Healthcare organizations should stop spending a ton of cash on expensive digital technologies to get into their systems.
In the keynote, “Changing the Model in Digital Health”, Frank Hester, Founder and CEO of TPP UK, shared that cost is an issue. for him in the acquisition of EMR and other digital health technologies.
He said that the cost to join the health systems in Indonesia is worth a billion dollars. “You will be able to use an EMR solution right across Indonesia for less than a hundred million dollars.”
“I’m fine if you want to pay more… but I said it’s time to stop,” he urged the audience.
“In every other industry, technology has brought down the cost of products. You get more value for money and you see it everywhere, apparently, magically, outside of care technology. health,” he claims, and says it’s supposed to be cheaper, faster and better today.
Hester also advises organizations to seek data access and interoperability from supplier solutions. “Do we already have mobile apps and solutions? Do doctors and nurses like using the system? Does it empower them? Does it make it faster?”
He also said consider how quickly their suppliers respond; are they allowed to do the installation or wait for them to do so. “It’s crazy if you have to wait for your supplier to do something. It’s even crazier if they manage to charge you,” he insisted.
Still, Hester said, “this is a great time to use healthcare technology.”
He notes how current technologies in healthcare are helping doctors save time and make fewer clinical errors.
In particular, AI has been assisting clinicians in decision-making and diagnosis, and expanding access to healthcare services, especially in areas where medical staff are lacking. economic.
“I think the business opportunities [in healthcare technology] It’s amazing, but the change we can make for humanity, for our lives is even more amazing,” he concluded.
