Global Head of Intel’s Health/Life Science business; and, me.
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