Healthcare’s Shift From Competition to Collaboration
In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare environment, health systems and hospitals are setting aside their competitive aspirations to join forces for innovation. Faced with the challenges of expensive technologies and limited budgets, many forward-thinking organizations are finding value in collaboration.
As healthcare innovation becomes a complex arena demanding significant resources, organizations like Providence, Novant Health, Baylor Scott & White Health, and Memorial Hermann Health System have launched Longitude Health. This initiative aims to transform business models, enhance health system performance, and empower healthier futures.
Sara Vaezy, Providence’s chief strategy and digital officer, emphasizes the necessity of partnerships to tackle the ‘thorny operational challenges’ that require extensive expertise. In her words, ‘Innovation is a multi-faceted strategy and we are approaching it pluralistically.’
Preventing Burnout and Enhancing Access
The collaboration trend extends to other organizations as well. The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) recently unveiled the ATA Center of Digital Excellence (CODE). This center is focused on seamlessly integrating digital healthcare pathways into patient care.
Ann Mond Johnson, ATA’s CEO, noted, ‘Through CODE, we are convening top health systems to establish models that seamlessly integrate digital care into broader care delivery approaches.’ This underscores a growing recognition of the importance of telehealth as a complement to in-person care.
Unique Partnerships Delivering Results
Mass General Brigham and Tampa General Hospital have established a fruitful partnership over the past three years, focusing on expanding veteran healthcare initiatives. As Tampa General’s CEO John Couris stated, ‘Our collaboration with Mass General Brigham is key to advancing innovation and expanding access to world-class care across Florida.’
With initiatives like these, healthcare leaders are collectively working towards a common goal: enhancing patient outcomes and accessibility while navigating the complexities of the healthcare landscape.
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