Yesterday I had the opportunity to moderate a World Financial Symposiums Market Spotlight webcast about healthcare technology. The healthcare market is being driven by significant regulatory, technological and societal changes. Many factors influencing the space--the US healthcare bill, aging populations, changing expectations and more--are all pushing healthcare, and not all in the same direction--but they are beginning to cause significant change, which is no small feat in an industry that still takes an oath written 3,000 years ago.
On a panel built to understand the healthcare market, ideally, you would have an entrepreneur who has built successful companies in the market; you would have an investor who is placing bets on companies in the market; you would have a visionary able to look into the future and imagine how things could be as technology evolves; and, to remind ourselves of the fundamental purpose of healthcare, you would bring in a passionate doctor who's out changing the standard of care for impoverished people throughout the world.
This webcast did just that, bringing together May McCarthy, Co-Founder and CEO of PHACTS (sold to Carefusion), Kevin Fahey, Managing Director at Bluff Point Associates, Reese Jones, Board Trustee and Entrepreneur for Singularity University and Dr. Chuck Dietzen, Founder and President of Timmy Global Health. The discussion was enlightening, thought provoking, and of immense value to executives and investors with any software or IT company that touches the healthcare market.
If you missed the event, the WFS will be rebroadcasting it on January 15. Visit wfs.webex.com to register.