Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub & Sharecare bring in Konica Minolta Healthcare, Novo Nordisk, Philips and Stryker
The Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub has announced Konica Minolta Healthcare, Novo Nordisk, Philips and Stryker as its newest strategic partners committed to improving the patient care and provider experience by using information technology to solve the most pressing problems facing health care.
The Innovation Hub, along with partner Sharecare, uses a demand-driven innovation approach, developed with 11ITEN Innovation Partners, to identify improvement through the eyes of the end user and to develop solutions with the greatest impact on cost, quality and health outcomes in the State of Georgia and across the U.S. Initial areas of focus include precision medicine, genetics, trauma/emergency medicine, orthopedics, obesity and rural access to care through telehealth.
"Emory Healthcare has a rich history of innovation and now, in partnering with 11|TEN Innovation Partners, has developed a unique model to bring together some of the most influential healthcare technology innovators in the world," says Scott D. Boden, MD, vice president of business innovation for Emory Healthcare and chief medical/quality officer for Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, in the statement. "By adding Konica Minolta Healthcare, Novo Nordisk, Philips and Stryker, I'm excited and inspired by the power and resources of our Hub to solve some of the most pressing problems facing healthcare. As an example, today more than 20M women in the U.S. are at risk of developing breast cancer, but patients and providers don't always know who they are. Through our partnership with Konica Minolta Healthcare, we're validating the development of cancer screening tools, genetic testing modules, and closed-loop reports to aid in the early detection of cancer risk," Boden adds.
To elevate the conversation and learnings around the initial problems facing healthcare and the innovation needed to solve them, the Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub will be launching the Realizing Innovation Event Series produced by 11|TEN Innovation Partners. The invite-only series will kick off on July 10 with its inaugural event at Emory's Convocation Hall and feature partner Konica Minolta Healthcare. The event will include Scott D. Boden, MD, vice president of business innovation for Emory Healthcare, and David Widmann, president and CEO of Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, who will share insights and projects underway to advance the future of personalized medicine. A livestream of the event will be available via Twitter at @11teninnovation.
"In order for our health care system to be sustainable, we must find ways to innovate the way we diagnose disease, deliver care and engage patients," added James Lewis, CEO, 11|TEN Innovation Partners in the release. "Innovating and adapting to change is difficult in all industries, but especially in health care. By bringing all of these companies together to develop and validate comprehensive solutions at Emory Healthcare, we can transform the way care is delivered and accelerate the innovation process to make a meaningful impact for providers and patients."
