What Does Good Healthcare Consulting Look Like?
In healthcare, consultants are present more often than we might realise: they work with healthcare providers to improve clinical efficiency, manage costs, implement new technologies, or streamline administrative processes. They can help with regulatory compliance, help insurance companies design new poducts, governments hire them to help with policy development, program evaluation, and implementation of new regulations.
In this episode we take a look under the hood of consultancy work, where governments make biggest mistakes and how consultants approach problem-solving.
Mehdi Khaled is Internal Medicine Doctor and Fortune 50 Health Tech Executive, with over 25 years of international experience. He has helped shaping many large-scale, transformative digital health projects across four continents and within 40 health systems. As a Managing Partner at Seha, he specializes in developing and executing cutting-edge health and digital health strategies, with a strong emphasis on the meaningful use of data to drive health system improvements.
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Topics covered:
00:04 – The Role of Consultants in Healthcare
00:06 – Challenges of Accountability
00:08 – Core Principles for Healthcare
00:10 – Singapore’s Healthcare Success
00:12 – Implementing Technology in Healthcare
00:14 – The Balance Between Technology and Clinical Needs
00:16 – The Importance of Clinical Engagement
00:18 – Managing Technology in Healthcare
Exploration of the concept of “management debt,” where poor decision-making leads to the accumulation of ineffective technologies.
00:20 – Cultural Differences in Healthcare
00:22 – Bridging the Knowledge Gap in Digital Health
00:24 – Case Studies and Real-World Examples
00:26 – The Need for Long-Term Vision
00:28 – Lessons from Singapore and Catalonia
00:30 – Technology-Driven Change in Healthcare
00:32 – Overcoming Barriers to Innovation
00:34 – The Future of Digital Health
00:36 – Building Local Capacity
00:38 – Avoiding Dependency on Consultants
00:40 – Final Thoughts on Healthcare Consulting
