Technology
Telehealth, a long overdue technology, is the need of the hour today. Historic legislations are passed, and Billions of dollars are committed by the government to prepare health practitioners deliver virtual care. But is the healthcare ecosystem ready for a change? And if so, can it scale in a sustainable manner? Let’s find out.Our guest today, Dr David Shulkin, is an experienced healthcare professional who has served the United States as a Secretary of Veteran Affairs. In 2017, he was unanimously confirmed to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs after serving as an undersecretary during President Obama’s tenure. He has a lot of hands-on experience with telehealth that is used across the VA’s own health system of over 1,200 hospitals and clinics across the country. Dr Shulkin has a medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania and has held leadership roles with multiple hospitals and healthcare systems. He has also authored the book, ‘It Shouldn’t be this hard to serve your country’.My goal today is to discuss the alignment gaps and challenges that lie ahead of us in adopting technology in health care sector; and how will healthcare begin to change after we recover from the unprecedented corona virus crisis.